Ex-CBI Roundup

A Chinese farmer and gaggle of ducks in SW China during WWII. Photo from J. Ellis Wood.

A tidy looking L-5 airplane parked in a field in the CBI during WWII. Photo from Kenneth M. Sumney.

African-American servicemen in a club or bar in Myitkyina in 1945, during WWII. Stars in pre-army life, the fighter Henry Armstrong and the football player Kenny Washington get full attention from surrounding fans.

Engine change crew work on a C-47 transport plane in the CBI. 330th Troop Carrier, 9th CC. 1945. Sergeant Arnold Wall in far back against the fuselage.

American Army petroleum engineers bend a fuel pipe with a hydraulic jack going through a farming field in SW China while local people look on. During WWII. Photo by 164th Signal Photographic Company, provided by "Hibbert."

A woman tap-dances for the troops in the CBI during WWII.

Elephant ride in India during WWII. Photo from Irvin Persky.

A Lake in SW China, probably at Kunming, during WWII.

"Crossing the Brahmaputra with all our possessions--two duffle bags each, three years of living items."

Entry door to "United States Office Of War Information" (“美国新闻处”) in Chongqing, China, during WWII.