1945

Elmer Bukey poses for a photo with some Chinese friends and a Thompson submachine gun, standing by a rice paddy, at Liangshan China, during WWII.

"Lester Herring And Larry Hawkins, Great Members Of The 396th Service Squadron... I Remember Larry Wanted To Be A Pilot But Could Not Qualify So He Made Himself A Great Mechanic."

Yang Tong Airbase In 1944:"All the runways in China were made of crushed stone. They started the base with the larger stone and each layer that was added was of a smaller stone. The final layer of the runway surface was was made of finely crushed stone that was rolled and rerolled by Chinese coolies pulling a huge stone roller...

"This rig was dreamed up and built by Sgt.Miller and Sgt.Blumer. The 396th needed something that could handle all the heavy objects that had to be moved in the process of salvaging and repairing the aircraft we worked on. They built this rig on a 6x6 chasis and there wasn't much that it couldn't handle. They received a lot of...

B-25 "Niagara's Belle", #439. Pete Bertani , Yangkai, 1945.

The B-25 "Reckless Virgin." Frank Bert 25, Yangkai, 1945.

More washing girls the day of the mounds, Spring 1945, probably Yangkai. During WWII.

"A collection of children from several villages south of Yangkai picked up on a hike. Taking their picture was one way of having them go home. Just before Nash & the mounds, Spring 1945."

Bashful washers, the day of the mounds, South of Yangkai, Spring 1945.

"Fred Nash, several miles south of Yangkai, in a group of burial mounds, just before having lunch. Spring, 1945."