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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

Putting down barbed wire in the fall of 1944 in Liuzhou. Notice the English "United Artist Studio" in the back--after the Japanese retreat from Liuzhou, only those pillars stand [view].
A canal near Kunming, China, during WWII, with boats.
16th Combat Camera Unit set up to film a USO show in China during WWII. Herb Johnson, a former Disney animator, on the right.
An eager audience of Chinese and American military personnel, along with Chinese civilians, view a performance in China during WWII.
A colorful parade--with floats, marchers, and music--for a local festival in Kunming, China, during WWII.
Celebrities Jimmy Dodd and Ruth Carrol in China during WWII.
Celebrity Betty Yeaton performs contortion in China during WWII.
Emerald Rooster Archway (碧鸡坊), in Kunming. In the CBI during WWII.
Jinx Falkenburg poses with a classroom slogan that says, roughly, "from cooperation seek progress in learning." In China during WWII.