Liuzhou 柳州

FROM: PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE CODE 07121500 RELEASE UPON RECEIPT CLEARED GOLDBERG USFCT DEVASTATION OF REOCCUPIED LIUCHOW HEADQUARTERS, FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE, CHINA --- The ruins of Liuchow, after the Japanese had evacuated it 30 June, as seen from the South Bank of the Liu Kiang. 14TH AIR FORCE ORIGINATED BY: PRO (RH) From the U.S. Government sources.

FROM: PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE CODE: 07121500 FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE RELEASE UPON RECEIPT CLEARED GOLDBERG USFCT FOURTEENTH AIRFORCE PHOTOGRAPHER, FIRST AMERICAN TO ENTER LIUCHOW HEADQUARTERS, FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE, CHINA --- Cpl. James C. Bowermaster, of 2608, Arctic Ave., Atlantic City, New Jersey, Fourteenth Air Force photographer, was the first American soldier to enter Liuchow after the Japs evacuated the city and...

FROM: PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE CODE: 07111635-D FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE Release Upon Rept Cleared Goldberg USF CT LIUCHOW WORKERS FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, IN CHINA-- Workers from Liuchow help to repair the former Fourteenth Air Force base there after the Japanese evacuated 30 June. The Japs mined and damaged the strip. A team of Chinese workers clears dirt and rubble after...

An airstrip under construction near a railroad, in a region of karst formations. This is almost certainly Liuzhou, in Guangxi province.

Henry E. Miehe, pointing to battle damage on his airplane. (Additional photo of Henry E. Miehe in India courtesy of Chris Davis) Henry E. Miehe, pointing to battle damage on his airplane. Lt. Miehe went missing on an evacuation flight from Liuzhou to Luliang, Yunnan province, China, on November 7, 1944, while flying a P-51. The Missing Air Crew Report...

Al's notation is "Burning everything before evacuation." American hostels at the base burn during the American and Chinese retreat before the Japanese arrive in the fall of 1944. Guangxi province, Liuzhou air base.

Peter Fensel 22nd sg. Jim Flanagan 491st, Dan Loring 11sg (left to right) . Vicki II was Pete's airplane (re-ferried from U.S.) James Flanagan, pilot/Ops Officer 491st Bm Sq, then Ops Officer 341st Bm Grp. Jim was leader of the four 491st B-25s which, along with 4 11th Squadron planes led by Dan Loring (mission leader) departed Luichow (Liuzhou) on...

On an American air base either in Guangxi province (Liuzhou or Guilin), or in Hunan (Hengyang) during WWII.

A well and water tower at an American base in Guangxi, probably Liuzhou, but maybe Guilin during WWII.

Retreating at the very last minute from Liuzhou in the face of the Japanese Ichigo advance. During WWII.