Douglas Runk was born on June 29, 1921 in Port Lavaca, TX. CBIVA National Commander, 1965-65.

Man in the "Zhang family" hat shop does something to a hanging hat. During WWII. In SW China.

Douglas J. Runk poses with local kids and soldiers in SW China during WWII.

A small building among loess hills in northern China during WWII.

A Mother's Day V-Mail from Ernest W. Garner who was lost on a flight in China during 1945. The images is a vivid rendering of feeling of homesickness and missing mother while far from home. The Chinese saying "游子恩亲" captures the sentiment "A traveling son is thinking of his mother."

Men pose in front of a shop in Yunnan, China, during WWII.

"Chinese cooking rice," and "two blacksmiths working in shop over forge." In Yunnan, China, during WWII.

A travel box with letters and pin-up girl pictures in the barracks on an American base in Yunnan, China, during WWII.