396th Air Service Squadron

A farmer plows rice paddies in Guangxi province, China, during WWII.

An elderly Chinese man poses on the edge of a rice paddy, and an elderly Chinese woman (with bound feet) carries buckets on a shoulder pole. During WWII.

Pat O'Brien's USO troupe performs at an American airbase in China in October 1944--Here Pat O'Brien perform at the microphone.

GIs pose with bottles of beer in China during WWII: "This Is A Bunch Of 396th Party Boys Enjoying A Little Brew At Luliang,China. Kneeling: Chinese man, Winter, and Walker. Standing: Gerdsen, Garver, Rush, and Tacey."

An instrument testing table in a tent in China, used by the 396th Air Service Squadron. During WWII.

Joe Wiley, "Rocky" Taurisano, Marlin Reese probably at an American base in Guilin, China.

GIs lounge at the loading door of a C-47 transport plane in China during WWII during evacuation because of Ichigo: "We Were Forced To Evacuate Our Base At Kwelin, China And This Is A Pic Of Some Of The 396th Guys Loading On A C-47 To Get Out Of There. Standing: Weidenbrenner, and Reese. L/R In Plane: Souder, O'Connor, Rodriguez...

An American GI and Chinese military police pose for the camera: "This Is A Picture Of Nick Vassello And Some Of China's Finest Soldiers."

Chinese ladies, who worked at the "Kwelin Hotel," pose for the camera in China during WWII.

Chinese family hauling items by donkey cart on an American base poses for the camera. In China during WWII.