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A Chinese postman delivers wartime mail by bicycle, during WWII. Photo from Jesse D. Newman.
GIs play a card game in the barracks in the CBI during WWII. Photo from Jesse D. Newman.
A cigarette roller streetside in China during WWII.
Outdoor theater for entertaining GIs; Temple with statue. Bhamo, Burma. In the CBI during WWII. Photos by Sgt. Jesse D. Newman, 988th Signal Service Battalion.
Street scene in Chinese town in the CBI during WWII. Photo from Jesse. D. Newman.
Cigarette vendor in China, set up in front of move advertisement for "Stage Door Canteen" (1943). Photo from Jesse D. Newman.
A muddy tent camp in the CBI during WWII. Photo from Jesse Newman.
Market area in Bhamo, Burma. Photo by Sgt. Jesse D. Newman, 988th Signal Service Battalion. In the CBI during WWII.
Member of the 988th Signal Service Battalion grabs a bite to eat along the Burma Road. "We quickly learned to heat cans of food on the engine, and have it warm and ready for a quick stop." In the CBI. Photo by Jesse D. Newman.
Statue at Bhamo, Burma. In the CBI during WWII. Photo by Jesse D. Newman, 988th Signal Service Battalion.