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[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,…

[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…

[Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) greeting Staff Sergeant Betty L. Hanson] (Item)

Photograph of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek) greeting Staff Sergeant Betty L. Hanson, Women's Army Corps (WAC), during a gathering at their summer home in Chongqing, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verse: "Hq. Army Air Forces, China Theater -- S/Sgt. Betty L. Hanson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hanson, [address in Venice, California], received one of the big thrills of…

[Students looking at battered Mitsubishi A6M Reisen aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of students of Le Ecole St. Jean de Arc looking at a battered Mitsubishi A6M Reisen aircraft, Lunghwa Airdrome, China, circa 1940s. An inscription has been scratched into the aircraft's fuselage that reads: "[illegible name], 27/10/45, Shanghai." Typed on verso: "From: Public Relations Office, Fourteenth Air Force. Code: 11020730, Release Upon Receipt, cleared Goldberg USF CT.…

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