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Farm life at Hanzhong, during WWII. Note St. Michael's Church on the horizon on the left and right images.

Farm life at Hanzhong, during WWII. Note the old town wall in the distance in the second image.

Busy street at Hanzhong, during WWII.

Main street leading to drum or bell tower in the city center at Hanzhong, during WWII.

The Qing Dynasty Catholic church St. Michael's Church in Hanzhong (Hanchung), during WWII (清汉中圣弥额尔天主堂).

GIs line up for food distributed by Chinese staff, while enjoying AAF Day celebrations, August 1, 1945, at Yangkai, APO 212, during WWII.

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. Scenes in India. Including "priest in white."

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. "India. Our 'bearer.'"

People come and go from village gate in SW China during WWII, with propaganda and military rules posed beside the gate.

Street scene in SW China during WWII.