491st Bombardment Squadron

American flyers at Yangkai make poses for the camera, including with a senior officer. During WWII. Middle image: Lt Col Richard D. Day (Cmdr, 491st), Lt Col Donald L. Clark (former C.O. of 491st), unknown, Capt Joe T. Callaway (former C.O. of 491st), Col James W. Newsome (341st Bm Grp C.O.) (Info courtesy Tony Strotman.)

GI stands in front of sign of "WASC Yangkai Hostel" in WWII.

GIs eating nice meal in club house or nice mess hall in Yunnan, China, during WWII. See related image here.

GIs eating nice meal in club house or nice mess hall in Yunnan, China, during WWII. See related image here.

Guarded gates of the Nationalist Kunming Air Force Officer Training School during WWII, with C-46 transports.

Guarded gates of the Nationalist Kunming Air Force Officer Training School during WWII, with C-46 transports.

Guarded gates of the Nationalist Kunming Air Force Officer Training School during WWII, with C-46 transports, and a fuel trailer (on the far right).

Carved wooden door or screen panel in Yunnan, China, during WWII.

Carved wooden door or screen panel in Yunnan, China, during WWII.

In these three images, we see a train being attacked--strafed by machine gun--in either SW China, Indochina, or the China-Burma area. Interestingly, the train is in the midst of an area of trees along the track, and seems to be stopped there (notice it has note moved between photos), possibly as an attempt at camouflage. As the war progressed, American...