Liuzhou 柳州

C-54 transport plane on a runway at the American base at Liuzhou. Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945.

Runway with workers, hand-pulled roller, and airplanes in busy profusion, on the US base at Liuzhou, Guangxi province, China, in 1945.

Robert Riese (right) and another GI check out derelict Japanese fighter plane at Liuzhou during WWII, in 1945.

Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. Robert Riese in his barracks bunk at Liuzhou during WWII.

GI tents at Liuzhou during WWII.

Laborers pull roller at Liuzhou during WWI, in 1945. GI tents can be seen in the distance.

These are graves for Chinese soldier workers/engineers (names 石玉珠 and 李桂标), photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. Blowups of the marker text are included below on the off chance that Chinese viewers might find them useful.

GI tents at Liuzhou during WWII.

Tents for GIs at the American base at Liuzhou during WWII. Not the man fishing in the lower right, and the volleyball court right below the tents in the middle.

Laborers pull roller at Liuzhou during WWI, in 1945. A C-54 transport plane can be seen in the distance.