Great Indian Peninsular Railway - Round House at Asansol Junction, India Taken at 1/200 f5.6 ANSCO film, yellow filter From moving train, March 1945
SACO group (Smitty on left) in front of oxen pulling hay cart, near Calcutta, 1945.
SACO group at Ganges River, Calcutta, 1945. Waiting for flight over the hump into China.
SACO group in village in India, entry into CBI theater, WWII - 1945
Smitty kneeling with children in village near Calcutta, 1945.
SACO group training in jungle India/Burma, 1945. Smitty on left with M-1 carbine and K-Bar.
Smitty and Paul West, Tent labeled “The Armpit Arms” Camp Kancharpara or Chaparo (or Chepara), India, March 1945.
Ahmud, Number 1 boy of hostel, and Salee.
"Smitty" Smith and Paul West, Calcutta, March, 1945.
Smith in F15 Polsten Lorry and PHM1c Don Kerns in front of US Navy Hospital, X-Ray unit on sign.
Corpsman Don Kerns, Smith, Foran.
Smitty and Paul West at "Black Hole of Calcutta", 1945
Oil fire in Calcutta, 1945
Pparasnath Jain Temple – Calcutta, India Taken from Main gate looking north. 1945
Small dome and pavilion in Parshwanath Jain Temple garden next to the main temple. Forground, Smitty and Paul West. March 1945
Stones and cut glass completely cover Parshwanath Jain Temple. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Parshwanath Jain temple looking west, interior garden gate from temple to temple. Arch gateway, Calcutta, March 1945
Main entrance Parshwanath Jain temple. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Vultures in grounds to Jain temple. Calcutta, March 1945
Water buffalo. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Barasat Village, India scene. Sailors: "Smitty" Smith, Paul W. Porter, A.H. "Stormy" Weathers, Jesse S. Gregory, F.J. McGowan and unidentified. 1/100@ f5.6 – yellow filter, March 1945.
Hooghly River (tributary of Ganges in West Bengal) & water buffalo. Al Weathers, McGowan, Gregory, Porter & Smitty. 1/100 f5.6 – yellow filter
Smitty and Paul West. Chowringee Road looking north. Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co. department store in background. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Chowringee Road, heart of Calcutta's business district. Whiteaway and Laidlaw department store carried well-made British clothing and accessories along with the best of available Indian merchandise. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Typical barbershop scene with street chow in background. Park Street on Sunday morning as I came from church. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Maidan “Jig-Jig” Park behind our quarters in Fort William. 43 Theatre Road. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Usual street scene, looking north of New Market. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Parasitical disease Elephantitis, common in wartime tropics Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Brahma oxen hauling logs. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Water buffalo in moat. Calcutta, India, March 1945.
Flying the hump - Calcutta over Burma to Kunming, China en route to NS Naval Group China. July 1945
Looking from Mt. Kusham (Kui Shan) over the Min River to Nantei (Nantai) on the left (Island) and Foochow (Fuzhou) on the right. Sept. 1945
Nelson Foran and Smitty (W. Elsworth Smith). Mts. above the Burma road in Southern China. (Water Buffalo shipped in from India to use in the rice paddies.) July 1945
Smitty, Burma Road
Smitty with M1911A1 Colt 45 and K-Bar
Smitty testing his balance with cargo yo-yo stick, with two farmers
Smitty and Foran
"The Oversea Banking Corporation of China" building, Kunming, China. Smith and Foran on steps. Smitty remembers a SACO activity at this site. Aug. 1945
Aug. 1945 at Camp Hank Gibbins, China Left to right – Back row to front. Rudy P. Jakmas, MM1c – Herman J. Schmelling, BM2c – Matt Gromala, SF1c – H.C. Holesberg, BM2c – Lloyd T. Cobb, BM2c – Evan C. Dabson, GM1c – Robert F. Weber, GM2c – R.J. Allaire, BM2c – Nelson Foran, SK3c – Two Houseboys – W.E. "Smitty" Smith, SKD1c
Camp Hank Gibbins, out of Kunming. Aug. 1945 left to right from back row, W1 Hall – Nelson Foran, SK3c – Sal J. Ciaccio, MoMM1c – Evan C. Dabson, GM1c – J. W. Finlayson, MM1c – Rudy P. Jakmas, M1c – J.B. Hudson, COX – Richard I. Terpstra, BM2c – R. S. Haselton, BM2c – Guy D. Tressler, GM2c – Matt Gromala, BM2c – W. E. "Smitty" Smith, SK(D)1c – J. H. Frederick, EM3c At table on left H. J. Schmeling, GM1c. Unidentified FRUCHI radio operator, Chinese House boy in front of radio
Ancient entrance to city at Golden Horse Gate and Jade Rooster Gate (background), Kunming China (Yunan). July 1945
Ancient entrance to city at Jade Rooster Gate and Golden Horse Gate (background), Kunming China (Yunan). July 1945
Prisoner who stole a gun from the small factory by Camp Hank Gibson’s. Taken in court yard of that factory. He was executed by the Chinese Army next day. Aug. 1945 [the pistol in the right of picture identified as “broom handle” German Mauser C96]
Nelson Foran on steps of "Bamboo Temple" also known as "Temple in Garden of Gods". Sign indicates "drum house." Located on Yu'an Mountain, 12 kilometers (7 miles) northwest of Kunming.
Huating Temple in Western Hills, Kunming.
Buddhas in Garden of Gods, Kunming. Sept. 1945. Smitty in center.
A Devil statue in Garden of Gods in Kunming Hills. Sept. 1945
Wall scenes of Qiongzhu Si (Bamboo Temple) in Yu'an Mts. Gilt edged strips of cloth hanging from the ceiling. Red with Gold stripes in them. Aug. 1945
Unidentified pagoda.
Sign in right foreground advertises blood drive at the Post Office in Foochow, 1945.
Bronze Buddha in Qiongzhu Si (Bamboo Temple) in Yu'an Mountains near Kunming.
Bronze Buddha, donation ribbons in foreground, in Qiongzhu Si (Bamboo Temple) in Yu'an Mountains near Kunming.
One form of burial of Chinese Buddhists. To leave the body on top of ground until completely decayed. Must have food and tea brought to it daily. When decayed the bones are picked up and placed in jars and put in tombs. Aug. 1945
YongQuan Temple, GuShan Mountain
Kunming, China (Yunan) Aug. 1945
Smitty in ricksha.
Identified by a reader as a street in Foochou (now Fuzhou), with the vertical sign 德余京果行 advertising a famous sugar and nuts shop.
Marketplace, Kunming, China Aug. 1945
PACT Shot SACO group, Douglas C-47 Dakota "Miss Mavis" from 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron at Kunming. Ready for transport to Kweilin. August 31, 1945. SKD1c W. E. Smith on left, BM1c L.E. Roach, MoMM1c Sal J. Ciaccio, BM2c R.J. Allaire, CCM P.V. Redman, BM2c Lloyd T. Cobb, MM1c “Rudy” P. Jakmas, LTJG Frank E. McKenzie, ENS Billy W. Houck
"Japanese Officer and building where they took us for the night." Sept. 1945
Plane crew of 4 and 9 SACO from PACT Shot in front of C47 (43-15859) from 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron. Smitty and crew of SACO PACT Shot were forced down on Japanese occupied air strip. Taken September 1, 1945, the morning the plane flew out after being refueled by Japanese. SKD1c W. E. Smith on left, air crew, air crew, air crew, BM1c L.E. Roach, MoMM1c Sal J. Ciaccio, MM1c “Rudy” P. Jakmas, BM2c R.J. Allaire, BM2c Lloyd T. Cobb, pilot, CCM P.V. Redman, LTJG Frank E. McKenzie, ENS Billy W. Houck
Preparing for firing squad. Foochow, China. September, 1945.
Chinese officer performing execution!
Firing Squad executioner with rifle. Foochow, China. September, 1945.
Execution by firing squad. Foochow, China. September, 1945.
Executed by Chinese guerillas, China 1945.
Foochow, October 1945
Nelson Foran in ricksha.
City taxis, rickshas and sometimes carried sedan chairs.
Looks like a large 3 story loom, but this is for stretching candy. Fukien. September 1945
Typical scene of the Chinese doing their laundry in the streams by the side of the road. Near Camp Hank Gibbins. Little boy in background without any seat in his pants is the custom for little children. Aug 1945
Small village scene 35 mils south of Kunming (Yunan) China. Nelson Foran, SK3c on the right. Aug. 1945
Fabric store and Silk Clothing (1 week sale sign underneath). Economy growing after War end. (November, 1945, Foochow)
C-46 awaiting repair of bomb crater by Chinese soldiers. Smith under plane.
C-46 – Aircraft designation B 427, stuck on airstrip China, 1945
Bomb crater on airstrip, tried patch with Marston matting China, 1945
Unidentified family awaiting transport on C-47.
C-47
Trash collection, milk, and sometimes meat.
Believe this to be the back of Huating Temple in the Western Hills of Kunming.
School children in a Home in Nantei China. Sept. 1945
Pillbox and bomb shelter.
Kienow (Jian'ou), China as PACT Shot shoved off for trip down Min River to Foochow. Sept. 1945
Hospital Number 2 in Kienow, PACT Doc.
Kunming, China Aug. 1945
Kunming, China, Aug. 1945
Tomb in hillside.
Some of PACT Shot in front of tomb. Front, left to right: __,Holbert,__,Terpstra, Jakmas, Foran. Back: Houseboy, __,Maddox,Jarman,__,Weber,Redman,__, Smith.
Coast watchers atop the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) building that served as HQ for SACO in Foochow.
Chinese Girl with YO-YO stick in Nantei, China. "Coolie girl." Sept. 1945
Chinese Lion dance.
"Tex" Howell and Nelson Foran
School (most likely) in Kienyang.
Interior of Nind-Lacy Memorial Chapel. Hanging on the front wall over the stained glass is the "blue-sky white-sun red-earth" national flag and the "blue-sky white-sun" Nationalist Party flag, flanking a portrait of Sun Yat-Sen. Later taken over and became gymnasium of the Fuzhou Middle School.
Schoolboys in unknown school or orphanage. SACO Americans were often accommodated by Christian missionaries and schools throughout China.
Mission (most likely) in Kienyang.
Smith, unknown, and Foran
Foran and Smith
Seldom seen Chinese armored vehicle. The 200th Mechanized Division was destroyed by the Japanese in the battle of Nanking and after this defeat Chiang Kai Shek had never used his tanks until the Americans organized the new Chinese units in the last period of World War II.
Leprosy affliction (Hansen's disease).
Leprosy affliction.
SK3c Nelson Foran by bombed ruins.
Front, far right Rudy Jakmas.
Lt. G.M. Amos, Jr., Executive Officer, Lt. Comdr R.J. Schoettler PACT Shot Commanding Officer, unknown Chinese officer.
Min River South to Foochow. Sept. 1945
South on Min River, to Fuzhou, the provincial capital of Fujian. Sept. 1945
Basket weaving.
Smith and Foran with two Army Price Control Officers in Foochow, China. Chinese children in trailer. Sept. 1945
Chinese guerilla SACO unit.
Japanese soldiers after surrender. Foochow, September, 1945
Left to right: BM2c L.F. Jarman, MM1c J.W. Finlayson, SK3c Nelson Foran (front row), Houseboy
Identified with a hint from a reader Zhang (thanks), as the Jingri Lou temple ("high-rise close to the sun"). Also known as the Lizheng Door, this symbol of pride was in the north-south axis line of old Kunming city at the southern gateway of Kunming, the same as Jinma Biji Square. In the 1950s, the “Jinri Building” was removed.
Shopkeeper, background shows hanging meat and shark fins.
Roadside restaurants with hanging ducks.
Shoes and clothing shop. Foochow, China, November 1945
Baby in wicker high chair. Foochow, China, November 1945
Little girl. Foochow, China, November 1945
Kunming, China Aug. 1945: left to right, SF1c H.C. Holseburg – GM2c B.C. Howell, Jr., – Lt. Comdr R.J. Schoettler PACT Shot Commanding Officer, - SKD1c W.E. Smith – SK3c Nelson Foran – GM1c Herman J. Schmeling – Lt. G.M. Amos, Jr., Executive Officer PACT Shot
Unidentified radio operators. Probably near Foochow.
Hotel in Shanghai, December, 1945.
Smitty, standing Foochow, China, November 1945
Smitty, kneeling Foochow, China, November 1945
Smitty, sitting Foochow, China, November 1945
SACO U. S. NAVAL GROUP – PACT SHOT FOOCHOW, CHINA 11 November 1945
Smitty, Merry Xmas card printed in darkroom under stairs at quarters. Foochow, China, November 1945
C47, Smitty’s ride to Shanghai China, 1945
Discharged at home with wife Hethie Smith and pup Skipper. Reger, MO. March, 1946
