16th Combat Camera Unit

American air men who survived an air incident, with some of the Chinese men who took care of them on the ground. During WWII, in China. The plaque on the back is commemorating the construction of a local fortress ("青年堡垒").

Portrait of 16th Combat Camera Unit photographer Hal Geer on December 15, 1942. During WWII.

Burma Road dedication ceremony in Kunming, China, on February 4, 1945, during WWII. Review of first convoy (or one of the first convoys) to reach China. General view of the stage and reviewing party, with American and Chinese dignitaries, soldiers, and civilian VIPs. An American band plays, and an honor lines on both sides of the center carpet stand in...

Chinese refugees at the train station in Liuzhou during WWII, in the fall of 1944, as the Japanese advanced during the Ichigo campaign.

Allied destruction at Guilin before the Japanese advance in the fall of 1944.

Chinese refugees walking during summer/fall 1944, fleeing the Japanese advance during Ichigo. In Guangxi province, China, during WWII.

Rough mountains that flyers passed over in the CBI during WWII.

A GI buys a ticket to bet on a horse race arranged at Guilin during WWII, while a local lady waits in line. The betting was "pari mutuels" wagering, to be split among all winners.

Farmers carry goods---vegetables---on shoulder poles, near Kunming, China, during WWII.

A Chinese refugee stashed away on a precious spot on a train during the evacuation in Guangxi during the fall of 1944. The writing above is a message from someone for another person to meet up on that train car.