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| Nickname(s) | "Old Leatherface" |
| Born | September 06, 1893, Commerce, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 27, 1958, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Service (1918–1926), United States Army Air Corps (1926–1937), Republic of China Air Force (1937–1942), (1945-1958), United States Army Air Forces (1942–1945) |
| Years of service | 1917–1945 |
| Rank | Major general (permanent), Lieutenant General (honorary) |
| Commands held | 1st American Volunteer Group, China Air Task Force, Fourteenth Air Force |
| Battles/wars | World War I, Sino-Japanese War, World War II, Burma Campaign, China-Burma-India Theater |
| Spouse(s) | Nell Thompson (1911–1946), Anna Chennault (née Chen Xiangmei) (1947–1958, his death) |
About Claire Lee Chennault
Pilot Claire Lee Chennault was born on September 6, 1893 in Texas, United States (He dies at the age of 64, on July 27, 1958).
This military pilot received two Distinguished Flying Crosses for his service in the United States Army Air Corps and the United States Army Air Forces, and he was instrumental in the formation of the American"Flying Tigers" volunteer military service, which aided the Chinese Air Force during World War II.
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Claire Lee Chennault before becoming famous
Claire Lee Chennault was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1893 is also the year of Serpent (蛇) in the Chinese Zodiac.
After graduating from Louisiana State University, he enlisted in a United States Army officer training school in Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana. During World War I, he served in the Army Air Service.
Achievement of Claire Lee Chennault
Due to hearing loss and lung problems, he retired from the American military in 1937 and went on to work as a civilian trainer of Chinese military pilots.
Claire Lee Chennault's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
With his first wife, Nell Thompson, he had eight children. He divorced Thompson in 1946 and remarried Chen Xiangmei, a Chinese journalist (and future politician), with whom he had two additional children.
Claire Lee Chennault Collabed with
He convinced Chinese leader Politician Chiang Kai Shek to request that US President Franklin D. Roosevelt relieve US Army commander Joseph Stillwell of his duties (who was stationed in China at the time).
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Latest information about Claire Lee Chennault updated on March 19 2023.
