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A sketch of "Vurgie" done in China in 1943 by the artist and prolific Hollywood actor Don Barclay. James C. Vurgaropulos's nephew and brother in 2008. James C. Vurgaropulos lost his life after a crash in China as he strafed a ground target in his P-40 (serial no. 42-104941) on Jun 29 1944. Lt. Vurgaropulos was on a mission leading...

Ingenious bicycle created by L.t Raymon J. Sweezy, Jr., a pilot in a Troop Carrier Squadron of the 14th Air Force in the CBI. Lt. Sweezy used a regular GI bicycle and a motor salvaged at the evacuation of Guilin. Behind him, the body of an aircraft (probably a C-47) has been converted to storage or a workshop.