Military personnel reading a sign about Ledo Road, Wanting, 1945

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. American serviceman and a Chinese serviceman reading a sign about Ledo Road [Stilwell Road] in English and Chinese at the China-Burma border. Official caption on front: "Sign at the China-Burma border at Wanting, China. US Army Photo 158-16." Wanting, China. 1945

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1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Wandingzhen
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24.017
Longitude: 
98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Military personnel--American--China
Military personnel--Chinese--China
Burma Road (China and Burma)--China
Stilwell Road (Burma and India)