India 1945 My father Vernon Thomas was stationed at Chabua in northeastern India during the final year of World War II.  To read the story, click here. The Bon Ton Studio in Cambridge, Ohio, made the portrait at the right in 1943, before he went overseas.  It's actually a black-and-white photograph that was then tinted, in the style of the day — much as I have "colorized" several of the old black-and-white photos on this website. But my father brought back a few actual color photographs from Chabua.  Click on any of the thumbnails below for a larger 600x450 version.