Irrawaddy River bridge near Myitkyina, Burma, on March 2, 1945. Ledo Road, miles 261. Photo from Henry Behner.

Radar men at Chenggong air base, Yunnan, China. During WWII. Ira Underwood, Tom Cook. 374th Bombardment Squadron B-24 "Massa's Dragon" #42-109862 in revetment at Chenggong.

Lt. Joseph S. Pesek, 396th Air Service Squadron, 12th Air Service Group. Photo from December 1, 1943, Keesler Air Force Base. Lt. Col. Joseph Pesek, USAF, (Retired) was born on January 14, 1918 in Auburn, NY. On December 5, 1936, he enlisted in the Army 28th Infantry, Fort Ontario. "The people I talked to at the gas station where I...

Included below is part of the story of James D. Vaughn who disappeared, along with the rest of the crew with him on their B-24 bomber on a mission of the coast of China, in 1944. We have graciously been given access to many materials on Mr. Vaughn by his family, and will make it all available here. Please also...

Very young GIs take care of a 75mm Pack Howitzer in the CBI (likely in Burma) during WWII.

At this point, with full unit markings not yet applied, GIs in China use a decontamination unit to wash down the North American P-51 #42-106971 nicknamed "Big Blue Eyes." August 7, 1944. The "Mustang" fighter and pilot were lost on January 14, 1945 while assigned to the 8th Fighter Squadron (Provisional), 3rd Fighter Group (Provisional), CACW, with 1LT Van N...

We rolled into Bronte, Texas—one odd errant American and two journalists from China—unsure of what to expect. We were all a long way from home, but for Mr. SUN Hong, a reporter from the Liuzhou Daily, and Mr. HUANG Xiling, a videographer from the Liuzhou TV Station, the rolling mesquite-covered earth was a world away from the karst mountain country...

12th ASG Staff in China circa 1944-1945. Standing (l-r): Joseph Pesek, Ed Sorden, Robert J. Koshland (12th CO until February 1945), Albert J. Binsfield (Executive Officer), McMullen, V. Child, W. Moore. Kneeling (l-r): Jim Webster, Lou Billings, F. Mulcahy, H. Deppe, J. McDivitt.