1945

VJ Day announcement at the 51st Air Service Group, on August 15, 1945. In the CBI during WWII.

GIs of the 289th Port Co. goof around at Camp Tollygunge in 1945 during WWII. Photo from Frank A. Wypis.

African-American servicemen in a club or bar in Myitkyina in 1945, during WWII. Stars in pre-army life, the fighter Henry Armstrong and the football player Kenny Washington get full attention from surrounding fans.

Engine change crew work on a C-47 transport plane in the CBI. 330th Troop Carrier, 9th CC. 1945. Sergeant Arnold Wall in far back against the fuselage.

US, British, & Indian press representatives, in Burma. WWII. Note the African-American GIs on the left, likely to be drivers or other support staff.

Heavily loaded sign post along Ledo Road, Burma, 1945.

Gens. Davidson and Sultan with Chinese generals in Burma. January 28, 1945. 10th Air Force. From Anthony J. Prombo.

A US Army Air Force captain at a desk in China in WWII, in April 1945.