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[Fragments from letters written by William Orthman to his wife while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946] (Item)

Fragments from letters written by William Orthman to his wife while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946. Topics discussed include linotype operations at a local print shop and life in Shanghai. Four typed pages.

[Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946] (Item)

Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946. Discusses Christmas gifts, a walk along Soochow Creek, and a protest by Chinese students. One typed page.

[Workers spreading gravel, sand, and rock over disintegrating road at Kiangwan Airfield] (Item)

Photograph of workers spreading gravel, sand, and rock over a disintegrating road at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Caption on verso: "Broken rock and heavy sand and gravel are spread over disintergrating [disintegrating] Jap-built roadways at Kiangwan Airfield. Heavy rain have churned the road used at the airfield by the United States Army Air Forces at Kiangwan into quagmires and are now…

[Sergeant Herbert N. Shatzer instructing Chinese Air Force students on sheet metal work] (Item)

Photograph of Sergeant Herbert N. Shatzer, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students on sheet metal work, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Students of the 2nd Chinese Air Serve [Service] Group receive instructions in sheet metal work from Sgt. Herbert N. Shatzer of the AAF. Training is part of program for Chinese…

[Corporal Elvin Robinson using cut-away aircraft engine model to instruct Chinese Air Force students] (Item)

Photograph of Corporal Elvin Robinson, U.S. Army Air Forces, using a cut-away aircraft engine model to instruct Chinese Air Force students, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Corporal Elvin Robinson of the 14th Repair Squadron, Shanghai Air Depot instructs Chinese Air Forces students using a cut-away aircraft engine model as an…

[Staff Sergeant Alvin Mawson instructing Chinese Air Force students in instrument shop trailer] (Item)

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Alvin Mawson, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students in the instrument shop trailer, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: S/Sgt. Alvin Mawson (center) of the AAF instructing students of the Chinese Air Force in the instrument shop trailer. (Official USAAF Photo)."Stamped on verso: "Made by…

[Corporal Robert R. Hix instructing Chinese Air Force students in aircraft electrical systems] (Item)

Photograph of Corporal Robert R. Hix, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students in aircraft electrical systems, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Corporal Robert R. Hix of the Shanghai Air Depot instructs a group of Chinese Air Force students in the electrical systems of aircraft. (Official USAAF Photo)."Stamped on…

[Staff Sergeant Clyde N. McKinney instructing Chinese Air Force students on line maintenance] (Item)

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Clyde N. McKinney, U.S. Army Air Forces, using a North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft to instruct Chinese Air Force students on line maintenance, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: S/Sgt Clyde N. McKinney, AAF training instructor, teaches line maintenance to a crew of the 2nd Chinese Air Service Group at…

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

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…

[Corporal John E. Tobolski rescuing Red Cross secretary Valerie Borodin from jeep stuck in mud] (Item)

Photograph of Corporal John E. Tobolski, U.S. Army Air Forces, rescuing Red Cross secretary Valerie Borodin from a jeep stuck in the mud, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Chivalry is not dead among American GIs. Corporal John E. Tobolski, U. S. AAF, plows through the mud to rescue Miss Valerie Borodin, 181 Avenue Dubail, from a jeep bogged in a mud-hole at Kiangwan Airfield.…