Claire Lee Chennault, photo 1 of 2
Claire Lee Chennault, photo 2 of 2

Photo credit

Photo
Claire Chennault portrait
By
United States Air Force
Licence
Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

Photo
General Claire Lee Chennault by Harry Warnecke and Robert F. Cranston, 1943, color carbro print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 95 399Chennault-000005
By
Harry Warnecke and Robert F. Cranston
Licence
Public domain
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Resized

陈纳德

陳納德
Chénnàdé
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Claire Lee Chennault, American military aviator and brigadier general, commander of the Flying Tigers who fought alongside China against Japan in WWII

About Claire Lee Chennault

1893–1958 · 军事家 military leader

American air officer who advised China's air force against Japan from 1937 and led the volunteer pilots known as 飞虎队 (the Flying Tigers). His wife was the journalist 陈香梅.

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chénnàdé jiāngjūn shuàilǐng Fēihǔduì yuánzhù Zhōngguó kàng zhàn.
General Chennault led the Flying Tigers to help China in the War of Resistance.
HSK 7-9
Kūnmíng hái bǎoliú zhe Chénnàdé hé Fēihǔduì de jìniànguǎn.
Kunming still preserves a memorial museum for Chennault and the Flying Tigers.

Tips

history
His Chinese name starts with the common surname 陈 for the 'Chenn-' of Chennault, so it reads like a Chinese name. His pilots wore a 血幅 'blood chit' on their jackets, a cloth asking Chinese soldiers and civilians to rescue the foreigner who had come to help China fight.

Stroke Order

陈 chén
纳 nà
德 dé