Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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The first convoy to use new Ledo Rd at Mile Zero marker at the railhead of Ledo, India, Jan 12, 1945. The Ledo Road connected with the old Burma Road as part of the effort to truck supplies to Kunming, China	US Army Signal Corps Technical Sergeant Harry A. Downard looking at a killed paratrooper of US 101st Airborne Division, near Bastogne, Belgium, 12 Jan 1945

USS Essex strike photo of a Japanese freighter just after being struck by a torpedo in the port bow off Cap St Jacques, French Indochina (Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. This ship would take two more torpedoes before sinking	USS Essex strike photo of badly damaged Japanese tanker and freighter off Cap St Jacques, French Indochina (Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. Both ships would take even more damage before sinking.

USS Essex strike photo of burning oil storage tanks at Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.	USS Essex strike photo of the former French cruiser La Motte-Picquet capsized in Saigon Harbor, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945. The cruiser’s turrets and superstructure were previously removed

USS Essex strike photo showing shipping under attack in Saigon Harbor, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), 12 Jan 1945.	Men of the US 347th Infantry Regiment taking a meal break while en route to La Roche, Belgium, 13 Jan 1945

Photo from USS Essex showing Fleet Oiler USS Aucilla riding the rough seas that made refueling operations impossible, 13 Jan 1945. USS Ticonderoga is seen beyond.	Aerial view of Soton Airfield, Soton, Taichu (now Caotun, Nantou), Taiwan, 14 Jan 1945

Kagi Airfield under B-29 bomber attack, southern Taiwan, 14 Jan 1945, photo 1 of 3	Kagi Airfield under B-29 bomber attack, southern Taiwan, 14 Jan 1945, photo 2 of 3

Kagi Airfield under B-29 bomber attack, southern Taiwan, 14 Jan 1945, photo 3 of 3	Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery standing in a Jeep while addressing American troops in Devon, England, United Kingdom, 15 Jan 1945. The bare-headed soldiers suggest this was a worship or memorial service.

Helldiver aircraft over Hornet, South China Sea, mid-Jan 1945, photo 1 of 2	Helldiver aircraft over Hornet, South China Sea, mid-Jan 1945, photo 2 of 2

Kaneka Soda Company chemical plant under attack by Air Group 80 aircraft from USS Ticonderoga, Tainan, Taiwan, 15 Jan 1945, photo 1 of 2	Kaneka Soda Company chemical plant under attack by Air Group 80 aircraft from USS Ticonderoga, Tainan, Taiwan, 15 Jan 1945, photo 2 of 2

Lt Fred Eberle of the USAAF 333rd Fighter Squadron nursing his damaged P-38 Lighting back to Saipan after receiving battle damage over Iwo Jima, 15 Jan 1945. Photo taken from an accompanying B-24 Liberator.	Underside view of B-24L Liberator “Flying Ass” of the 451st Bomb Group just prior to bomb release over railroad yards in Vienna, Austria, 15 Jan 1945.