1945

Two linemen putting finish on line from Ledo-Burma Road junction to Allied communications HQ at Lashio, Burma, in 1945, with two technicians up on pole working. See alternative image here.

Chongqing, China, December 1945. Photo from George C. Pappas.

Dr. Wesley Furste waves "good bye" to the CBI, about to fly home to the US from Kunming, via Calcutta. Sept. 15, 1945.

Street scene in Xi'an (Hsien), China in June, 1945. Photo by J.M. McDermott.

A main market street in the town on Pouschan (now Baoshan 保山市) in Yunnan, along the Ledo/Burma Road in 1945.

Queen Victoria Memorial in Calcutta, India. August 1945.

Here is an initial file regarding 1st Lt. Nick Gazibara, pilot with the 74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, in China, killed in 1945 in China. Below is a short narrative kindly provided to our project by his younger brother Don in 2008: Nick Gazibara DOB 12/18/1922, Export, PA Father Robert (Bozo) immigrated from Yugoslavia in 1914 Mother oldest of...

American personnel boost their morale by holding a Chariot Race. As marked on the photo, the contest was held on 28 Jan 1945 at Chanyi, China. Taken by photographer of 16th Combat Camera Unit. http://usaaf-in-cbi.com/16th_ccu/index.html (Scan of Official USAAF image from National Archives and Records Administration)

"Liuchow (Liuzhou)--retaken, first flag raising." In 1945, Chinese and Americans salute as two flags are raised in Liuzhou airbase, Guangxi province, China, during WWII.