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Arthur Chin
Arthur Chin
Nickname(s)
Art
Born
(1913-10-23)October 23, 1913 Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Died
September 3, 1997(1997-09-03) (aged 83) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Allegiance
Republic of China United States of America
Service/branch
Republic of China Air Force
Years of service
1933–1945
Rank
Major
Unit
Canton Provincial Air Force
Battles/wars
Second Sino-Japanese War/World War II
Battle of Shanghai
Battle of Nanking
Battle of Canton
Battle of Wuhan
Battle of South Guangxi
Burma Campaign ("The Hump")
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal
Spouse(s)
Eva Wu †[1][2] Frances Murdoch Vivienne Yang
Other work
Airline pilot, China National Aviation Corporation
Arthur Tien Chin (Chinese: 陳瑞鈿; pinyin: Chén Ruìdiàn, Cantonese: Chan Sui-Tin; October 23, 1913 – September 3, 1997) was a pilot from the United States who participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Chin was compelled to defend his father's homeland when Japan invaded China.[3] He was part of the first group of U.S. volunteer combat aviators. Chin is recognized as the United States' first flying ace in World War II.
^Cheung, 2015, p. 51. After Art Chin was badly burnt in the 27 December 1939 battle over Kunlun Pass, Ms. Chin (Eva Wu) took care of him in their quarters next to Liuzhou Airbase (Guangxi), in a heroic effort worthy of a Hollywood script, Ms. Chin sacrificed her life to protect her husband and two sons during an air raid... she took her children down to the basement bomb shelter, and then went back up to help her husband who was unable to move or see because of burn injuries and heavy bandaging... as Art Chin heard the shrieking of falling and exploding Japanese bombs moving closer to their quarters, Ms. Chin threw herself over her husband, as their surroundings exploded and collapsed, Ms. Chin took a fatal shrapnel... During an interview many years later Art said simply “I held her dead body to mine until help came.”
^"World War 2 Flying Ace Arthur Chin's Amazing True Story". 7 October 2015.
^Sun, Shen, Vlasova, Harmsen, Einreinhofer, Drea, Kuan... "Shanghai 1937 – Where World War II Began". SHANGHAI 1937: WHERE WORLD WAR II BEGAN. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2020-12-21. When did World War II begin? Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began answers that question in a way most audiences will find surprising. Americans might say December 7, 1941… The day the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For Europeans, it was September 1, 1939… When Nazi Germany invaded Poland. But in China, people will tell you a different date. August 13, 1937.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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