Hump Express
 Military transport schedules over India for cargo, personnel and mail . . .            Maximum tonnage of essential war materials over the Hump . . .            Movement of troops and supplies in support of tactical operations in China . . .            Evacuation of the sick and wounded . . .            These were the missions of the India-China Division  -  Air Transport Command  -  United States Army Air Forces  -  China-Burma-India Theater of World War II           
  HUMP EXPRESS was the official weekly newspaper of the India-China Division (ICD) of the Air Transport Command (ATC) of the U.S. Army Air Force in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of World War II.  The pages below have been re-created from original 1945 issues of the newspaper, the original stories, the original pictures, a unique history of ICD.

JANUARY 25 - NORTH CHINA TROOPS MOVED BY ICD
FEBRUARY 8 - 44,000 TONS TO CHINA IN JANUARY
FEBRUARY 15 - FLOUT ENEMY TO EVACUATE SUICHWAN
FEBRUARY 22 - C-54 SETS NEW TRANS-OCEANIC MARK
MARCH 1 - LIFE SAVED AS TANKER CARRIES STRICKEN MEDIC
MARCH 8 - AUSTRALIA HOP CLOSES GLOBE CIRCUIT
MARCH 15 - ASSAM SURGEON COMBINES SHOTS TO SAVE ARMS
MARCH 22 - FIRST N.Y.-CALCUTTA ROUND TRIP ON HOMEWARD LEG
MARCH 29 - SERVICE IS GOOD, SAYS PASSENGERS OF ICD's LINERS
APRIL 5 - AIR EVACUATION IS STREAMLINED TO AID PATIENTS
APRIL 12 - SELF EMPLOYMENT IS PROMINENT AMONG AIMS OF GIs
APRIL 26 - BAILOUTS COME BACK UNDER ESCORT
MAY 3 - MEDICS FIGHT CHOLERA AS EPIDEMIC SPREADS
MAY 10 - CONFIRM UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF NAZIS
MAY 17 - ANNOUNCE READJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR ICD
MAY 24 - ICD HELPED HALT THREAT OF JAPANESE IN CHINA
MAY 31 - TORNADO SWEEPS AREA; CAUSES DEATH, INJURIES
JUNE 7 - CHIHKIANG LOSS IS BLOW TO JAPANESE HOPES
JUNE 14 - LIUCHOW IS RE-ENTERED BY CHINESE FORCES
JUNE 28 - DEFENSES OF LIUCHOW AREA ARE ASSAILED
JULY 5 - LIUCHOW VICTORY COMPLETE
JULY 12 - FRENCHMEN FLOWN FROM INDO-CHINA
JULY 19 - CITY OF LIUCHOW IS VICTIM OF JAP MILITARY
JULY 26 - CHINESE RECAPTURE 3 TOWNS ON INVASION COAST  NEW!
AUGUST 9 - ATOMIC BOMB DEVASTATES NIPPON CITY  NEW!
AUGUST 16 - JAPAN WAR ENDS; TERMS ACCEPTED  (ORIGINAL)   NEW!
AUGUST 23 - OCCUPATION FORCE TO LAND SUNDAY  NEW!
BROAD VIEWS BY KIN PLATT

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