491st Bombardment Squadron

GI hanging out on the street at an American in the China, most likely at Yangkai. During WWII.

The boys hanging out in the CBI, most likely Yangkai.

Jay Rosencrantz digging a trench in the CBI, likely in SW China.

Nash (far left) and Nick Arico (third from left) and others, and the snake, at Luichow, Oct 1944.

An American B-25 Mitchell parked in the CBI.

A Wealth of Life Experience Francis E. Strotman, oldest son of five siblings, grew up on farms in east central Nebraska. His limited formal education ended in the eighth grade when his father became ill and Francis had to shoulder the family’s farming responsibilities. However, he gained a wealth of life experience, the kind of practical knowledge a man used...

Chinese and American nursing staff in the CBI, probably at Yangkai.

Hanging out, probably at Yangkai base, Yunnan. Jay Rosencrantz, on the right, holds pet 'Clarance'. Although called to be men at war, these soldiers were still young, and a boy's best friend was still a comfort and friend even during war. Joseph Siana in middle.

An American celebrity, Mary Landa, dancing in the CBI, at Yangkai. Performance at "Last Resort" building on base.