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[Komaki Air Base]
Photograph of Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. The inscription identifies various buildings, including an outhouse, a theater, and sleeping quarters. Inscription on verso: "View looking east towards Komaki Airdrome headquarters. (Flag pole and 'Old Glory' on left side of picture denotes location of headquarters). Small building in foreground is out-house privy used by soldiers. 3 large bldgs in…
[Neuman, Kearney, and Ralph G. Strange]
Photograph of Colonel Neuman (right), Kearney (center), and Master Sergeant Ralph G. Strange (left) at Camp McNair, Japan, April 1947. A Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft is visible behind them.Inscription on verso: "Hold picture up to light and look thru the marked 'x.' They indicate the who's who. Col. Neuman, 5th Air Force Supply Officer. Civilian Kearney, Supply Superviser [Supervisor]. M/Sgt…
[Burroughs in cockpit of North American AT-6 Texan]
Photograph of First Lieutenant Burroughs in the cockpit of a North American AT-6 Texan aircraft at a Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947.Inscription on verso: "1st Lt. Burroughs, former Flight C.O. of the 158th Liaison Squadron. He also got transferred to the flight section at Komaki. Nagoya, Japan. April 1947."
[Lloyd R. Lyckman with bow and arrow]
Photograph of Lloyd R. Lyckman practicing with a bow and arrow at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947.Typed caption on verso: "Yours truly with his bow and arrow at Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field, Nagoya, Japan. 30 January 1947."
[Runway at Komaki Air Base]
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]
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."
[Stinson L-5 Sentinels by hangar]
Photograph of two Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked at an Eighth Army base in Yokohama, Japan, July 1947. The planes bear United States Army Air Forces markings.Inscription on verso: "8th Army L-5 strip hangar. (My L-5). Yokohama, Japan. July 47."
[People at entrance to Camp McNair]
Photograph of adults, children, and a dog standing near the entrance gate to Camp McNair, Japan, April 1947. Mount Fuji is visible in the distance.Inscription on verso: "Curious Japanese, but respectful. They are the first to greet anyone who lands at the strip. Fuji again in the back. Note shoes the boys are wearing. Can they run with those things on!! Nagoya, Japan. April 47. P.S. the blot on…
[Siren at Komaki Air Base]
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)."
[Fifth Air Force base operations building]
Photograph of the Fifth Air Force base operations building at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, April 1947.Inscription: "Base operations at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Tachikawa, Japan. April 1947."