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[Rex T. Barber oral history interview]
Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th Fighter Squadron in the China-India-Burma Theater. Special focus on an incident in April 1944 in which Barber was injured during a bailout and spent…
[Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) greeting Staff Sergeant Betty L. Hanson]
Photograph of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) greeting Staff Sergeant Betty L. Hanson, Women's Army Corps (WAC), during a gathering at their summer home in Chongqing, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verse: "Hq. Army Air Forces, China Theater -- S/Sgt. Betty L. Hanson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hanson, [address in Venice, California], received one of the big thrills of…
[Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) greeting Technical Sergeant Mary A. Higgins]
Photograph of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) greeting Technical Sergeant Mary A. Higgins, Women's Army Corps (WAC), during a gathering at their summer home in Chongqing, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Hq. Army Air Forces, China Theater -- T/Sgt. Mary A. Higgins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Higgins, [address in Brooklyn, New York], received one of the big…