Men of the 14th Air Force and Chinese civilians honor war dead during Memorial Day service in China. 1944 Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Steam billows from two Japanese locomotives whose boilers have been exploded by strafing of 2nd Lt. William C. Sharp, a member of CACW. Near Suchow (Suzhou), China, during WWII. See other image of this train here. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

B-24 crew receives medal after sinking 550-foot Japanese cruiser in the South China Sea on August 19, 1944. Left to right: Capt. Jay E. Levan, 1st Lt. John D Shytle, Jr., 1st Lt. Lee O. Cunningham, T/Sgt. Harry A. Neiss, 2nd Lt. William R. McCaffrey, Jr., S/Sgt. Lawrence F. Bowar, T/Sgt. Charles W. Hemsley, S/Sgt. Thomas J. Murphy, S/Sgt. Bruce...

Chennault poses with USO Troupe at Kunming China, on October 26, 1944. Left to right: Ruth Carrol, Pat O'Brien, Chennault, Jinx Falkenburg, Betty Yeaton, and Jimmy Dodd. Photo by 16th Combat Camera Unit. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Chinese sergeants crowd around Sgt. Paul F. Brown as he conducts a class in ground repair. Instruction was via interpreter even though many of the Chinese sergeants speak English. In China during WWII. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Young girl shoulders carrying-pole to repair runway at Liuzhou, Guangxi province, in the CBI, after Japanese retreat after Ichigo. See another image of this girl here.

Young girl shoulders carrying-pole to repair runway at Liuzhou, Guangxi province, in the CBI, after Japanese retreat after Ichigo. See another image of this girl here.

Runway at American airbase at Liuzhou, Guangxi province, in the CBI, after Japanese retreat in 1944. The runway was heavily damaged and mined.