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Photograph of the base operations buildings at Chihkiang Airfield in Huaihua, China, circa 1940s.
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman holding the leopard mascot of Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "7 ft. leopard - Kiangwan Mascot."
Photograph of a group of Chinese soldiers inspecting a machine gun, China, circa 1940s.Stamped on verso: "Army Air Force Photo. 10th Combat Camera Unit."
Photograph of a modified military jeep driving through a large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.
[Street scene in China]
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Photograph of a street scene in China, circa 1940s. An arrow points to an unidentified woman. Inscription on verso: "Tracking down the female of the species - last attempt! If you want to know how Chinese ladies dress and wear their hair - wait until I get home and I'll try to tell you - Anyway here's a long shot view of several. The one walking with man (indicated by arrow) is quite attractive."
Photograph of Lieutenant Li Tu Tung, Chinese Army, standing on a city street, China, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "Lt. Tung, Chinese Army, with me on a shopping tour. China. Tung Li Tu."
Photograph of a captured Japanese airman and Chinese servicemen at a military camp in Kweilin, China, circa 1941-1942.
Inscription on verso: "Captured Japanese Airman, Kweilin."
Photograph of a crowd of people gathered around a captured Japanese airman (center), Kweilin, China, circa 1941-1942.
Inscription on verso: "Rosbert. Captured Japanese Airman, Kweilin."
[People working in field]
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Photograph of people working in a field, possibly part of a runway construction project, Kweilin, China, circa 1942. Several Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft are parked in the background.
Inscription on verso: "Kweilin '42."
In this two-part oral history, fighter ace John R. Alison is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps. In part two, Alison describes his experiences as a demonstration and fighter pilot during World War II, including his time as an assistant military attaché in England and the Soviet Union and his combat tours in the China-Burma-India Theater with the China Air…