Chinese troops are river crossing in Yunnan province during WWII.

Local people swimming in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, during WWII.

A mule train next to a canal in Yunnan province, China, during WWII.

Local people in Yunnan province, China: An elite woman poses for the camera during WWII. See related image.

A B-25 of the Ringer Squadron flying in the CBI.

A Catholic church in southern China during WWII.

"Mission time." American flyers prepare themselves for another mission during WWII. Note the parachutes at the ready on the ground.

First Lt. Richard P. Kendall, pilot, leans out window of a 491st Bomb Squadron's B-25D aircraft in a revetment at Yang Chiseh Airfield, Yangkai, Yunnan Province, China. This plane has been modified with the twin .50 caliber machine gun side packs on lower fuselage side. Another would be on the opposite, starboard, side of the plane.