In the bottom half of this page, below, we examine the photos on the assumption that they are placed in deliberate order, as I always do first. Top row, left to right: B-24 bomber; cart in rural area drawn by a Chinese-style horse; big city.
But the B-24 and the big city are from one roll of film, I infer from the yellow tinge to the prints. The other five are from another roll of film, with no yellow tinge.
So one hypothesis is that these big-deal OSS guys got a plane, instead of a train, from Calcutta to a rest camp to the northeast, in the direction of the hard-won trailhead of the Stillwell Road: Ledo.
Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber, identified for us by kind friends. |
This is to the northeast: high, rural Assam or Nagaland. |
So where could this rest camp be?
Nagaland: Kohima?
Assam: Dibrugarh, on the Brahmaputra River?
Nagaland: Ledo itself?
That's a big ol' camera in his buddy's right hand. Kind friends have helped identify it as a Graflex Speed Graphic. |
Note the dagger and the wristwatch, both standard in the OSS kit. This is Frenchie, Albert Robichaud. |
So, dear friends, if you know someone who has been through something big, talk with them and get the details while you can.
Z
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