Bates

American service men and women pose before "Old 59," March 1944.

Maj. Joseph Callaway, 491st Bombardment Squadron C.O., Capt. Robert Ebey (pilot - Old 59) and 1Lt Paul Sjoberg (copilot) observe as well-wishers offer a safe journey to other crew members of "Old 59" (in flight suits), prior to departing Yangkai for the USA in March 1944. 'Old 59', a B-25D, had completed over 200 combat missions in Burma and China...

491st Bombardment Squadron maintenance personnel wish "Farewell" to 'Old 59' and its crew, Yangkai, March (?) 1944. Left-right, William 'Bill' Byran shakes hands with Capt Robert Ebey (pilot), who hides Capt William DeVries (engineering officer) , Lt. Hilliard Ebey (nav), Lt Paul Sjoberg (copilot), Lt George Jernigan (bombardier) shakes hands with M/Sgt Cecil ' Bo' Noe (line chief) with Sgt...

491st Bombardment Squadron B-25J's in flight. China 1944

Nicknamed "Joyce Marie", Johnny Burns' B-25 H (441) flying from Yangkai, 1944.

Christmas in the barracks at Yangkai, China, 1944. James Devol, Louis Macaluso, Vincent Luccarelli. See similar image in Wozniak collection here.

Two-Year party, Yangkai, China Oct. 18, 1944 Chisholm, Sizemore, Atkinson, Arel, Schumaier, Romanazzi, Carter, McGlockin, Eberhardt, Frank Bates.

Capt. James Stewart and Lt. Alex LeVay bracket five members of USO Tour Group at Yangkai, Oct 1944. Recognizable are Betty Colby and Pat O'Brien. From the collection of Frank Bates.

Campout at Qingshuihai lake (清水海) : Wilbur Carter, Clarence Hall, end on right is Harry Gordon. See the same image in the Wozniak collection here.

A Buddhist statue in China during WWII.