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Detachment "A". Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Pick stops for chow at Kilo 170 on the Burma Road, while leading the first convoy to China. January 31, 1945. Photo by T/5 Milton Koff. 164th Signal Photographic Company, APO 627. Passed by Goldberg.

The American opera star Lily Pons stands between conductor Andre Kostelanetz, her husband, and Brigadier General Lewis A. Pick just prior to the formal ‘ribbon cutting’ ceremony demonstrating the completion of the Stilwell Road. On 4 February 1945 the first convoy from Ledo, with General Pick at the front, reached Kunming as firecrackers exploded, missionary nuns waved, and Chinese bands...

Maj. Gen. H. C. Davidson gives a speech at the Burma Road opening ceremonies at Wanting. In the background (left to right) are General C. L. Chennault, Dr. T. V. Soong, General Wei Li Huang, and Lt. Gen. Dan I Sultan.

Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Pick gives a speech at the Burma Road opening ceremonies at Wanting. In the background (left to right) are General C. L. Chennault, General Wei Li Huang, and Lt. Gen. Dan I Sultan. Notably, both Chennault and Wei are looking skyward with interest at whatever planes are flying there.