local people

The Unit's Special Services Officer with Chinese kids in SW China during WWII. From the collection of David Axelrod.

GIs in a market in Luliang, China, during WWII. Soldier in the middle is "Nelson." From the collection of David Axelrod.

A Chinese and American search party being organized to find an American pilot whose plane had gone down in a location pinpointed by the 23rd Fighter Control Squadron, which was one of its duties. The sign on the stairway in the background reads "Air Transport Command Operations." Below that is a sign that says "SALUTE PROUDLY!" A sign on the...

Street scene in Kunming, China, and arch with "天开云瑞"坊. During WWII.

Street scene in SW China. During WWII.

Chinese workers pulling a concrete roller at a field in China, probably in Hunan Province or Guangxi Province. During WWII.

Radar mechanics Jack Leonard and Charles Klaes play with rickshaw in Kunming, Yunnan, China. During WWII.

Radar mechanics Charles Klaes and Ashod Janigian among bustling crowds in Kunming, Yunnan, China. During WWII.

Local boys stand in the entry to a courtyard at Chanyi (Zhanyi) during WWII.

John Wolfshorndl inspects Ghurka knife at an American base in India, during WWII. On the day he had been promoted to Sergeant.