9th CC

Men of 330th Troop Carrier, 9th CC, out hunting, stand in a field with carbines in the CBI during WWII. Left to right: R. C. Werner, Milt Sobel, and K.J. Tolley. From the collection of Arnold Wall. (Much appreciation to son D. W.)

Arnold Richard Wall, a member of 330th Troop Carrier Squadron, poses with the engine of a C-47 transport airplane as part of an engine change crew. Sergeant Wall was a first-generation American, born to Finnish immigrants Richard Wall and Edith Kiiskinen. They each immigrated separately from central Finland to the Waukegan, Illinois area where they later met, married and Arnold...

Men of 330th Troop Carrier, 9th CC, stand with C-46 transport. The writing on the back of this picture indicates the person on the left is Dave Sobel, with Arnold Wall on the right (on different pictures gives a name Milt Sobel. However, Milt Sobel is closer in height to Arnold, and Milt also commonly has a cigarette in his...

Men of 330th Troop Carrier Squadron. Arnold Wall with three other buddies. No names on the back of the original picture, however, from left to right, the men are likely Arnold Wall, Dave Sobel, R. C. Werner, and Milt Sobel. From the collection of Arnold Wall. (Much appreciation to son D. W.)

330th Troop Carrier, 9th CC encampment at Warazup, Burma, 1945. In the CBI during WWII.

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.