1945

Joseph A. Siana S/Sgt Joseph A. Siana (armorer), 491st Bomb Squadron, was killed during operations on January 19, 1945, when his B-25H crashed following an attack on the Do Len bridge in French-Indo China. Click here to see him in a crew group photo, which includes Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (engineer), T/Sgt Ashley F. Neary (radio), who were lost on...

Glen A. Sneyd (engineer), 491st Bomb Squadron, was killed during operations on January 19, 1945, when his B-25H crashed following an attack on the Do Len bridge in French-Indo China. Click here to see him in a crew group photo, which includes S/Sgt Joseph A Sian (armorer), T/Sgt Ashley F. Neary (radio), who were lost on the same flight.

T/Sgt Ashley F. Neary (radio), 491st Bomb Squadron, was killed during operations on January 19, 1945, when his B-25H crashed following an attack on the Do Len bridge in French-Indo China. Click here to see him in a crew group photo, which includes S/Sgt Joseph A Sian (armorer), Cpl. Glen A. Sneyd (engineer), who were lost on the same flight.

Lt. Ernest Garner’s who disappeared over Shanxi province, China in the spring of 1945. Not even a letter from a respected general promising that, "Every possible effort has been and will continue to be made to locate your son," would be enough for Lt. Ernest Garner’s family after he disappeared over Shanxi province, China in the spring of 1945. Chennault’s...

Rubble and skeleton buildings--all that was left of most of Liuchow [Liuzhou] after heavy aerial bombing and artillery shelling during Japanese occupation." Notice how the original text, scratched out, tells who did the bombing, "...almost continuous Fourteenth Air Force aerial bombardment..." From US Government sources.

This Chinese girl, near starvation, was found in Liuchow [Liuzhou] after the Japanese evacuated the town in their retreat up the Siang Corridor. She sits among damaged buildings awaiting the reentry of Chinese and allied forces. Liuzhou is the second large city to fall on the Japanese GEA Lifeline. Nanning was reoccupied on May 27, 1945. From US Government sources.

Liuchow [Liuzhou] was the scene of hard fighting before the Japanese finally evacuated it. These three Chinese children make the best of their lot as reoccupation of the city goes forward. Liuzhou is the second large city to fall on the Japanese GEA Lifeline. Nanning was reoccupied on May 27, 1945. From US Government sources.

When the Japanese left Liuchow [Liuzhou], there was not much city for the civilians to come back to. This picture, made while the Japanese were still on the outskirts, shows the damage which the Japanese did to the town. From US Government sources.

After heavy fighting in the city of Liuchow [Liuzhou], from which the Japanese were driven, civilians return to their damaged city. Liuzhou is the second large city evacuated by the Japanese in the Siang Corridor. Nanning fell on May 27, 1945, at which time the Japanese GEA lifeline over Asia was broken. From US Government sources.

Sea sweep air mission map for January 1945, showing locations near or in China where attacks were made on Japanese targets by U. S. aircraft. From the U.S. Government sources.