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Photograph of Sergeant Gabe Avallone and Liu Chun-Hsieh eating a meal at the New Asia Hotel, China, circa 1940s. The inscription notes that Avallone is serving as a temporary guardian for the child, who was orphaned during World War II.
Inscription on verso: "Liu Chun-Hsieh, war orphan, eats at New Asia Hotel with his temporary guardian, Sgt. Gabe Avallone."
Photograph of a group of children gathered around a military serviceman, likely on a South Pacific island, circa 1939-1945.
Photograph of Lieutenant Runkle and Lieutenant Long, U.S. Army Air Forces, talking with an unidentified child, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The inscription on verso notes that the servicemen are trying to trade chewing gum for the child's cigarette.Inscription on verso: "Lt. Runkle and Lt. Long offer to trade Sonny Boy a stick of chewing gum for the cigarette intended for Mama - but…