1944

Capt. O. D. Propps, American Liaison Officer, and Col. Tung Tau, commanding 388 Regiment, 130th Division, 53rd Chinese Army, inspect captured Japanese heavy machine gun, captured on Li La Hill northwest of Chefang. This machine gun fires 7.92 mm ammunition. Yunnan Province on November 28, 1944. Photo by T/5 W. E. Shemorry. B-Detachment, 164th Signal Photographic Company, APO 627. Passed...

GI map of Kunming, APO 627, issued by the U.S. Office of War Information.

American liaison officers and Chinese troop commanders plan coordinated air and ground attack on Japanese forces at Hung Chiu Hill, southwest of Chefang. L-R: Capt. Benjamin C. Adams, Earl M. Rothberger, Capt. William L. Yeomans (F. A. Liaison O), Col. Wang Ching-shan (C.O. 388th Regiment), Lt. Col. J.N. Ruggieri (Liaison O. With 130th Division), Wang Chen-yuan (Interpreter), and Maj. Gen...

Mrs. R. J. Porter handing over Virginia Elizabeth Porter, as they arrive at APO 627's ARC Town Club, to ARC Gladys E. Wavrek, and Cpl. Theodore A. Kobel. Yunnan Province on December 15, 1944. Photo by Pfc. Thomas F. Melvin. Passed by Emanuel Goldberg.

Chinese candymaker at the Russian bakery offering some of the now locally manufactured candy which is soon to be sold in US Army Post Exchanges, at APO 627, to Maj. Robert E. Envell. Sitting by is MME Wei Chen-ko, wrapping the peanut candy. Yunnan Province on December 15, 1944. Photo by Pfc. Thomas F. Melvin. Passed by Emanuel Goldberg.

T/Sgt. Franklin E. Ditto, Sgt. Raymond F. Brunner, ARC civilian aide Lucy, and Cpl. Theodore A. Kobel play with Virginia Elizabeth Porter. Yunnan Province on December 15, 1944. Photo by Pfc. Thomas F. Melvin. Passed by Emanuel Goldberg.

Lt. Gen. Yung Li-teh, Aide-de-camp to governor Lung. Yunnan Province on December 13, 1944. Photo by Pfc. Thomas F. Melvin.

Col. James O. Wade of New York poses at what should be the Southwestern Association University Of Kunming, Yunnan Province, on December 16, 1944. Photo by Pfc. Thomas F. Melvin. Passed by censor Emanuel Goldberg.

VIPs at a Rotary International meeting at Southwestern Association University Of Kunming, Yunnan Province, on December 15, 1944. Col. Elbert W. Martin, Mr. F. T. Ching, Mr. Everitt Groff-Smith, Gen. G. . Wong, Col. Burton E. Vaughn Photo by Pfc. Thomas F. Melvin.

Eating banquet dinner at party at Governor Lung's of Yunnan Province on December 16, 1944. Secretary Liang Yu-kao, and Gen. Liu Ya-yang. Photo by Pfc. Thomas F. Melvin. Passed by censor William E. Whitten.