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>>I would like some help on modes of travel for troops >>and travel routes from Bombay to Dinjan. I'm trying to >>fill in some gaps for my father. He's 83 and has just >>recently talked about his days in the CBI with >>interest... which has me real interested. His memory >>isn't too good, but he does recollect alot. S/Sgt Bob >>Bursian, Air Mechanic Crew Chief with the 330th >>Airdrome Sqd, 10th CCS, 3rd CCG. They arrived in >>Bombay on 8/26/44 (aboard the USS General H.W. Butner) >>departing San Pedro, CA on 7/25/44. His orders were to >>Dinjan and meet up with the 10th CCS. Dad remembers >>travelling by narrow gauge rail for a long time >>(seeing lots of baboons), and then travelling on a >>paddlewheel for a while on the Bhamaputra River >>(contending with an abundance of rats). He remembers >>Dinjan and being there for a long time (9 months >>before going to Myitkyina). Any help with typical >>travel routes would be greatly appreciated! >>Thank you! >>Mark Bursian >My grandfather, Donald Dunlop, was a pilot and was >also with the 3rd CCG (9th Combat Cargo Squadron). >Sadly, he passed away earlier this month (1/07). I'm >not sure if the 9th and 10th squadrons were togeather >all the time, but the trip across the ocean and by >rail through india sounds the same. My grandfather >also ended up in Myitikyina at the end of the war. He >indicated that he remembered spending time in Warazup >inbetween India and Myitikyina.

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