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GI driving a road grader next to sign about an extremely dangerous stretch of Burma Road, at 20% grade! In Yunnan, China, or Burma. During WWII.

Various scenes at American air bases in China during WWII. It is not sure which bases are shown in these images, or if they are of the same base, but in the top left picture, the vehicle has "Hengyang" written on the door, which is the name of a that base in Hunan province.

American air base construction in China during WWII.

Excavation before construction at an American base in China during WWII. The pillars are limestone, left after the soft soil had been dug away. Likely to be in Guangxi, either Liuzhou or Guilin.

Allies building a wooden trestle bridge in the CBI during WWII. From the collection of Hal Geer.

Man building roof of house in SW China during WWII.

US air base construction at Chengdu, China, during WWII.

Pouring a concrete foundation as part of American air base construction in China during WWII. Chinese laborers pouring concrete into forms.

American air base construction in China during WWII.