1944

"Little Tiger Joe", well known to the 14th Air Force stationed in China, on the drill ground at 14th Air Force Headquarters with 1st Sgt. Robert Duerson of the 907th Engineers Headquarters Company, in the CBI during WWII.

20-28 August 1944 Capt. George D. McGrath, 8266 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., Burma Road Engineers, chats with a Chinese guard outside the guard\'s mud and straw shelter, during WWII. Photo by Pvt. B. E. Einson

May 24, 1944 A P-40 fighter plane is hoisted from the Liberty Ship, "John Dockweiler", which brought fifteen planes from the U. S. to Karachi, India. All of the planes were hoisted from the ship in slightly over an hour, during WWII. Photo by Tec Sgt Roy J. Yarnell.

Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer talks to a group of flyers in Suichwan (Suichuan), China, in 1944, during WWII. Photo courtesy of Tony Strotman.

November 14, 1944 Control Malariologist D. D. Sorrentino using blood smear kit of his own design on a Chinese soldier in China during WWII. Photo by Pvt. Thomas Melvin.

Pvt. Thomas J. Gardner, Georgetown, Ky., road patrol operator of the Burma Road Engineers, grades part of the road west of the Salween River. Burma, 10/1/1944. During WWII in the CBI. Signal Corps Photo by Tec 5 C.L. Kocourek.

September 29, 1944, Burma Road Engineer's road grader working on the Burma Road and Chinese civilians look on. During WWII in China. Photo by T/Sgt., S. L. Greenberg

September 30, 1944, in China during WWII: S/Sgt. Steve Wasylyshyn, 279 Garfield St., Johnstown, Pa., inspects jewelry an 82 year old Chinese woman has again brought out now that the Japanese have left her village. She explained that she hid them when the Japanese first came and has kept them that way through all of their occupation. Photo by Sgt...

October 2, 1944 Burma Road Engineer camp west of the Salween, showing the river in the background. Photo by T/5 G. L. Kocourek

September 15, 1944 Chinese General officers of the Hon. 1st Div. and the American Liaison Officers attached to that Division. Photo by Pvt. W. E. Shemorry