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Guilin street scene 1944. From the collection of Hal Geer.

Name list (l-r): Stewart Dale Wayne Coffin Unknown in back Ben Gerland (cap on) in back Unknown (in front of Ben) Howard Stubsten Hal Geer Allan Kain (in back) Howard Pennybaker (cap)

Underground storage locker at an American base in China during WWII.

Retreating at the very last minute from Liuzhou in the face of the Japanese Ichigo advance. During WWII.

Karst mountains at Guilin, Guangxi province, China, during WWII.

Hostel #6 at Guilin air base during WWII.

Chinese farmers work in fields outside an American air base in SW China during WWII.

Getting a few last vehicles across a bridge at Liuzhou before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944. The bridge decking planks have been removed, but there are enough free planks that by moving a few planks, then moving forward a bit on those planks, then moving a few more planks, the jeep can creep across. To see a...

Rigging a bridge with explosives at Liuzhou before the Japanese advance during Ichigo in the fall of 1944.

Rigging a bridge with explosives at Liuzhou before the Japanese advance during Ichigo in the fall of 1944.