Burma / Myanmar: An African-American US Army soldier and a Chinese soldier placing the flag of their respective allies on the front of a jeep that was about to drive onto the Ledo Road/Stilwell Road, 6 Feb 1945

China Burma India Theater (CBI) was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjunction with British and Chinese Allied air and land forces in China, Burma, and India during World War II.

Well-known US units in this theater included the Flying Tigers, transport and bomber units flying the Hump, the 1st Air Commando Group, the engineers who built Ledo Road, and the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), otherwise known as Merrill's Marauders.

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Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

John Gutman

Credit:

Pictures From History

Theme:

China Burma India Theatre