An American airman, identifiable by the China-Burma-India 'blood chit' patch on his flight jacket, shares a lighthearted moment with a young woman at a wartime social gathering. Such patches, bearing American and Chinese flags with an appeal for aid, were issued to airmen flying over China to assist their safe return if shot down. Photographs like this offer a glimpse of the rare moments of leisure and romance amid the demands of the CBI Theater during World War II. Project: 218058