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[Shanghai Air Depot Fire Department] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of the Shanghai Air Depot Fire Department posing with their fire truck in front of the operations towers at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Individuals are identified in the caption on verso.Typed on verso: "New SHAD Fire Brigade. Pictured above are some of the GI's and civilians of the Shanghai Air Depot Fire Department. These men are of the 'Crash Crew' and are…

[Servicemen stenciling "SHAD" (Shanghai Air Depot) onto bumper of military jeep] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen stenciling "SHAD" (Shanghai Air Depot) onto the bumper of a military jeep, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "'SHAD' - Means this jeep belongs to Shanghai Air Dept. [Chinese characters]."

[Serviceman holding leopard mascot of Kiangwan Airfield] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified serviceman holding the leopard mascot of Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "7 ft. leopard - Kiangwan Mascot."

[Workers spreading gravel, sand, and rock over disintegrating road at Kiangwan Airfield] (Item)

Photograph of workers spreading gravel, sand, and rock over a disintegrating road at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Caption on verso: "Broken rock and heavy sand and gravel are spread over disintergrating [disintegrating] Jap-built roadways at Kiangwan Airfield. Heavy rain have churned the road used at the airfield by the United States Army Air Forces at Kiangwan into quagmires and are now…

[L'Ecole Franco-Chinoise teachers and Chinese Air Force servicemen at Kaingwan Airfield] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of L'Ecole Franco-Chinoise teachers and Chinese Air Force servicemen posing in front of a Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Some of the individuals are identified in the caption on verso.Typed on verso: "Army Air Forces Headquarters, Shanghai: -- On the stand near a C-46 transport at Kiangwan Airdrome, are teachers of L'Ecole…

[Staff Sergeant Joseph E. Dombrowski instructing Chinese Air Force students on how to use lathe] (Item)

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Joseph E. Dombrowski (third from left) instructing Chinese Air Force students on how to use a lathe, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s. Major Lin Yu, executive officer of the 2nd Chinese Service Group, and Captain Edward J. Agin, U.S. Army Air Forces, observe on the left. Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Major Lin Yu, (left) executive…

[Sergeant George V. Radcliffe instructing Chinese Air Force students in carpenter shop] (Item)

Photograph of Sergeant George V. Radcliffe (center, behind students) instructing Chinese Air Force students in the carpenter shop at the Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s. Captain P. J. Chang, Chinese Air Force, and Captain John C. Ryan, U.S. Army Air Forces, observe on the left. Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Captain P. J. Chang (left) Commanding Officer,…

[Captain John C. Ryan observing as Staff Sergeant James Gorsielle instructs Chinese Air Force students in propeller shop] (Item)

Photograph of Captain John C. Ryan (center), U.S. Army Air Forces, observing as Staff Sergeant James Gorsielle instructs Chinese Air Force students in the propeller shop, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Captain John C. Ryan, Engineering Officer, Shanghai Air Depot, observing the instruction given by S/Sgt. James Gorsielle to students…

[Sergeant Herbert N. Shatzer instructing Chinese Air Force students on sheet metal work] (Item)

Photograph of Sergeant Herbert N. Shatzer, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students on sheet metal work, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Students of the 2nd Chinese Air Serve [Service] Group receive instructions in sheet metal work from Sgt. Herbert N. Shatzer of the AAF. Training is part of program for Chinese…

[Sergeant Carl L. Lorsong instructing Chinese Air Force students in welding] (Item)

Photograph of Sergeant Carl L. Lorsong instructing Chinese Air Force students in welding, Shanghai Air Depot, circa 1940s. Captain C. K. Liu, Chinese Air Force, and Captain Edward J. Agin, U.S. Army Air Forces, observe in the background.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Chinese Air Force students receive instruction in Welding at Shanghai Air Depot from Sgt. Carl L. Lorsong,…