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

Caption     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 ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 12 Jan 1945
Photos at Same Place Ledo, Assam, India
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
10 Jan 2015 10:21:32 PM

The route stretches approximately 1,000 miles through Myitkyina, Burma, to Kunming, China. The 113 vehicles included jeeps, weapons carriers, ambulances, and larger trucks, some of them pulling artillery or trailers. The road construction was commanded by Brig. General Lewis A. Pick. Note rail line to left of the road.

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