WW2 Cool person wear B15d jacket !!

[PeterShiao]

this is very rare photo i guess about "that guy"!!

 

[Nickb123]

They said that the Madame was really the tactician, IIRC.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

The third one on the right is Chiang Ching-kuo, you can see his sleeve.

 

[warguy]

Everything I have read about Madame is positive. She was very well respected by the Flying Tigers.

 

[PeterShiao]

The third one on the right is Chiang Ching-kuo, you can see his sleeve.

wow , you see that !!

 

[PeterShiao]

here's the full photo

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

The father wanted a happy family

 

[Chandler]

Everything I have read about Madame is positive. She was very well respected by the Flying Tigers.

And vice versa. There are stories of her helping them out in their post-war lives.

 

[PeterShiao]

The father wanted a happy family

full of love in this photo

 

[mulceber]

Nice graining on Chiang Ching-kuo's bomber jacket.

 

[ZuZu]

"Peanut"

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

 

[Chandler]

Ah yes, Vinegar Joe. The AVG just loved him.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

madame Chiang donate 15000 nationalist china dollars to charity ,in 1939.

 

[ZuZu]

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My primitive understanding is that Stilwell didn't like or trust Chiang...

 

[mulceber]

That's my understanding as well, from reading The Hump. In general, US command became increasingly jaded over the course of the war about Chiang's priorities, since he often seemed more interested in managing the loyalty of his subordinates and positioning himself to beat Mao after the war, than he was in defeating the Japanese. By the end of the war, the overwhelming majority (iirc, around 90%) of supplies that crossed the hump went to U.S. forces, rather than the Kuomintang.

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

My primitive understanding is that Stilwell didn't like or trust Chiang...

these pics recorded,that they worked hard to play good partner for one last time.

 

[ZuZu]

That's my understanding as well, from reading The Hump. In general, US command became increasingly jaded over the course of the war about Chiang's priorities, since he often seemed more interested in managing the loyalty of his subordinates and positioning himself to beat Mao after the war, than he was in defeating the Japanese. By the end of the war, the overwhelming majority (iirc, around 90%) of supplies that crossed the hump went to U.S. forces, rather than the Kuomintang.

I read The Hump too. Long ago. That and Flight to Everywhere and a book on air transport during the Korean War I can't remember. All great jacketeering books.

 

[B-Man2]

From all that I’ve read about StillWell he was a major league AH . He was hated by most on both sides. He continued to push Merrill’s Marauders thru several missions and objectives when they were severely depleted of supplies and men . He had little regard for his troops only his own personal legacy .
Hence the title “ Vinegar Joe”.

 

[Chandler]

From all that I’ve read about StillWell he was a major league AH . He was hated by most on both sides. He continued to push Merrill’s Marauders thru several missions and objectives when they were severely depleted of supplies and men . He had little regard for his troops only his own personal legacy .
Hence the title “ Vinegar Joe”.

Chennault called him a great Combat Major, but a lousy Combat General (or something like that).

Meaning he should never have been promoted past Major.