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One of a set of images provided by Lt. Col. Charles E. Mason (on left in the image), who was chief medical liaison for the 38th Chinese Division during the war. Below is a letter he submitted as well.

African-American servicemen in a club or bar in Myitkyina in 1945, during WWII. Stars in pre-army life, the fighter Henry Armstrong and the football player Kenny Washington get full attention from surrounding fans.

A Wealth of Life Experience Francis E. Strotman, oldest son of five siblings, grew up on farms in east central Nebraska. His limited formal education ended in the eighth grade when his father became ill and Francis had to shoulder the family’s farming responsibilities. However, he gained a wealth of life experience, the kind of practical knowledge a man used...