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[Base operations building] (Item)

Photograph of the sign for the base operations building at Komaki Air Base, Japan, April 1947. The sign reads: "Base operations. Komaki Airdrome. NAAB [Nagoya Army Air Base]. APO 710. Elevation 78 feet."Inscription on verso: "Our new base ops. I work in here now. I go through that open door many times a day. The NAAB stands for Nagoya Army Air Base, which we are known as. Komaki Airdrome. Nagoya,…

[Oil barrel at Komaki Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of an oil barrel used to heat buildings at Komaki Air Base, Japan, February 4, 1947.Typed caption on verso: "This is a picture of what the Oil Barrels (Diesel) look like outside our windows. The Tube you see running down the wall is a rubber hose, and it goes in to the stove. In fairly cold weather, a 50 gallon barrel lasts about 1 1/2 weeks. 158th Liaison Squadron. Kamaki [Komaki] Air…

[Stinson L-5 Sentinel] (Item)

Photograph of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked in a hangar at Komaki Air Base in Nagoya, Japan, March 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings and has "Fred's koibito" written on the nose.Inscription on verso: "L-5 stored in concrete hangar. 158th Liaison Sqdn. March 1947."

[Airplane hangar] (Item)

Photograph of an airplane hangar at Komaki Air Base, Japan, March 1947. The caption notes that the hangar was used by the 158th Liaison Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, during bad weather.Caption on verso: "Closed hangar used by 158th Liaison during bad weather."

[Yamato Building] (Item)

Photograph of the Yamato Building, headquarters of the Fifth Air Force, in Nagoya, Japan, February 4, 1947. The caption notes that the staff car parked by the entrance is used by Major General Kenneth Bonner Wolfe, Commanding General of the Fifth Air Force.Typed caption on verso: "Entrance to Yamato Bldg. Headquarters, 5th Air Force, Nagoya, Japan. Staff car in front is the one used by Maj. Gen.…

[158th Liaison Squadron operations building] (Item)

Photograph of the 158th Liaison Squadron's operations building at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. Typed caption on verso: "158th Liaison Sqdn operations bldg at Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field, Nagoya, Japan. It is also used to house some 12 men at present at the Sqdn in 'A' Flight stationed here. 30 January 1947."

[Yamato Building] (Item)

Photograph of the Yamato Building, headquarters of the Fifth Air Force, in Nagoya, Japan, February 4, 1947.Typed caption on verso: "The upper part of the Yamato Bldg. taken from the parking lot for all vehicles. Building has 8 floors, counting the roof. 5th Air Force Hdq. is in this bldg. 4 Feb 1947."

[Enlisted men's club] (Item)

Photograph of military personnel outside the Fifth Air Force's enlisted men's club in Nagoya, Japan, February 4, 1947. Typed caption on verso: "Enlisted men's club in Nagoya, Japan. Club is directly across the street from the troop billet (hospital bldg). 4 Feb 1947."

[5th Air Force Post Exchange building] (Item)

Photograph of the Fifth Air Force's Post Exchange (PX) building in Nagoya, Japan, February 4, 1947Typed caption on verso: "Entrance to the 5th Air Force Post Exchange Building in Nagoya, Japan. 4 Feb 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' on mission over Japan with Captain Metger taking the picture. Nagoya, Japan. 1947."

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