1944

Lovely young lady in Mengsa or Szemao laddling liquid from an earthenware container. 1944.

Chinese officials pose in SW China in 1944 (L-R): "Magistrate Lee, Colonel Peng, Mr. Lee's tax collector, Collector of Internal Revenue??"

Phil Eppley shooting native crossbow in 1944, in Szemao or Mengsa, during WWII. Note native stockade of bamboo in the background.

"Village scene in Mengsa or Szemao" in SW China, in 1944, during WWII. Likely market day activities.

Two American fighter planes, apparently P-51s, collided on a runway at Yunnanyi, China, during WWII, in 1944.

"Village scene in Mengsa or Szemao" in SW China, in 1944, during WWII. Likely market day activities.

Village street in Yunnanyi, China, during WWII, with gate having a sign for Shanghai Man Hairstyling (上海男美发室), and the Almond Flower Tea Room (杏花茶室）in the shadow on the right. 1944.

Chinese magistrate Lee, in Mengsa or Szemao, 1944.

John Jacob Gerber in uniform and with Army Air Forces WWII Shoulder Patch, in hand-colored image. John Gerber, born February 24, 1924, served in the 322nd Troop Carrier Squadron in the CBI during WWII. John Gerber finished 12th grade at Hinckley High School, in Hinckley, Ohia in 1942, then worked a half year at Thompson Aircraft, in Cleveland, running a...

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