air base

Car on a runway, probably in India or Ceylon, during WWII.

Aerial view of bombing of air base, likely in Burma. During WWII.

A view across part of American air base at Liuzhou in 1945, after being reoccupied by American and Chinese forces following Japanese withdrawal in 1945. Note apparent B-25 in tidy revetment, driving jeep, and ruins of base buildings, destroyed during Allied retreat, Japanese occupation, and again during Japanese withdrawal.

An American transport plane over a base in China during WWII, either Luliang or Yangkai.

"'Last Resort' entertainment hall in Yangkai. Here the U.S. movie stars came and many time the programs were held inside. It had a stage and auditorium. An outside stage would be erected for the performances when a large crowd was present. It would be built at the same level as the stairs in the foreground, the GI's would be seated...

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...