[Lieutenant Runkle and Lieutenant Long talking with child]

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Identifier1991-07-17-A_image_215Parts1991-07-17-A_image_215_011991-07-17-A_image_215_02SourceThe William Orthman World War II Collection (1991-07-17-A), Box 2, Folder 5DescriptionPhotograph of Lieutenant Runkle and Lieutenant Long talking with a child, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The inscription on verso notes that the servicemen are trying to trade chewing gum for the child's cigarette.

Inscription on verso: "Lt. Runkle and Lt. Long offer to trade Sonny Boy a stick of chewing gum for the cigarette intended for Mama - but Mama doesn't understand (Bu-Doong) and Sonny doesn't think he's too young to smoke."Creation Datecirca 1940sSubjectUnited States. Army Air ForcesWorld War, 1939-1945SoldiersChildrenVehicles, MilitaryOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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