First Convoy on Burma-Ledo Road
Photographs by Jack Wilkes
It didn't even have an official name yet, but after two-and-a-half years of construction, this first convoy over what would become Stilwell Road was big news. Correspondents from all the major news outlets were along to document the event, including LIFE photographer Jack Wilkes, who took the photos shown below. Unfortunately there are no captions. Some of the photos made it to the magazine in articles about the road and the war in China, Burma and India, and all are now part of the LIFE Photo Collection at Google Arts & Culture.
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