artillery

Chinese heavy gun by the side of the road in southwest China, during WWII. Notice the rigid wheels--rubber was in short supply during wartime.

September 27, 1944 During WWII, Chinese artillery piece waiting on a siding near a refugee packed railroad yard at the south station, Liuchow, China. Photo by Lt. N. J. Dain

During WWII in Kunming, China, on 29 September 1945, (L to R) R. Col. Chas. Haggerty, Sr., Liaison Officer (US) attached to Chinese 13th F. A. Regt. Col. Hwang 13th Reg.... Col Liang...

September 29, 1945 Kunming China L to R: Col. Hwang 13th Regt. C. O. shakes hands with Col. Charles Haggerty, American Liaison Officer (M. S.) to Chinese 13th F. A. Regt., with American artillery in the background. During WWII. Photo by T/4 Henry Allen

GIs and Chinese soldiers chat near a large Chinese transport truck towing a camouflaged artillery piece in SW China during WWII.

Two African-American soldiers load artillery shells into canvas-wrapped bamboo baskets for transport in the CBI during WWII.