Yangkai (Yangjie) 羊街

T/Sgt Irving H. Pelkey, MIA, on March 5, 1944. On March 5, 1944, three B-25s of the 491st Bombardment Squadron (341st Bombardment Group) were supported by five B-25s of the 22nd Bomb Squadron. The formation was led by Captain George Williams (491st) in an attack on Chiang Mai, Airdrome, Thailand. One aircraft dropped bombs on the barracks area northeast of...

A B-25 of the Ringer Squadron under maintenance, having its engines swapped, at Yangkai in the CBI during WWII. Tall man wearing service (billed) cap in both photos is Capt. William DeVries, Engineering Office. He was named 'Tall Sahib' by native workers while the squadron was stationed in India.

An infant with a colorful hat sitting. At a rural village near the American base at Yangkai, Yunnan province, in the CBI.

A rural village near the American base at Yangkai, Yunnan province, in the CBI.

A rural village near the American base at Yangkai, Yunnan province, in the CBI.

Women wash clothing in a rural village near the American base at Yangkai, Yunnan province, in the CBI.

A rural Chinese village near the American base at Yangkai, Yunnan province, in the CBI.

A foot stall near a rural village near the American base at Yangkai, Yunnan province, in the CBI.

American GIs at Yangkai base in Yunnan province in the CBI walk on the road. During WWII.

General Chennault speaks to personnel gathered in "The Last Resort", the recreation center at Yangkai, China.