OSS CBI Photobook 11, Part 1 - Calcutta, and Transition to Camp

Page 11 of the Photobook transitions from
further Calcutta scenes, to air transport,
to a base camp somewhere.

Page 11, top half.

Gene sits in the center of this trio.
Note the insignia on his left shoulder.

I'm sure he liked the reflected image on the shiny paint
on the side of the bus, plus the contrasting modes of transport.
Persuasive ad: "Be Tailored at Kamalalaya Ld."

Note the coconuts at the lower left.

Can someone identify this gate?
What is that critter on the top?

Pretty long snout for a lioness.