M/Sgt. Hagerty at Luliang Air Base, Yunnan, China, during 1945. From the collection of David Axelrod.

The Unit's Special Services Officer with Chinese kids in SW China during WWII. From the collection of David Axelrod.

GIs in a market in Luliang, China, during WWII. Soldier in the middle is "Nelson." From the collection of David Axelrod.

A Chinese and American search party being organized to find an American pilot whose plane had gone down in a location pinpointed by the 23rd Fighter Control Squadron, which was one of its duties. The sign on the stairway in the background reads "Air Transport Command Operations." Below that is a sign that says "SALUTE PROUDLY!" A sign on the...

23rd Fighter Control Squadron barracks at Luliang, Yunnan province, China. During WWII. From the collection of David Axelrod.

B-29 "Under Exposed." Likely in Yunnan, China. From the collection of David Axelrod.

American flyers of the 528th Fighter Squadron pose in a group, probably in China. During WWII.

Ernest W. Garner, as a flying cadet in training stateside, probably in a Vultee BT-13 trainer.