396th Air Service Squadron

"These are five young Chinese children that lived near our base in Kwelin (Guilin)."

"Here are two of the greatest tech supply people in the army. There was no such thing as 'We can't get that for you'. It might take a little time but if it was in China, George Springer would find it for you. The guy on the left is Bob Lewis and on the right is George Springer."

"Fedeler, Rodriguez, Ondira, And Bukey Outside Our Humble Living Quarters In Liangshan, China."

Members of 396th Air Service Squadron with shaved heads during WWII. Back: Zabecki, Turner, Rizzo. Front: Bausueger, Kriewitz, Weidenbrenner. Elmer did not remember why they had shaved their heads. Photo from R. M. Kriewitz.

396th Air Service Squadron engineering area set up at a base in China during WWII: "This is where we went to work every morning in Liangshan China. These tents housed all our shop areas and tools. We performed a lot of work at this base mostly on P-51's and B-25's. We got along great until it rained and then we...

Famous stretch of road in China, in western Guizhou province, with many turns. During WWII.

An American aircraft burns at a base in China during WWII.

GIs pose with Chinese man and try out his long pipe. During WWII.

12th Air Service Group convoy crossing river by barge in China during WWII.

A C-47 transport hard on the ground in the CBI during WWII.