An American serviceman assigned to the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater pauses for an informal portrait, his shoulder patch identifying his theater of service. Behind him stands a weathered colonial-era building, likely repurposed for wartime military use. Photographs like this one, drawn from a private negative collection, offer a personal counterpoint to official military photography -- capturing the everyday routines and downtime of Allied personnel serving in one of World War II's most logistically demanding theaters, where troops supported operations along the Burma Road and the airlift over 'The Hump' into China. Project: 218099