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Geiger Field, Washington Click to continue

Charles Daly, Kenneth Clark, Gene Butler, Charlie Ahern (Kenneth Clark photo) Charles Daly, Kenneth Clark, Walter Orey, Gene Butler, Charlie Ahern. Geiger Field, Washington.

(02)  (04)  Geiger Field July 1944

(05)  Third Street West - Geiger Field (06)  1891st Engineer Aviation Battalion barracks at Geiger Field

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(09)  Walter Orey (10)  Gas mask training

(11)  Walter, Betty, and Jeanne

(12)  At Geiger Field (13)  Walter with rifle and helmet

(20)  Walter at the Los Angeles Port of Embarkation

Enroute India Click to continue

(19)  Troop ship USS General Randall (14)  Leaving Los Angeles Port of Embarkation

(16)  Fiji Islands policeman 1944 (15)  Fiji Islands woman with child 1944

Scenes from India Click to continue

(17)  Snake charmer

(18)  Indian seated, legs folded

(22)  Elderly Indian with natives pushing cart in background (21)  Building with large ornate tower

(23)  Indian native

(24)  Ornate tower with city in background

(25)  Street scene in India

(26)  Walter with native boy

Men and Equipment Move to Burma Click to continue

(30)  Planes and equipment on airstrip

(31)  Preparing equipment for the flight into Burma. Note disassembled tank at left.

(29)  Securing equipment in transport plane

(32)  Aerial view during trip from India to Burma

(28)  C-47 "Skytrain" in Burma  (Known also as "Dakota" (British), "Skytrooper" (U.S. Navy) and "Gooney Bird")

(27)  Unloading equipment from transport in Burma

Burma Airfield Construction Click to continue

(35)  Bulldozers at work

(37)  Jungle has been cleared for new airstrip

(33)  Bulldozer spreads gravel

(34)  Myitkyina airstrip taking shape

(36)  Graders at work

(38)  Men and equipment at work on an airstrip

(42)  Smoothing the airstrip

(39)  Bhamo Tower

(43)  Surfacing the runway

(41)  Plane lands on completed runway

(40)  Myitkyina airstrip - Burma 1945

Army Life in Burma Click to continue

(44)  Work on the river's edge

(48)  Walter with Sgt. Jones (49)  In the shade with weapon ready

(46)  Walter and pal outside tent

(47)  Walter and pal with weapons ready

(50)  Walter with rifle (51)  Walter with tiger - Burma 1945

(62)  Defending the camp perimeter from a slit trench

(71)  Japanese tanks draw G.I. attention

(64)  Peering out of Japanese tank (67)  Walter posing in Japanese tank in Burma 1945

(66)  Walter crouching with pistol in hand (74)  Walter holding a small animal

(70)  G.I. part of USO show in Burma

(72)  USO show in Burma 1944

(73)  Walter outside his tent 1944

(76)  Walter holding skull in Burma (77)  Walter at work in Burma

Scenes from Burma Click to continue

(68)  Baptist Mission in Bhamo (69)  Chinese soldier in Burma 1945

(52)  Burma village and lake

(53)  Burmese band and bandleader

(54)  Burmese band

(55)  Burmese marketplace

(56)  Native stage show

(57)  Unusual trees alongside the road

(58)  Burmese temple (59)  Burmese children

(60)  Burmese woman smoking native plant (61)  Statue of Burmese idol

(63)  Men roofing a Burmse basha

(65)  Burmese women and infant

The Stilwell Road Click to continue

(84)  Many switchbacks on the Burma Road

(78)  Convoy of trucks cross bridge (82)  Burma Road 1945

(79)  High above Salween River bridge

(80)  Transporting trucks on river barges

(81)  Truck accident on Burma Road

(83)  Salween River suspension bridge

(85)  View of valley from high above on Burma Road (118)  Walter with his .45 pistol

(89)  Chinese farmland stepped into hillside

Scenes from China Click to continue

(86)  Women working the rice paddies

(87)  Chinese farmer in rice paddie

(88)  Chinese boats moored at dock

(90)  Chinese houses along canal

(91)  Chinese man-powered irrigation system

(92)  Chinese Temple of 1000 Faces

(96)  Buddha statue in temple

(97)  Chinese architecture

(98)  Chinese pagoda

(99)  Idol with angry face

(100)  Kunming countryside

(101)  Walter and pal on detached duty in Kunming, China, 1945.

(108)  Crew patching holes - Kunming, China (112)  Heavy rickshaw traffic on street in Kunming

(113)  Kunming crowd views movie poster for Waterloo Bridge with Robert Taylor and Vivian Leigh (114)  Unknown scene

(115)  Barracks-like buildings

(116)  Chinese boat with full sail travels along river

(143)  Boats on canal

(117)  Chinese women and children on small boat

(93)  Buddha statue in Chinese temple (121)  Elderly Chinese man walking along the street

(120)  Chinese troops

(122)  Horsedrawn cart with modern wheels and tires

(123)  Rickshaw on streets of Kunming

(126)  Ill or starving men at roadside

(127)  Buildings (unknown location)

(124)  Chinese street scene (128)  Young Chinese boy working on airstrip

(129)  Chinese stage production

(131)  Landscape (unknown location)

(130)  Chinese children (132)  Woman and children on street in Kunming

(133)  Making water pipe

Famous Planes Click to continue

(104)  P-40 "Warhawk" - original Flying Tigers fighter

(135)  Walter in front of P-38 Lightning

(102)  P-51 "Mustang"

(110)  Walter posing with P-51

(106)  P-61 "Black Widow" night fighter

(105)  Air Transport Command (ATC) planes on the runway

(109)  More ATC planes

(107)  C-46 "Commando" landing

(103)  Walter poses with B-25 "Mitchell" Hustlen Hazel.  Note number of missions indicated.

(136)  B-29 and crew in China

(137)  Cockpit of B-29 (139)  View from cockpit of B-29

(138)  First B-29 I saw in China

China Airfield Construction Click to continue

(140)  Runway at Mengtze China airfield

(141)  Chinese workers pull roller over runway

(142)  Workers on Mengtze airfield

(144)  Chinese loborers on airfield

(125)  Chinese women working on airfield

(145)  Chinese laborers loading dirt from woven baskets into Army trucks

(134)  Gravel trucks and steam shovel

(111)  Crew moving logs onto truck

(119)  Young Chinese more curious about the camera than airfield construction

(147)  Walter with shoulder-mounted weapon

Japanese Surrender Ceremony in China Click to continue

(151)  Japanese wooden plane with newly-painted green cross

(150)  Japanese arrive for surrender ceremony near Mengtze, China

(149)  Japanese officer and official during surrender

(148)  P-38 "Lightning" takes victory roll during surrender ceremony

(152)  Sunset over our camp in China 1945

The Voyage Home Click to continue

(154)  S.S. Marine Panther. Troop ship for the voyage home.

(155)  Marine Panther arrives in Seattle

(156)  Smiling G.I.'s on deck

(153)  Walter and buddy aboard Marine Panther

(157)  Captain and passengers

(158) Soldiers on deck of Marine Panther

(159)  Marine Panther pulls alongside dock

(160)  View from dockside Marine Panther 1946

WALTER OREY (1946)

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 


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