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Cheering Returnees At Harbor

"Cheering U.S. veterans of the China-Burma-India campaigns arrive in New York September 27, 1945, aboard the Army transport General A. W. Greely. The men and women were members of the Flying Tigers, Merrill's Marauders, and other heroic outfits. International News Photos."
"Cheering U.S. veterans of the China-Burma-India campaigns arrive in New York September 27, 1945, aboard the Army transport General A. W. Greely. The men and women were members of the Flying Tigers, Merrill's Marauders, and other heroic outfits. International News Photos."
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Barge Transport Across Yangtze

"Vehicles bound for Chengdu and the 20th bomber command are loaded on barges. As a steamboat (behind man directing) waits to ferry the barge across. All necessary gasoline was carried along for the journey. Several 55 gallon drums are visible in the vehicle. Poles were used to move the barges out of shallow water."
"Vehicles bound for Chengdu and the 20th bomber command are loaded on barges. As a steamboat (behind man directing) waits to ferry the barge across. All necessary gasoline was carried along for the journey. Several 55 gallon drums are visible in the vehicle. Poles were used to move the barges out of shallow water." Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7572.
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327th Harbor Craft Company Pictorial

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327th Harbor Craft Company Pictorial

This is a set of text and images provided by Thomas E. Davis in 1983, and they can be viewed in order via the image panel below. These images were collected by the editors of Ex-CBI Roundup (through reader submission) over many years of publication, and provided to the Remembering Shared Honor project.

In the CBI during WWII. 

Here is text of letter from Mr. Davis attached to images:

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Boats On Dianchi 滇池 Lake At Kunming

Boats on lake at Kunming, Dianchi 滇池, during wartime.

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USAT Honda Knot

USAT Honda Knot sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay, 10 October 1947. Honda Knot, with 3,012 World War II deceased service members for reburial in US cemeteries.
USAT Honda Knot sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco Bay, 10 October 1947. Honda Knot, with 3,012 World War II deceased service members for reburial in US cemeteries, including many from the CBI. Much appreciation to NavSource.org for image and information.
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Boats On River

Boats on a river, possibly Whangpoo River, in Shanghai, China, during WWII.

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River And Ship Pullers At Zhijiang

Life at Zhijiang, late 1945, with a boat on the river being pulled by human strength.

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Life Around Kunming

Life around Kunming in China during WWII--street scene, and boat on Dianchi lake 滇池.

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Boat On River In Yunnan

Boat on river in Yunnan, during WWII.
Boat on river in Yunnan, during WWII.
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Roubinek Collection

' The photographer and collector of the images in the Roubinek Collection in Yunnan province, China, during WWII. We know very little about this CBI veteran or the background of these images. See an overview here. An image from the Roubinek Collection, showing local scenes and local people in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area...
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