1944

Shows intense activity in the Hong Kong raid - B-24's came in high - we came in just above water - Heavy cloud to right top of photo is from B-24 bombs. From an October 16, 1944, mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

"#2 Hong Kong Harbor - shows bombs exploding - pictures was taken by Tsgt Volmer - tailgunner." From an October 16, 1944, mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

"Hong Kong Harbor, scene 1 &2, Large freighter, Just came across the harbor about 10' above the water firing B25H canon of nose guns, you can see where skip bombs hit close as I cleared over the mast (next) and you can see sailors running on the deck - the ship sink confirmed by photo-recon after the strike. Heavy flak...

Near miss on a Japanese freighter, with white-suited Japanese sailors scrambling about the deck. From an October 16, 1944, mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

Casey Vincent staff with shaved heads, June 8, 1944, in Guilin.

A runner crosses the finish line at a track meet in China during WWII, on October 23, 1944.

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

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.