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- Claire_Lee_Chennault abstract "Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the American "Flying Tigers" and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II. Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighter-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the U.S. Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment. Chennault retired from the United States Army in 1937 and went to work as an aviation adviser and trainer in China. Starting in early 1941, with funding and control by the U.S. government, Chennault commanded the 1st American Volunteer Group (nicknamed Flying Tigers). One mission which never came to fruition was the bombing of Japanese cities; the bombers did not arrive before Pearl Harbor. (B-29's started bombing from China in 1944, but they were not under Chennault's command.) He headed both the volunteer group and the uniformed U.S. Air Force units that replaced it in 1942. He feuded constantly with General Joseph Stillwell, the U.S. Army commander in China, and helped China's leader Chiang Kai-shek to convince President Roosevelt to remove him in 1944. By that time, however, Washington saw China as a backwater in the war.His family name is French and is normally pronounced shen-o. However, his family being Americanized, the name was instead pronounced "shen-AWLT."".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States).
- Claire_Lee_Chennault award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- Claire_Lee_Chennault award Order_of_Blue_Sky_and_White_Sun.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault award Order_of_the_Cloud_and_Banner.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battle Burma_Campaign.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battle China_Burma_India_Theater.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battle Second_Sino-Japanese_War.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battle World_War_I.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battle World_War_II.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault birthDate "1893-09-06".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault birthYear "1893".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault deathDate "1958-07-27".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault deathPlace Louisiana.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault deathPlace New_Orleans.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault deathYear "1958".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault militaryBranch Republic_of_China_Air_Force.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault militaryBranch United_States_Army_Air_Corps.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault militaryBranch United_States_Army_Air_Forces.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault militaryCommand "1st American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers)".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault restingPlace Arlington_National_Cemetery.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault serviceEndYear "1945".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault serviceStartYear "1917".
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- Claire_Lee_Chennault awards Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States).
- Claire_Lee_Chennault awards Distinguished_Service_Medal_(U.S._Army).
- Claire_Lee_Chennault awards Order_of_Blue_Sky_and_White_Sun.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault awards Order_of_the_Cloud_and_Banner.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault awards "Commander of the Order of the British Empire".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battles Burma_Campaign.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battles China_Burma_India_Theater.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battles Sino-Japanese_War_(1937–1945).
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battles World_War_I.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault battles World_War_II.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault birthDate "1893-09-06".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault birthPlace "Commerce, Texas, U.S.".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault branch "20".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault commands "1".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault dateOfBirth "1893-09-06".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault dateOfDeath "1958-07-27".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault deathDate "1958-07-27".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault deathPlace "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.".
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- Claire_Lee_Chennault name "Chennault, Claire".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault name "Claire Lee Chennault".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault placeOfBirth "Commerce, Texas, U.S.".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault placeOfDeath "New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault placeofburial Arlington_National_Cemetery.
- Claire_Lee_Chennault rank "30".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault serviceyears "1917".
- Claire_Lee_Chennault shortDescription "US military aviator, fl. World War II".
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- Claire_Lee_Chennault years "1943-12-06".
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- Claire_Lee_Chennault subject Category:Louisiana_State_University_alumni.
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