341st Bombardment Group

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group poses beside their North American B-25 "Little Joe III" at an airfield somewhere in China, February 2, 1943. They are: Capt. Joseph L. Skeldon, Toledo, Ohio, Pilot Lt. Robert D. Hippert, Cincinnati, Ohio, Navigator T/Sgt. Maurice A. Paynter, Kingston, West Virginia, Bombardier S/Sgt. Norton G. Stubblefield, Dallas, Texas, Engineer-Gunner T/Sgt...

Sgt. William R. Zieman of Chicago, Illinois chalks up the 121st mission on the North American B-25 "Old 59" at an airbase somewhere in China during WWII. 341st Bomb Group, 491st Bomb Squadron. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Bullet holes in the fuselage of the North American B-25 after a mission that ended in a forced landing on one wheel at its base in China. December 12, 1942. In the CBI during WWII. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Francis E. Strotman, in the CBI, most likely in Yunnan province, China, during WWII.

American serviceman Francis E. Strotman, in China, during WWII.

A custom Christmas card from Jay Rosencrantz, Christmas, 1944, in China.

Al Lodoveco and Jay Rosencrantz in China, likely at Yangkai, during WWII.

Jay Rosencrantz poses in Yunnan during WWII.

Jay Rosencrantz and Clarence Elmer, squadron "mascot". During WWII in China.

Hostel support staff at the American air base at Yangkai. During WWII.