American GIs and Chinese man stand in front of a photo shop, the Wen Hwa Studio (文化摄影社), in China during WWII. Photo from the collection of Rex B. Gouger, member of the 76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group.

The men hanging out in Yangkai (Yangjie), Yunnan province, China. Walter S. Polchlopek is marked with an arrow. Walter S. Polchlopek, Corporal, was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. See more about Walter S. Polchlopek here, and about the loss of the whole...

On May 20, 1944 the B-24 bomber 'Puck' took off on a sea sweep mission under leadership of the lanky pilot, Donald Richardson. The plane (#42-73317) and crew disappeared. The crew were: 1st Lt. Donald G. Richardson, Pilot 1st Lt. Frank L. Munson, Co-pilot 1st Lt. James P. ‘Jim' Gilbert, Navigator 1st Lt. Linus J. Austin, Bombardier TSgt. Cecil L...

Three American servicemen strolling the countryside near Yangkai, Yunnan, China. A local boy rides a cow or oxen in front. Walter S. Polchlopek, Corporal, was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. See more about the loss of the whole crew here.

Japanese clean-up detail in Hankou (Hankow) after surrender, during WWII.

Column of conquered Japanese soldiers at Kiangwan Air Base, Shanghai. Photo from Milton King.

Japanese soldiers captured when Sung Shan Mountain fell to the Chinese 8th Army. Photo taken on or around August 23, 1944.

A visit for some dentistry in China during WWII.