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Camp Schiel

A P-38 buzzes the Camp Schiel rest camp in Yunnan, China, during WWII. 1944. Photo by Syd Greenberg.
Chinese laborers extract water from the lake near Camp Schiel, Yunnan province, to use to build a road, work done by hand tools and hard labor. During WWII.
Cooking and hanging out near Camp Schiel in Yunnan, China, during WWII.
Americans play volleyball at a rest camp in China, almost certainly Camp Schiel, in Yunnan, during WWII.
Camp Schiel rest camp, and Yangzonghai (阳宗海) lake, in Yunnan, during WWII.
June 23, 1945 Boating and fishing are among the attractions for the recuperating patients at the Convalescent Camp #3 at Kunming, China, the only one of its kind in the China Theater. Army boats have been provided, as well as home-made airplane tank scooters for the aquatic enjoyment of the patients. During WWII. AKA: "Camp Schiel" Photo by T/4 Louis...
Camp Schiel rest station in Yunnan province. Photo from the collection of Rex B. Gouger, member of the 76th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group.