1943

Near the new runway, Sgt. Neibuhr, Cpl. Carning, and Cpl. Zamoidu repair of a bullet hole in a B-24 in the CBI. Photo by Capt. Charles S. Welbourne. 1943. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A Curtiss P-40 is being serviced by Sgts. Bloom, Dull, Yaranow, and Baker, while a Chinese soldier stands guard. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

P-40 fuselage assembly room somewhere in China (likely Liuzhou). January 1, 1943. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands besides their B-25 "Gopher" somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Capt. Allen P. Forsythe Lt. Albert G. Biggs Capt. Horace E. Crouch S/Sgt. William Williams S/Sgt. Roland Palagi Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside their B-25 "The Rattler" somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Lt. Lucian Youngblood Lt. James C. Routt Lt. Charles Bethea S/Sgt. Edward M. Cooning Sgt. Norman Parker Sgt. James M. Ayers Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside a B-25 somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Capt. Robert. V. Ford Lt. Franklin. F. Young Lt. Glee. C. Smyth T/Sgt. Claire. L. Pattengale S/Sgt. S. J. MacLaughlin Capt. Melvin. R. Wilcox Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside their B-25 "The Saint" somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Crandall H. Hagan Clece L. Bingham Frank J. Ralph, Jr. Charles H. Patton Robert E. Johnson Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside a B-25 "Tokyo Jo" somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Capt. E. W. Holstrom Lt. L. J. Murphy Capt. Clayton Campbell Lt. George A. Stout T/Sgt. Douglas V. Radney S/Sgt. Robert T. Schafer Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside a B-25 "Tokyo Jo" somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Capt. E. W. Holstrom Lt. L. J. Murphy Lt. Robert E. Davis Lt. Charles J. Carino T/Sgt. Adam R. Williams Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Chinese ground crew work on an engine of a B-25 as part of the Chinese-American Overseas Training Unit program at Karachi Air Base, India. September 1943. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.