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Ex-CBI Roundup

"Chinese mess truck overturned. Twenty injured, several fatally, near Chanyi. Retreat from Kweilin (Guilin). July 3, 1944." Photo from Peterkin.
GIs of the 289th Port Co. goof around at Camp Tollygunge in 1945 during WWII. Photo from Frank A. Wypis.
B-25 "Pin-up Girl," tail #39, in a revetment in the CBI during WWII.
Costumed men perform music, while the "Jive-o-Lieps" of the 54th Air Service Group wait their turn In the CBI during WWII.
Chennault talks with officers in the CBI during WWII.
Workers take a break to eat, possibly resting from road building in SW China or Burma. During WWII.
Capt. Grove campaigning for himself for mayor in a small town we passed through, from atop his jeep. Croughan on left, Capt. Penick on right. Near an American base in Guangxi province (either Guilin or Liuzhou), China, during WWII. Related image here.
Religiously devoted men in India take part in self-flagellation and self-mutilation as a public performance of devotion to their gods. During WWII.
American truck with a sign advertising meeting at race course in the CBI during WWII.
GIs move supplies between a truck and a F-5 (P-38)--not usually considered a cargo carrier--including a box labeled "Curtiss Candy Co." along with cartons of "plum base." In the CBI during WWII. Photo from W. T. Basore.