Kunming 昆明

"Emerald Chicken" 碧鸡 and "Golden Horse" 金马 gates in Kunming during WWII, usually considered a pair: Golden Horse And Emerald Rooster Archway (金马碧鸡坊). In the CBI during WWII.

Guarded gates of the Nationalist Kunming Air Force Officer Training School during WWII, with C-46 transports.

Guarded gates of the Nationalist Kunming Air Force Officer Training School during WWII, with C-46 transports.

Guarded gates of the Nationalist Kunming Air Force Officer Training School during WWII, with C-46 transports, and a fuel trailer (on the far right).

"This Chinese vendor located his 'place of business' along the road from Kunming to Chengdu. He was selling small nuts that were deep fried. An American convoy stopped in this area and an American soldier took advantage of the time to make a purchase." Courtesy of https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agsphoto/id/7597.

Yunnan (China), three young men employed as housekeepers and launderers sitting with Bert Krawczyk: "These are three houseboys from the airbase at Luliang. Houseboys were provided by the Chinese government under a reverse lend-lease program. The China War Area Service Command administered the program. This command was set up by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek to take care of the food and...

S/Sgt. Harold V. Rightbower was a gunner on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off on August 14, 1944 from a Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. S/Sgt. Rightbower was born May 28...