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SACO

Sino-American Special Technical Cooperative Organization (SACO)

中美特种技术合作所

A Chinese officer makes a toast or speech as SACO members share a meal with Nationalist soldiers, in the shade of trees, during WWII. In northern China.
A temple complex in northern China during WWII.
Boats clustered on the Yellow River during WWII, possibly in or near Lanzhou.
Long-haul bus in northern China during WWII, piled high with cargo. Note the wooden tires on the front, a consequence of war-time limits on rubber use.
'Edward Gable served in northern China.'
GIs of SACO and a Chinese soldier sit in front of a large cast bell, next to the Lanzhou City Hospital (兰州市立医院) in Gansu province, China, during WWII. See related image here.
A Lamist temple in northern China during WWII.
American Navy GI riding a mule in a small town in Northern China, Shaanba Town, Inner Mongolia. Camp #4. 内蒙陕坝市。 Another SACO veteran, Henry Heimlich, a doctor, describes the “amenities” of Shempa ("Camp No. 4") as well as his medical duties: “This is what I found in Shempa. We had taken over some not too bad mud buildings which the...