1944

The B-29 bomber "Georgia Peach," with six camels painted on to count the number of times having flown over "The Hump." July 23, 1944. Major Seaton. Kharagpur, India, to China. In the CBI. Above in an image collected by the editors of Ex-CBI Roundup (usually through reader submission) over many years of publication, and provided to the Remembering Shared Honor...

GIs in train from Bombay to Calcutta in 1944, talk to local men in India. Photo by Syd Greenberg.

Japanese soldiers captured when Sung Shan Mountain fell to the Chinese 8th Army. Photo taken on or around August 23, 1944.

Bob Leavens poses riding a rickshaw in Guiyang (Kweiyang) city, Guizhou (Kweichow), China, in 1944.

General Joseph W. Stilwell chats with men at port at Calcutta. July 30, 1944. Left to right: Brig. Gen. G. X. Cheves, Gen. Stilwell, S/Sgt. Julius Miller, Cpl. John Carvone, and Cpl. Peter Cecora. Photo by Pfc. Louis W. Raczkowski.

Adrian Atwater stands in front of barracks in which he lived at Camp Bally, India, in 1944.

USO group at Chabua, India, 1333rd AAF Base Unit. Left to right:Jimmy Dodd, Ruth Dennis, Pat O'Brien, Jinx Falkenburg, Harry Brown, and Betty Yeaton. Photo from Jerry McGovern.

T/Sgt. Syd Greenberg, Combat Photographer, interacts with a Chinese soldier on the trail towards the Salween River. "7th day out and still walking up hill." May 20, 1944. Photo by Cpl. Hedge.

An airdrop of rice supplies near the Salween River by 14th Air Force crew, from 7500 feet elevation. Twelve 100-lb bags are readied, then pushed out. Kicker on floor is Cpl. Albert A. Baneroft, and on the background Cpl. Milton Chapman, foreground is Pvt. Robert Minnis, and pushing out rice is T/Sgt. Clifford Spiegelbert.

Purple Heart awarding ceremony. Squadron color guard in front of recipients of Purple Heart in the rear. Squadron CO, Major Bundy at left. At HQ compound for 14th Air Force. Near Kunming, China, in 1944. In the CBI.