396th Air Service Squadron

"This is the control tower at Luliang, China. It was at the highest elevation of any base we were at in China. We were at 6000 feet and we had snow here. The only base I can remember that had snow." 6064' elevation.

"This is Tom Gerrity a member of the great tech supply group that solved a lot of our supply problems in China. My thanks to his son Kevin for this photo and for the Blood Chit shown below."

"Another Example Of Joe Goodman's Work. The 12th Air Service Group Emblem In Front Of Headquarters Building,Yang Tong Air Force Base, Kwelin (Guilin), China, 1944."

"Elmer Bukey and Chester Rush in the doorway of our engineering office at Liangshan,China. The holes and the damage seen are the results of nightly air raids by the Japanese. Our engineering area left a lot to be desired but it was amazing the amount of and the quality of the work that was performed by the men."

"This is a photo of John Marlatt Jr.one of the great sheet metal mechanics that was a part of the 396th Squadon. My thanks to his son Larry for this great photo."

“Yang Tong Air Base, Kwelin (Guilin),China,1944. This is the 396th Air Service Squadron logo with Joe Goodman the guy that designed and built it. This was just one of many items that Joe designed and built."

"This Is A Photo Of Dale Souder, Marlin Reese, And Joe Wiley Probably At Our Base In Kwelin (Guilin), China."

"Elmer Bukey and Bob Houser in our hostel area at Kwelin (Guilin), China standing by the air raid siren. I guarantee you that siren had a lot of use because the Japanese paid us a lot of nighttime visits. We spent a lot of nights in the caves around our hostel area."

"Ralph O'Connor Taking Dead Aim At His Target While A Chinese Boy Looks On Hoping To Maybe Get Whatever He May Shoot."

Elmer Bukey poses for a photo with some Chinese friends and a Thompson submachine gun, standing by a rice paddy, at Liangshan China, during WWII.