MIA

The men hanging out in Yangkai (Yangjie), Yunnan province, China. Walter S. Polchlopek is marked with an arrow. Walter S. Polchlopek, Corporal, was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. See more about Walter S. Polchlopek here, and about the loss of the whole...

An image from the Walter S. Polchlopek collection--this is an alternative image of the crew lost on a mission on May 20, 1944. See the story of the loss of this crew here, and more about Walter S. Polchlopek here.

Walter S. Polchlopek collection and others in India, on a grand adventure for young men of the time.

Three American servicemen strolling the countryside near Yangkai, Yunnan, China. A local boy rides a cow or oxen in front. Walter S. Polchlopek, Corporal, was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. See more about the loss of the whole crew here.

Three US servicemen with a local civilian and with a Chinese soldier, most likely in Yangkai, Yunnan, China. Walter is sitting on the left in the front.

' An image from the Walter S. Polchlopek collection--Citation of Honor for Walter S. Polchlopek, who was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. See more about Walter S. Polchlopek here, and about the loss of the whole crew here. --------------Do have more information...

Posthumous promotion to Sergeant for Walter S. Polchlopek, who was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. See more about Walter S. Polchlopek here, and about the loss of the whole crew here.

' Walter S. Polchlopek, Corporal, was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping. Above is a newspaper report in the Lowell Sun, from March 5, 1946, regarding this loss. See more about Walter S. Polchlopek here, and about the loss of the whole crew...

An image from the Walter S. Polchlopek collection--Purple Heart notification for Walter S. Polchlopek, who was lost on May 20, 1944, over the sea near the south east coast of China, after a B-24 mission to strike Japanese shipping.

Walter Polchlopek with Chinese village kids in the area of Yangkai, Yunnan province, China, during WWII.