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[U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen playing basketball] (Item)
[U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen playing basketball]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen of the 381st Air Service Group and 530th Fighter Squadron playing basketball, China, circa 1940s. The caption on verso identifies the man shooting the basketball as Chuck Harris of the 381st.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: -- 'Chuck' Harris scores for the 381st Air Service Group in a warm up game for coming GI basketball…
[Air Transport Command operations building at Luliang Air Base] (Item)
[Air Transport Command operations building at Luliang Air Base]
Photograph of the Air Transport Command operations building at Luliang Air Base, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Typical of the mpre [more] permanent AACS towers in China, this installation at Luliang, one of the first bases used by the famed 'Flying Tigers,' in their exploits which drove the Jap Oscars and Tojos from the China skies, controlled the flight and brought in safelt [safely] many…
[AACS control tower at Luliang Air Base] (Item)
[AACS control tower at Luliang Air Base]
Photograph of an AACS (Army Airways Communications System) control tower at Luliang Air Base, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "This is the AACS Control Tower at Luliang, near Chengtu. During the war this tower rendered efficient service in the airport which served as the home base of the 426th Night Fighter Squadron and the 312th Fighter Wing (West China Raiders), two US Army Air Forces…
[AACS direction finding installation in Changyi, China] (Item)
[AACS direction finding installation in Changyi, China]
Photograph of an AACS (Army Airways Communications System) direction finding installation in Changyi, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Above is a Direction Finding Installation at Changyi, prefabricated in the United States and sent over 'The Hump' in parts. Installations like these helped the Army Airways Communications System in China to make the airways secure against faulty navigation.…
[Modified military jeep driving through large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield] (Item)
[Modified military jeep driving through large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield]
Photograph of a modified military jeep driving through a large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.
[Base operations buildings at Chihkiang Airfield] (Item)
[Base operations buildings at Chihkiang Airfield]
Photograph of the base operations buildings at Chihkiang Airfield in Huaihua, China, circa 1940s.
[Servicemen sitting on wing of Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft] (Item)
[Servicemen sitting on wing of Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft]
Photograph of servicemen of the 1st Combat Cargo Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, sitting on the wing of a Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft (fuselage designation "The Great Snafu Fleet") at Kaitek Airstrip, Kowloon, China. The caption notes that the men served on the first mercy mission into Hong Kong. Individuals are identified in the caption on verso by rank, name, and home address. The second caption…
[Peter Gau wearing U.S. Army Air Forces jacket and holding baseball bat] (Item)
[Peter Gau wearing U.S. Army Air Forces jacket and holding baseball bat]
Photograph of twelve-year-old Peter Gau wearing a U.S. Army Air Forces jacket and holding a baseball bat, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Demobilized - Twelve year old Peter Gau, 'honorary Captain', U. S. Army Air Forces, has his last game of baseball at Kiangwan Airfield. He is eligible for redeployment and -- school."Stamped on verso: "Official Photograph. U.S. Army Air…
[Recently liberated prisoners at Shamshuipo internment camp] (Item)
[Recently liberated prisoners at Shamshuipo internment camp]
Photograph of recently liberated prisoners at the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kowloon, China, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Passed for Publication. U.S. Army Press Censor. Emanuel Goldberg, [blank] Date. 61302. China Theater."