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Photograph of two servicemen stenciling "SHAD" (Shanghai Air Depot) onto the bumper of a military jeep, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "'SHAD' - Means this jeep belongs to Shanghai Air Dept. [Chinese characters]."
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]
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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.…
Photograph of student driver A. S. Novokshanoff driving a military truck through the rugged "washboard" section of the SHAD Drivers' School Course, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Shown above on the 'Washboard' section of the SHAD Drivers' School Course is a student, Mr. A. S. Novokshanoff, of Shanghai Air Depot in a 2 1/2 ton Army truck. This is one of the many difficult…
Photograph of Military Policeman Allen F. Kettering and Auxiliary Military Policeman J. V. Savine inspecting the travel documents for outgoing truck at Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Pictured above inspecting the trip ticket of an outgoing Army truck from Shanghai Air Depot are, Military Policeman Allen F. Kettering and Auxiliary Military Policeman J. V. Savine. Working in…