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16th Combat Camera Unit

Some background on the 16th Combat Camera Unit can be found here: http://www.cbi-history.com/part_vi_16th_ccu.html

Allies building a wooden trestle bridge across a river in the CBI during WWII.
Mechanic on truck engine, needed to keep a truck running in China (CBI) during WWII.
Cooking and hanging out near Camp Schiel in Yunnan, China, during WWII.
A river crossing, probably near Liuzhou (Liuchow) city, Guangxi province, China, during WWII. Note the horse or mule riding the small boat.
GI with mitt playing baseball at a tent city in Kunming, China, during WWII.
Americans play volleyball at a rest camp in China, almost certainly Camp Schiel, in Yunnan, during WWII.
A handful of GIs huddle at a tent city at a base near "Kunming, China" during WWII.
Barracks life at an American base in southwest China during WWII GIs take care of correspondence. See more here and here.
Sgt. Walter H. Stewart, poses near a hostel area at Yang Tong Airfield, Guilin in Guangxi province, China. He was attached to 16th Combat Camera Unit along with Sgt. Seidler on detached duty from 12th Air Service Group in August 1944 and later permanently assigned to 16 CCU.
Combat photographers in the CBI sit in tent and drink beverage: "It's just grapefruit juice, maybe a little medicinal alcohol."