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Engineers of the 797th Engineer Forestry Company at work at a truck repair garage at camp in Burma. During WWII.

797th Engineer Forestry Company e truck repair and machine shop at camp in Burma. During WWII.

Aircraft in Burma near the 797th Engineer Forestry Company, a P-38 undergoing maintenance. During WWII.

GI of the 797th Engineer Forestry Company in Burma, dousing spinning deadly saw blade with water, for cooling or cleaning. During WWII.

GI of the 797th Engineer Forestry Company in Burma, adjusting saw blade guide in mill. During WWII.

Men repair a damaged ATC ground transport vehicle, damaged by shrapnel or bullets. In China during WWII.

Chinese sergeants crowd around Sgt. Paul F. Brown as he conducts a class in ground repair. Instruction was via interpreter even though many of the Chinese sergeants speak English. In China during WWII. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

The line crew working on a Curtiss P-40 in a hanger at Kunming, China. 15 September 1942. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A P-38 under maintenance and fueling at a base in Guangxi province in 1944, most likely a base at Guilin. August 2, 1944. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

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.