A U. S. truck convoy along the Ledo Road headed to China on 28 January 1945

Gift of Hiram Vance Boone, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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U.S. truck convoy along Ledo Road. "Convoy on the Ledo Road headed to China. Date Jan. 28th 1945 passing within one mile of front lines. Hiram Boone." 28 January 1945.

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$120.00
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Hiram Vance Boone was born 26 February 1921 in Marion, Virginia. He was inducted into the Army on 23 September 1943 and was posted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma for artillery training where he underwent basic training, working specifically with the 75mm pack howitzer and mules. He would receive additional training at Camp Gruber in Oklahoma and mountain training at Camp Carson, Colorado before shipping out to the CBI Theater.
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Myanma
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22.000
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98.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Trucks--American--Burma
Roads--Burma