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Frist Ledo Road Convoy to Reach Kunming, China

Date: 05/16/2007

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IPTC: Caption	US Army Corps of Engineers General Lewis A. Pick leads 113 vehicles of the first convoy to use the new Ledo (Stillwell) Road to reach Kunming. Leaving Ledo, Assam, India on January 12, 1944, they arrived in Myitkyina, Burma on January 15, where they were held up by Japanese resistance until January 23. Crossing the Chinese border at Wanting, China on January 28, they had traveled 1,079 miles to reach Kunming. A representative of every engineering company that worked on the Ledo Road accompanied the convoy.	IPTC: Copyright Notice	Image is Copyrighted Please Do Not Distribute or Copy
IPTC: City	Kunming	IPTC: Country Name	China
IPTC: Date Created	19450205	IPTC: Province State	Yunnan

Keywords: Kunming China Lewis A. Pick Pick Stillwell Road Ledo Road Stillwell Ledo Burma Assam convoy jimmy 2 1/2 ton truck truck 2.5 ton truck