My ancestor was on TDY beginning the 9th of May to Agra, Karachi, Delhi, and Bangalore, returning to Calcutta on the 23rd of May. Where he no doubt picked up this photo below. Note the bamboo covering over the dome for disguise from potential bombers flying overhead.
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| Taj Mahal, Agra, ca. 1945 |
| RANK | NAME | UNIT | ||
| CPT | WILLARD J BALL | CWS AIRDROME, APO 492 | ||
| CPL | ARTHUR A BLUME | 1961ST QM TRK CO (AVN) | ||
| CPL | RAYMOND CHYROWSKI | 1962nd QM TRK CO (AVN) | ||
| TEC4 | AMBROSE A ELSNER | 1961ST QM TRK CO (AVN) | ||
| SSGT | JAMES R GOODRICH | 333RD AIRDROME SQ, APO 492 | ||
| CPL | ARTHUR A HEINEMANN | 2480TH QM TRK CO (AVN) | ||
| PFC | LEO W HERMES | 1963rd QM TRK CO (AVN) | ||
| CPT | FLOYD M JONES | HQ IB ASC APO671 | ||
| PFC | JAY G MCHUGHES | 2482nd QM TRK CO (AVN) | ||
| SGT | ARTHUR L RADFORD | 923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN) | ||
| 1LT | DONALD F SCHULENBERG | 923RD SIG CO DEP (AVN) | ||
| CPL | ANTHONY SCRO | 411TH AIR SV SQ, AIRDROME, APO 492 | ||
| THOMAS D SLOAN | TECH REP SPERRY GYROSCOPE | |||
| TEC5 | JOSEPH STROZIER | 1953RD ORD DEP CO (AVN) | ||
| PFC | STANLEY S SULKOWSKI | 2481st QM TRK CO (AVN) | ||
| PFC | WILLIAM M YOUNG | 1964th QM TRK CO (AVN) |
A copy of Special Orders #59, Headquarters, Bengal Air Depot, APO 492, dtd 3 May 1945
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