1942

Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo bombing crew--Maj. Gen. James Doolittle, his crew, and Chinese friends pictured in China after the airmen bailed out following the raid on Japan on April 18, 1942. Left to right: S/Sgt. F. A Braemer Choo Too Ki General Doolittle 1st. Lt. H. A. Potter S/Sgt. P. J. Leonard 1st Lt. R. E. Cole Henry H. Shent Ho...

Ken Hendrickson and Stan Strout, 25th Fighter Squadron, in Karachi, India, 1942. In the CBI during WWII.

GIs reading Yank magazine in 1942, Seymor Friedman in the center. Photo from Robert D. Lichty.

Aerial view of New Delhi in WWII. Photo from Robert D. Lichty.

A comic about Santa being pulled from the grave after being killed on Sept. 24, 1942. In the CBI during WWII. Photo from R. D. & L. M. Lichty.

American GIs enjoy mail call in New Delhi during WWII, in 1942. Photo from Robert Lichty.

"Punishment-- Hung just so feet won't touch ground for 4 or 5 hours. Kunming, China, 1942." Photo from James "Jim" R. Wilkonson, 73rd Ordnance Co.

A GI tries out a smoking pipe in the old Delhi market in 1942.

GIs M. Wikey and R. D. Lichty in front of Queensway Barracks in November, 1942. See alternative image here.

"Jing-Bow" air warning shack in Chabua, 1942. In the CBI during WWII. Photo from Jim Fouch.