Capt. Howard W. Pennebaker of the 16th Combat Camera Unit congratulation 2nd Lt. Harold E. Geer on direct commision from T/Sgt. to 2nd Lt. January 11, 1945, in the CBI. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Members of the 341st Bomb Group are presented awards in 1942 in China on 20 December 1942. They are: Lt. Dallas Clinger Col. Herbert Morgan Col. William E. Basye Capt. Campbell Sgt. Doug Radney Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

Chinese workers at an American base hang out the base laundry to dry in the sun, during WWII. August 3, 1944

Runway being repaired at Liuzhou, Guangxi province, in the CBI, after the Japanese had retreated after Ichigo.

Chinese workers at an American base hang out the base laundry to dry in the sun, during WWII. August 3, 1944

September 27, 1944 During WWII, refugees from Kweilin (Guilin) packed the tops of freight cars pulling into the south station, Liuchow, as they fled the Japanese advance in western China. Photo by Lt. N. J. Dain

September 27, 1944 During WWII, arms and ammunition wait on the siding at Liuchow as the railhead is jammed with refugees fleeing the Japanese march on Kweilin (Guilin). Photo by Lt. N. J. Dain

American and Chinese soldiers look over remains of a crashed Japanese airplane in the CBI during WWII. Image from U. S. Government official sources.