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14th Air Force

"Red Cross Girls" in China during WWII. Peg Pagenkopf and Mimi Buecher distribute bingo prizes to to S/Sgt. H. D. Frye, S/Sgt. Jos H. Cortner, Tsong Tsen Kwo, and Orville D. Benson.
Brothers Charles Chan and John Chan who walked from Mandalay to Liuzhou over the Hump to help in the war effort, and evade the Japanese invaders. Speaking Burmese, CHinese, and English, they worked in the "Wombat Squadron," a unit of the "Liberators in China." They stand in front of B-24 "Shootin' Star"
Soldiers of the 14th Air Force, aided by Chinese soldiers and workers, remove bombs from the ammunition dump preparatory to abandoning the Hengyang Airfield.
Leonard S. Jordan of the Chinese-American Composite Wing (CACW) hangs a sign indicating the "Photo Section," in both English and Chinese. 照相室,中美联合大队。
S/Sgt. Isabel. G. Mier works with Chinese armorers of the CACW to ready machine guns on a B-25 for combat. During WWII.
Staff Sergeant Richard W. O'neal shares stick of gum with Chinese soldier. Sgt. O'neal, assigned to CACW, was an aerial photographer who had served in India and China.
We rolled into Bronte, Texas—one odd errant American and two journalists from China—unsure of what to expect. We were all a long way from home, but for Mr. SUN Hong, a reporter from the Liuzhou Daily, and Mr. HUANG Xiling, a videographer from the Liuzhou TV Station, the rolling mesquite-covered earth was a world away from the karst mountain country...
An American GI repairs a transport truck of the 14th Air Force in China, working in rough conditions on flooded ground.
Chinese diplomat gives speech to Chinese troops at Wanting, on the China-Burma border, and on the Burma Road, during WWII.
Captain Berwyn Fly and Lt. Col. Wright Hiatt survey damage done to former 14th Air Force flight strip at Liuzhou (Liuchow) by the Japanese before retreating northward. In WWII.