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Burned building and fuel barrels at an American base, likely at Guilin, China.

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

On an American air base either in Guangxi province (Liuzhou or Guilin), or in Hunan (Hengyang) during WWII.

Excavation before construction at an American base in China during WWII. The pillars are limestone, left after the soft soil had been dug away. Likely to be in Guangxi, either Liuzhou or Guilin.

The American opera star Lily Pons stands between conductor Andre Kostelanetz, her husband, and Brigadier General Lewis A. Pick just prior to the formal ‘ribbon cutting’ ceremony demonstrating the completion of the Stilwell Road. On 4 February 1945 the first convoy from Ledo, with General Pick at the front, reached Kunming as firecrackers exploded, missionary nuns waved, and Chinese bands...

On January 28th, 1945, personnel at Chanyi held 'Chariot Races.' We know nothing more, except that they obviously had a good time.

The harsh reality of war--wartime dead in China, possibly refugees impacted by the chaos Japanese forces moved during the Ichigo campaign.

On January 28th, 1945, personnel at Chanyi held 'Chariot Races.' We know nothing more, except that they obviously had a good time.

On January 28th, 1945, personnel at Chanyi held 'Chariot Races.' We know nothing more, except that they obviously had a good time.

An American GI whispers encouragement to a donkey at a "race" arranged at Guilin during WWII.