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Former Japanese troop quarters built in revetment along Burma Road 1.5 kilo north of Zhefang. This place differs from others shown in that roof is made of heavy sheet steel and added protection is afforded by row of earth filled gasoline drums set around the top of earth bank forming wall closest to Burma Road. December 6, 1944. Photo by...
Chinese coolies working cutting out jeep road by hand, on Kwan Hsi Po Mt., in the Kao Tien District, along trails once used by Marco Polo in this Chinese travels, which will meet the Ledo road at the Burma border, opening the road for much needed supplies for China. December 2, 1944. Photo by T/Sgt. Greenberg. 164th Signal Photographic Company...
Chinese acrobatic group puts on show for Burma Road Engineers (BRE) members at the air strip, at Tengchong, China. December 8, 1944. Photo by T/Sgt. Greenberg. 164th Signal Photographic Company, APO 627. Passed by William E. Whitten.
Chinese acrobatic group puts on show for Burma Road Engineers (BRE) members at the air strip, at Tengchong, China. December 8, 1944. Photo by T/Sgt. Greenberg. 164th Signal Photographic Company, APO 627. Passed by William E. Whitten.
Chinese soldier displays Japanese telephone found north of Zhefang. December 5, 1944. Photo by T/5 William E. Shemorry. 164th Signal Photographic Company, APO 627. Passed by William E. Whitten.
American survey team surveying the road which will meet the Ledo Road at the Burma border, opening China's lifeline to India. Sgt. James W. Clark on guard, at transit is T/4 Lance A. Rodgers, while T/3 Joseph R. Pauline records, in the background holding range pole is T/5 Corbet B. Presley. December 2, 1944. Photo by T/Sgt. S. L. Greenberg...
Col. J.W. Sells, Brig Gen. Frank Dorn, and Maj. Gen. Hsiung Pin look over the ruins of Tengchong from the city walls. December 18, 1944. Photo by T/Sgt. S. L. Greenberg. 164th Signal Photographic Company. Passed by William E. Whitten.
Major General A. C Wedemeyer, O.G. of the China Theater is greeted at the Baoshan airport by Gen. Wei Li-huang, C. in C. of the C.E.F. in this tour of inspection of the Western Front Headquarters. December 18, 1944. Photo by Pvt. Seymour Israel. 164th Signal Photographic Company. Passed by William E. Whitten.
Maj. Gen. G. X. Cheves presenting the Air Medal to Pvt. Carroll E. Seiple for Meritorious Service as a member of an air dropping crew that helped supply American, British, Indian, and Chinese troops in Burma and China. Pvt. Seiple wa sa patient in the 95th Station Hospital when he received the medal. Kunming, Yunnan Province on December 13, 1944...
Rickshaw puller poses with his customer, Cpl. William C. Burwinkel. Yunnan Province on December 13, 1944. Photo by T/5 John B. Hendrick. Passed by William E. Whitten.