Three Army personnel with WWII L-2 Grasshopper Reconnaissance aircraft. Caption on reverse written in pen: "I have returned - Corregidor", dating photograph to late 1944 based on quote by General MacArthur on 20 October 1944. The three officers in photo are wearing WWII vintage khaki uniforms with long sleeves. The aircraft in photo is the Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper, a small observation aircraft.
Small print used for Oregon Stater magazine. Military stock photo with stamp on reverse: "Processed by Headquarters "B" Detachment 164th Signal Photographic Company APO 627." The print is also marked CT-45-23831 in pencil, possibly dating photo to 1945. Beaver Engraving Co. stamp on reverse also. Military personnel in line taking oath for field commissions are not identified. Three men are of higher non-commissioned officer ranks. Photo appears in the Oregon Stater, October 1945, page 14. Listed as Kumming China, seven men receiving field commissions. William H. Johnson ('45) is in group. Oregon Stater October 1945, page 14.
