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In Liuzhou, Guangxi. Train in the background burned after Japanese bombing on September 27, 1944. In the foreground Col. Richard Wise (AGFRTS) takes stock. According to Hal, Col. Wise was somewhat unconventional, and on at least one occasion made a parachute jump without the proper gear (proper shoes), and was bawled out by Chennault. This photo is similar to some...

An American fuel train at the edge of the field, at Liuzhou, after bombing by Japanese bombers of September 27, 1944 during 45 minute air raid.

Allied gas train at the edge of the field, Liuzhou (Luichow), China Sept 1944, after a Japanese bombing raid, during WWII.

Allied gas train at the edge of the field, Liuzhou (Luichow), China Sept 1944, after a Japanese bombing raid, during WWII.

Allied gas train at the edge of the field, Liuzhou (Luichow), China Sept 1944, after a Japanese bombing raid, during WWII.

Shipping bombs and fuel by boat and hard human labor, near Lingling. During WWII. From the collection of Hal Geer.

"Gas was flown in by 55 gallon drums and then transferred to the gas truck and from there to the planes. It was a miracle that we didn't have more problems than we did because as you can see there was no such thing as a filtering system.The system did work though."

Gas detail, Yangkai 1945. Unknown, Peterson, Brillhart, unknown, Bertani, unknown, Alelunas, Schumaier,Baker, Big Chris, Myers, Kealy, Desmond, Hill, Keiser, Aspinwall, Hammett,Carter, Puloski.

Chinese workers sorting through the aftermath of Japanese bombing raid on railway with load of fuel barrels. Liuzhou, China, September 1944.

An American fuel train at the edge of the field, at Liuzhou, after bombing by Japanese bombers of September 27, 1944 during 45 minute air raid.