Walter Orey's
China-Burma-India
Photo Album
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Geiger Field, Washington
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Charles Daly, Kenneth Clark, Gene Butler, Charlie Ahern (Kenneth Clark photo)
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Charles Daly, Kenneth Clark, Walter Orey, Gene Butler, Charlie Ahern. Geiger Field, Washington.
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(04) Geiger Field July 1944
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(05) Third Street West - Geiger Field
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(06) 1891st Engineer Aviation Battalion barracks at Geiger Field
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(11) Walter, Betty, and Jeanne
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(13) Walter with rifle and helmet
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(20) Walter at the Los Angeles Port of Embarkation
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Enroute India
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(19) Troop ship USS General Randall
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(14) Leaving Los Angeles Port of Embarkation
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(16) Fiji Islands policeman 1944
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(15) Fiji Islands woman with child 1944
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Scenes from India
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(18) Indian seated, legs folded
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(22) Elderly Indian with natives pushing cart in background
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(21) Building with large ornate tower
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(24) Ornate tower with city in background
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(25) Street scene in India
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(26) Walter with native boy
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Men and Equipment Move to Burma
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(30) Planes and equipment on airstrip
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(31) Preparing equipment for the flight into Burma. Note disassembled tank at left.
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(29) Securing equipment in transport plane
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(32) Aerial view during trip from India to Burma
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(28) C-47 "Skytrain" in Burma (Known also as "Dakota" (British), "Skytrooper" (U.S. Navy) and "Gooney Bird")
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(27) Unloading equipment from transport in Burma
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Burma Airfield Construction
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(37) Jungle has been cleared for new airstrip
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(33) Bulldozer spreads gravel
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(34) Myitkyina airstrip taking shape
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(38) Men and equipment at work on an airstrip
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(42) Smoothing the airstrip
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(43) Surfacing the runway
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(41) Plane lands on completed runway
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(40) Myitkyina airstrip - Burma 1945
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Army Life in Burma
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(44) Work on the river's edge
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(48) Walter with Sgt. Jones
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(49) In the shade with weapon ready
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(46) Walter and pal outside tent
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(47) Walter and pal with weapons ready
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(51) Walter with tiger - Burma 1945
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(62) Defending the camp perimeter from a slit trench
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(71) Japanese tanks draw G.I. attention
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(64) Peering out of Japanese tank
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(67) Walter posing in Japanese tank in Burma 1945
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(66) Walter crouching with pistol in hand
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(74) Walter holding a small animal
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(70) G.I. part of USO show in Burma
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(72) USO show in Burma 1944
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(73) Walter outside his tent 1944
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(76) Walter holding skull in Burma
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(77) Walter at work in Burma
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Scenes from Burma
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(68) Baptist Mission in Bhamo
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(69) Chinese soldier in Burma 1945
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(52) Burma village and lake
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(53) Burmese band and bandleader
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(57) Unusual trees alongside the road
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(60) Burmese woman smoking native plant
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(61) Statue of Burmese idol
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(63) Men roofing a Burmse basha
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(65) Burmese women and infant
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The Stilwell Road
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(84) Many switchbacks on the Burma Road
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(78) Convoy of trucks cross bridge
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(79) High above Salween River bridge
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(80) Transporting trucks on river barges
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(81) Truck accident on Burma Road
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(83) Salween River suspension bridge
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(85) View of valley from high above on Burma Road
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(118) Walter with his .45 pistol
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(89) Chinese farmland stepped into hillside
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Scenes from China
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(86) Women working the rice paddies
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(87) Chinese farmer in rice paddie
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(88) Chinese boats moored at dock
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(90) Chinese houses along canal
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(91) Chinese man-powered irrigation system
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(92) Chinese Temple of 1000 Faces
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(96) Buddha statue in temple
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(97) Chinese architecture
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(99) Idol with angry face
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(100) Kunming countryside
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(101) Walter and pal on detached duty in Kunming, China, 1945.
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(108) Crew patching holes - Kunming, China
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(112) Heavy rickshaw traffic on street in Kunming
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(113) Kunming crowd views movie poster for Waterloo Bridge with Robert Taylor and Vivian Leigh
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(115) Barracks-like buildings
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(116) Chinese boat with full sail travels along river
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(117) Chinese women and children on small boat
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(93) Buddha statue in Chinese temple
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(121) Elderly Chinese man walking along the street
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(122) Horsedrawn cart with modern wheels and tires
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(123) Rickshaw on streets of Kunming
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(126) Ill or starving men at roadside
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(127) Buildings (unknown location)
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(124) Chinese street scene
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(128) Young Chinese boy working on airstrip
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(129) Chinese stage production
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(131) Landscape (unknown location)
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(132) Woman and children on street in Kunming
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(104) P-40 "Warhawk" - original Flying Tigers fighter
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(135) Walter in front of P-38 Lightning
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(110) Walter posing with P-51
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(106) P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter
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(105) Air Transport Command (ATC) planes on the runway
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(107) C-46 "Commando" landing
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(103) Walter poses with B-25 "Mitchell" Hustlen Hazel. Note number of missions indicated.
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(136) B-29 and crew in China
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(139) View from cockpit of B-29
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China Airfield Construction
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(140) Runway at Mengtze China airfield
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(141) Chinese workers pull roller over runway
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(142) Workers on Mengtze airfield
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(144) Chinese loborers on airfield
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(125) Chinese women working on airfield
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(145) Chinese laborers loading dirt from woven baskets into Army trucks
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(134) Gravel trucks and steam shovel
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(111) Crew moving logs onto truck
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(119) Young Chinese more curious about the camera than airfield construction
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(147) Walter with shoulder-mounted weapon
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Japanese Surrender Ceremony in China
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(151) Japanese wooden plane with newly-painted green cross
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(150) Japanese arrive for surrender ceremony near Mengtze, China
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(149) Japanese officer and official during surrender
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(148) P-38 "Lightning" takes victory roll during surrender ceremony
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(152) Sunset over our camp in China 1945
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The Voyage Home
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(154) S.S. Marine Panther. Troop ship for the voyage home.
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(155) Marine Panther arrives in Seattle
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(156) Smiling G.I.'s on deck
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(153) Walter and buddy aboard Marine Panther
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(157) Captain and passengers
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(158) Soldiers on deck of Marine Panther
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(159) Marine Panther pulls alongside dock
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(160) View from dockside Marine Panther 1946
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Walter Orey's
China-Burma-India
Photo Album
Photographs shared by John Clark
Read the story behind the photos:
Walter Orey Memoir of World War II
COPYRIGHT © 2010 CARL W. WEIDENBURNER
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