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Cummings

"With Chinese Military Guard Standing Close By, Ground Crew Of The 14Th Air Force Work On A North American B-25, Preparing It For Another Raid On Enemy Installations." This is likely B-25D-15, #41-30381, assigned to the 491BS/341BG while the unit was stationed at Chakulia. A ground crew of the 341st Bombardment Group does maintenance to the tail gunner position on...
GI Carroll Cummings, 80th Fighter Group, pauses for a moment with a Chinese soldier (pockets full of grenades) on the Stilwell Road/Ledo Road, during WWII. , August 1944.
Jim Lane in first 25 tail gun (.50 cal.) position put in as a field modification by Red Cummings, about August, 1943, Chaukulia, India (see more background about this modification here). This should be B-25D-15, #41-30381, assigned to the 491BS/341BG while the unit was stationed at Chakulia. (Thanks for the research and information supplied by Yves Marino and Tony Strotman.)
Lemmon, unknown, Red Cummings, Peterson, Gibbs. Arming 100 lb. bombs, and goofing for the camera at the same time, in a revetment. During WWII. Probably at Yangkai.