491st Bombardment Squadron

GI walks in front of vaults at an American military graveyard at Kunming, during WWII.

American hostels at the base burn during the American and Chinese retreat before the Japanese arrive during the Ichigo push in the fall of 1944. Guangxi province, Liuzhou air base.

Funeral of 16th CCU cameraman Richard Dille “Dick” Arbogast in Kunming on June 2, 1944. The full crew died when their B-24 crashed into a mountain between Lingling and Kweilin in August of 1944. (It is possible most of the flag-draped boxes shown in the images here are from this same crash.) Sgt. Dick Arbogast, whom Hal Geer called "my...

Burma Road dedication parade and ceremony in Kunming, China, on or around February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. Chinese soldiers marching in fancy parade dress during, waiting for their turn in the parade.

Burma Road dedication parade and ceremony in Kunming, China, on or around February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. Ranks of soldiers and civilians, waiting in anticipation of the parade, speeches, and first trucks to arrive, watch motorcycle MPs and jeeps, with US and Chinese flags.

Burma Road dedication parade and ceremony in Kunming, China, on or around February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. Chinese and American military officers give speeches into microphones.

Burma Road dedication parade and ceremony in Kunming, China, on or around February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. Ranks of soldiers and civilians, waiting in anticipation of the parade, speeches, and first trucks to arrive.

Burma Road dedication parade and ceremony in Kunming, China, on or around February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. Ranks of soldiers and civilians. Note movie camera filming on top.