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Street scene in Guilin, shortly before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.

An American GI being filmed in front of a P-51.

A pre-flight briefing for American flyers in China during WWII.. The maps on the wall behind the speaker clearly show Hong Kong harbor, which the Japanese controlled. "China Clipper" (as seen on the back of the crewman's jacket and in other photos) was a B-24G assigned to 373rd Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, late in 1943 or early 1944. The...

Chinese countryside, most likely in Yunnan province. During WWII.

An American fuel train at the edge of the field, at Liuzhou, after bombing by Japanese bombers of September 27, 1944 during 45 minute air raid.

Trusses and structure for a large roof being built in China during WWII.

Performer on troop ship USS Brazil of the skit "Calling Mr. Galloway." Lou Gandler (bottom image), as well as Jules Kaufman & Johnny Klock of the 16th CCU in the group. GIs on the way back home in the US after the war. Not only did the audience include dozens of African-American GIs mixed in, before the stage, but one...

16th Combat Camera Unit group photo, taken in Kunming, China, during WWII. More personnel names can be found at this external site.

A Chinese worker repairs a piston by hand at an American base in China during WWII.

A Chinese work rehabilitates engine gaskets by hand in China during WWII.