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[Runway at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of the runway at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. The caption on the verso notes that this runway was used by the 158th Liaison Squadron of the United States Army Air Forces.Typed caption on verso: "The landing strip, some 600 feet long, used by the 158th Liaison Sqdn on Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field, Nagoya, Japan. Strip is directly in front of the Squadron's Operations Bldg. 30…

[Sunset at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of a sunset taken from the 158th Liaison Squadron's operations area at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947.Inscription on verso: "Beautiful shot of sun behind heavy clouds on a late evening – Looking from 158th Liaison Operations – Komaki. March 1947."

[Lloyd R. Lyckman flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of Lloyd R. Lyckman flying a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft in Nagoya, Japan, circa 1947.Inscription on verso: "Your 'Butch' leveling-off for a landing on the Toyama highway. Nagoya, Japan. 1947."

[Automobile at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of an automobile at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. The inscription notes that the vehicle is a converted jeep owned by Captain Staugaard, the motor pool officer.Inscription on verso: "Converted jeep owned by Capt. Staugaard, Motor Pool Officer. A Jap auto factory did the work for him. They rolled out the metal by hand, after the Capt. gave them the drawings, which he drew up…

[Siren at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of a siren at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. Inscription: "Fire siren at Komaki Airdrome, used by the Japs as an air raid alarm. Boy, does it sound gruesome when it goes off. It can be heard for many miles. Nagoya, Japan. April 1947. P.S. Bus in background is our transportation to Nagoya, 7 miles away. It's a converted truck, with a Jap body on it. (car body, that is)."

[Lloyd R. Lyckman in office] (Item)

Photograph of Lloyd R. Lyckman in the 158th Liaison Squadron office, located in the Yamato Building in Nagoya, Japan, February 10, 1947.Typed caption on verso: "Nagoya, Japan. 10 Feb 47. This is 'some' shot taken of you-know-who in the office of the 158th in Yamato Bldg. Capt. Crain took it as one of his 'canny' mood shots. Capt. Crain, incidentally, is our Adjutant, and a swell Joe! I'm sending…

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of three Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft of the 158th Liaison Squadron parked at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. Typed caption on verso: "3 of the L-5s used by the 158th Liaison Sqdn at Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field, Nagoya, Japan. 30 January 1947."

[5th Air Force Troop Billet and hospital building] (Item)

Photograph of a hospital building and enlisted quarters used by the Fifth Air Force in Nagoya, Japan, circa 1945-1952.Typed caption on verso: "Entrance to 5th Air Force troop billet and hospital bldg in Nagoya, Japan. 4 Feb 1947."

[Tom Haggard, Arthur Shaffer, and Cecil A. Kauitzsch] (Item)

Photograph of Tom Haggard (left), Arthur Shaffer (middle), and Cecil A. Kauitzsch (right) at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947.Inscription: "Cpl. Tom Haggard on left. S/Sgt. Arthur Shaffer in middle. S/Sgt. Cecil A. Kauitzsch on right (with camera). P.S. S/Sgt. Shaffer was one of my pilots on our ferry flight from Muskogee to Tacoma, Washington, Sept 1945. Cpl. Haggard was with me at Cox Field,…

[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress tail] (Item)

Photograph of the tail fin of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (tail number 483411) at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. The tail bears the emblem of the Fifth Air Force, United States Army Air Forces. The inscription notes that the plane belonged to Major General Kenneth Bonner Wolfe, Commanding General of the Fifth Air Force.Inscription on verso: "Huge tail of Maj. General Wolfe's B-17. He is…

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