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[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…

[Japanese guards surrendering swords to American officers at prisoner-of-war camp] (Item)

Photograph of Japanese guards surrendering their swords to American officers at a prisoner-of-war camp, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China -- Japanese guards surrendering swords to American officers at a prison camp. The officers were prisoners until a Tenth Air Force mercy plane flew to Mukden, Manchuria, to evacuate Allied prisoners. (USAAF Photo)."Stamped on verso:…

[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…

[Corporal Elvin Robinson using cut-away aircraft engine model to instruct Chinese Air Force students] (Item)

Photograph of Corporal Elvin Robinson, U.S. Army Air Forces, using a cut-away aircraft engine model to instruct Chinese Air Force students, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Corporal Elvin Robinson of the 14th Repair Squadron, Shanghai Air Depot instructs Chinese Air Forces students using a cut-away aircraft engine model as an…

[Staff Sergeant Alvin Mawson instructing Chinese Air Force students in instrument shop trailer] (Item)

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Alvin Mawson, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students in the instrument shop trailer, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: S/Sgt. Alvin Mawson (center) of the AAF instructing students of the Chinese Air Force in the instrument shop trailer. (Official USAAF Photo)."Stamped on verso: "Made by…

[Corporal Robert R. Hix instructing Chinese Air Force students in aircraft electrical systems] (Item)

Photograph of Corporal Robert R. Hix, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students in aircraft electrical systems, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Corporal Robert R. Hix of the Shanghai Air Depot instructs a group of Chinese Air Force students in the electrical systems of aircraft. (Official USAAF Photo)."Stamped on…

[Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen riding in military vehicles during V-J Day parade in Chongqing, China] (Item)

Photograph of Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen riding in military vehicles during a V-J Day parade in Chongqing, China, August 1945.Typed on verso: "WACs assigned to Lt. General George E. Stratemeter's Army Air Force Headquarters for the China Theater ride through the streets of Chungking during the V-J Day Parade. Thousands of residents of China's wartime captial [capital] turned out for the…

[Three servicemen discussing football strategies] (Item)

Photograph of three servicemen of the 14th Depot Repair Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, discussing football strategies for an upcoming game against the 513th Troop Carrier Group, China, circa 1940s. The men are identified in the caption as (from left to right) Corporal Cheldon 'Bazooka' Roach, Private Dave "Big Wheel" Miller, and Private Al "Shorty" Reichbach.Typed on verso: "Discussing their…

[Corporal Cheldon 'Bazooka' Roach running with football] (Item)

Photograph of Corporal Cheldon 'Bazooka' Roach of the 14th Depot Repair Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, running with a football, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "14th Repair's Halfback in Action. (picture) Cpl. Cheldon 'Bazooka' Roach, speedy 192 pound halfback for the 14th Depot Repair Squadron of the Shanghai Air Depot shows the form that has proved effective in defeating three Navy teams in…

[Cemetery for Allied prisoners of war] (Item)

Photograph of a cemetery for Allied prisoners of war who perished in Japanese-controlled internment camps, Mukden (present day Shenyang), China, circa 1945-1946. Several servicemen pay their respects at the gravesites.Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China -- Beneath these white crosses are Allied prisoners of war in a Mukden, Manchuria war cemetery. Many of the prisoners in Jap prison camps…

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