[Corporal Robert L. Gabig assessing muddy terrain at Kiangwan Airfield]

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[Corporal Robert L. Gabig assessing muddy terrain at Kiangwan Airfield]

Description

Photograph of Corporal Robert L. Gabig, U.S. Army Air Forces, assessing muddy terrain at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.

Typed on verso: "Corporal Robert L. Gabig of the U. S. Army Air Forces surveys the quagmire that leads to Base Headquarters at Kiangwan Airfield and wonders whether to back up or splash on ahead. Jap-built roads at the airfield have disintegrated into mud wallows under the impact of heavy rains. U. S. Army engineers are now clearing away the mud and replacing the dirt constructed roadbeds with rock and gravel surfacing. (Official USAAF Photo)."

Date

1940s circa

Bibliographic Citation

The William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1991-07-17A_image_019_01
1991-07-17A_image_019_02