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[Ambulances and Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of ambulances parked near a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft at a South Pacific airfield, 1942-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Health Haven in the Pacific. Wounded fighting men are transferred from American transport planes to ambulances at a landing field on a South Pacific island where the U.S. Navy maintains its Fleet Recreation Center. The men will be nursed back to health on…
[Airplanes at Camp Sibert]
Photograph of a several United States military aircraft, including a Curtiss A-25A Shrike (tail number 118866), two Curtiss P-40 Warhawks (visible tail number 2106081), two North American B-25C Mitchells (visible tail number 287413, designation "Ice Cold Katy"), a Douglas A-20C Havoc (tail number 13008), and a Douglas C-47 Skytrain, parked at Camp Sibert, Alabama, May 1944. Ground crews work on…
[Servicemen loading horse onto Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of unidentified servicemen loading a horse onto a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Confidential."
[Chinese servicemen raising their hats next to Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of Chinese servicemen raising their hats next to a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, circa 1940s.
[Servicemen loading packhorse onto Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of a group of servicemen loading a packhorse onto a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Confidential."
[Staff Sergeant Joseph Lopez refueling Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of Staff Sergeant Joseph Lopez refueling a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (nose number 3762) while Sergeant Tom Barr and other U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen look on, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Refueling planes at Kiangwan Air Base are the men of the Refueling Section of Shanghai Air Dept. Maintenance Section, US Army Air Forces. Here S/Sgt. Joseph Lopez…
[Chinese servicemen boarding Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of Chinese servicemen boarding a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (tail number 316171) at an unidentified airfield, circa 1945. Conflicting information on verso gives the location as China or Burma. Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China -- Three days after the capitulation of the Japanese Tenth Air Force planes deployed the New Sixth Army from Chihkiang to…
[Officer being greeted by military servicemen at air base]
Photograph of an unidentified officer being greeted by military servicemen at an air base, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and other transport aircraft are visible in the background.Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit."
[Officer being greeted by military servicemen at air base]
Photograph of an unidentified officer being greeted by military servicemen at an air base, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and other transport aircraft are visible in the background.Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit."
[Merchant Marines and Navy servicemen after their liberation from Shamshuipo internment camp]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy servicemen after their liberation from the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kunming Air Base, China, circa 1940s. The tail of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (tail number 315854) is visible behind them. Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China Theater--Merchant Marine and Navy men recently liberated from Shamshuipo camp, Kowloon,…