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Photograph of Staff Sergeant Joseph Lopez refueling a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (nose number 3762) while Sergeant Tom Barr and other U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen look on, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.
Typed on verso: "Refueling planes at Kiangwan Air Base are the men of the Refueling Section of Shanghai Air Dept. Maintenance Section, US Army Air Forces. Here S/Sgt. Joseph Lopez…
Photograph of students of Le Ecole St. Jean de Arc looking at a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, Lunghwa Airdrome, China, circa 1940s. The aircraft's designation, "My Little Tike," is painted on the nose.Typed on verso: "From: Public Relations Office, Fourteenth Air Force. Code: 11020805, Release Upon Receipt, cleared Goldberg USF CT. Fourteenth Air Force Headquarters, Shanghai…
Photograph of an unidentified serviceman holding the leopard mascot of Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.
Inscription on verso: "7 ft. leopard - Kiangwan Mascot."
Photograph of a modified military jeep driving through a large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.
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]."
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman instructing Chinese Air Force students in a workshop at the Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.
Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, November 18, 1945. Discusses a boat trip on the Huangpu (Whangpoo) River, a shopping trip in Shanghai, the city's mix of American, European, and Chinese culture, and his plans when he returns home. Two typed pages with envelope.
Fragments from letters written by William Orthman to his wife while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946. Topics discussed include linotype operations at a local print shop and life in Shanghai. Four typed pages.
Partial letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, circa 1945-1946. Discusses Christmas gifts, a walk along Soochow Creek, and a protest by Chinese students. One typed page.
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…