Chennault, Claire Lee, Lt Gen

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant General
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1065-Fighter Unit Commander
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1945-1945, AAF MOS 2120, USAAF Headquarters
Service Years
1917 - 1945
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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1893
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Chennault, Claire Lee, Lt Gen.

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Contact Info
Home Town
Commerce, Texas
Last Address
New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of Passing
Jul 27, 1958
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 2, Site 872

 Official Badges 

Headquarters Air Force WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


 Unofficial Badges 




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)National Aviation Hall of FameHistorical Airmen
  1958, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1972, National Aviation Hall of Fame
  2020, Historical Airmen


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was a pilot and a fierce advocate of pursuit/fighter aircraft in the 1930's when the emphasis was on high-altitude bombing. He is best known for his leadership of the American Volunteer Group or Flying Tigers in China.
He was awarded additional foreign medals that are not shown on his ribbon rack.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107526/major-general-claire-lee-chennault.aspx
http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=826
http://www.historynet.com/american-volunteer-group-claire-l-chennault-and-the-flying-tigers.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/109312/Claire-L-Chennault
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=194
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Lee_Chennault
http://www.nationalaviation.org/chennault-claire/
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/clchenna.htm
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/2015/December%202015/1215chennault.pdf
http://valor.militarytimes.com/search.php?term=Claire+Lee+Chennault

   

  1943-1945, AAF MOS 1063, 14th Air Force

Major General
From Month/Year
March / 1943
To Month/Year
July / 1945
Unit
14th Air Force Unit Page
Rank
Major General
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1063-Fighter-Bomber Unit Commander
Base, Station or City
Kunming
State/Country
China
   
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 14th Air Force Details

14th Air Force
Type
HQ/ Command Element
 
Parent Unit
Air Forces Numbered
Strength
Dispensary
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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52 Members Also There at Same Time
14th Air Force

Shull, Rex Brundidge, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 [Other Service Rank]
Simmons, George G., FltOff, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 [Other Service Rank]
McMillan, George Bray, Lt Col, (1939-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1065 Lieutenant Colonel
Minnick, Donald, Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Fitzhugh, William Neal, Maj, (1940-1955) A23 AAF MOS 1081 First Lieutenant
Gibbs, John, 1st Lt, (1944-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1092 First Lieutenant
Harmon, Tom, 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1051 First Lieutenant
Sherman, Mark, 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1051 First Lieutenant
Birch, John Morrison, Capt, (1942-1945) A11 AAF MOS 9300 Captain
Campbell, Clayton John, Lt Col, (1940-1963) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Captain
Abrams, Stanley Z., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Wildner, Carl Richard, Lt Col, (1937-1962) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Bailey, Charles P., 2nd Lt, (1943-1947) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Watson, Manchester B., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Lewis, Delvin Elmo, TSgt, (1940-1962) A01 AAF MOS 747 Technical Sergeant
Nilsson, Walde Henry, MSgt, (1940-1965) A25 AAF MOS 764 Technical Sergeant
Abbott, Murray E., SSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 1028 Staff Sergeant
DeLucia (Delucia), Anthony W., SSgt, (1939-1944) A07 AAF MOS 737 Staff Sergeant
Johnson, John, Sgt, (1942-1945) A25 003 Sergeant
Oliver, Harry, Sgt, (1942-1945) A03 AAF MOS 076 Sergeant
Adam, Richard James, Cpl, (1942-1944) A17 AAF MOS 657 Corporal
Bloom, Melvin, SSgt, (1942-1945) A12 AAF MOS 784 Private First Class
Buckley, Fred Perry, PFC, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 514 Private First Class
Kay, Lawrence Lew, 2nd Lt, (1942-1943) A08 Second Lieutenant
Baird, Frank Edward, Maj, (1942-1972) [Other Service Rank]
Cooper, Merian Caldwell, Brig Gen, (1915-1945) [Other Service Rank]
Koger, Charles Wayne, 1st Lt, (1942-1946) [Other Service Rank]
Mueller, Richard Edward, 1st Lt, (1943-1946) [Other Service Rank]
Stevens, Theodore Fulton, 1st Lt, (1943-1946) [Other Service Rank]
Manch, Jacob Earl, Lt Col, (1940-1958) Captain
Sherman, Richard, Maj, (1940-1950) First Lieutenant
Lindell, Keith, Col, (1939-1963) Second Lieutenant
Bukey, Elmer, MSgt, (1941-1945) Master Sergeant
Blanchard, Jay, Pvt, (1942-1945) Private
322nd Fighter Control Squadron

Ekiss, Richard Lee, 1stSgt, (1936-1943) A25 AAF MOS 178 First Sergeant
Adam, Richard James, Cpl, (1942-1944) A17 AAF MOS 657 Corporal
Geher, George, Cpl, (1942-1943) A13 AAF MOS 521 Corporal
McDonald, John C., Cpl, (1942-1943) A25 AAF MOS 177 Corporal
Mullins, Elmer Earl, PFC, (1942-1943) A06 AAF MOS 188 Private First Class
McNerney, Francis Joseph, SSgt, (1942-1943) Staff Sergeant
Reid, William Patterson, Sgt, (1943-1943) Sergeant
Berger, Leon, Sgt, (1941-1943) Sergeant
Buis, Charles Washington, Cpl, (1942-1943) Corporal
Della Flora, Anthony Marco, Cpl, (1942-1943) Corporal
Larson, Herman Francis, Cpl, (1941-1943) Corporal
Lerand, Clyde Russell, Cpl, (1942-1943) Corporal
Olson, Howard Edmund, Cpl, (1942-1943) Corporal
Sortwell, George Herbert`, Cpl, (1943-1943) Corporal
Harney, Joseph Francis, PFC, (1942-1943) Private First Class
Malott, Elmer Loren, Pvt, (1943-1943) Private
Rossmell, Henry John, Pvt, (1942-1943) Private
Zachry, Lonzo Donald, Pvt, (1942-1943) Private
Norton Jr., Edward Percy, Pvt, (1941-1943) Private

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