Geer

Pouring a concrete foundation as part of American air base construction in China during WWII. Chinese laborers pouring concrete into forms.

American air base construction in China during WWII.

16th Combat Camera Unit photographer Hal Geer leans against jeep as he poses in Liuzhou in 1945.

Pyramid-shaped air raid shelter used by Chennault in Kunming during WWII, in the midst of an air raid. In this image, Chennault is standing toward left, looking at the Japanese bombing out of scene of the left. In the middle, an American GI makes plots on a map board. Air vents can be seen protruding from the top, and garden...

Japanese bombing of Kunming, December, 1943. The dirt pyramids are bomb bunkers. Image likely by Hal Geer.

Mr. Harold 'Hal' Geer, combat photographer in the CBI, went on to spend a lifetime looking at the world through the medium of movies, television, and photography--his work in fact shaped the way many of us view the world today. Mr. Geer has graciously allowed us to scan many of his pictures from the CBI, and they are included on...