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	Fact Sheets : Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault : Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault
		Claire Chennault led the famed Flying Tigers and the U.S. 14th Air Force against the Japanese in China and Burma during World War II.
		Chennault openly disagreed with his superiors, who believed bombers would be unstoppable in future wars.
		General Chennault returned to China in 1946 as a civilian to manage the Civil Air Transport Company, an airline that assisted the Nationalist Chinese against the Communists. Claire Chennault died in 1958 with the honorary grade of lieutenant general.
	www.nationalmuseum.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1338 (347 words)

	Claire Chennault - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chennault's American Volunteer Group (AVG)--better known as the 'Flying Tigers'--began training in the summer of 1941 and fought the Japanese for six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		Chennault believed that the 14th Air Force, operating out of bases in China, could bring about the downfall of Japan with air power alone; in contrast, Stilwell believed that the key to victory was the training of Chinese troops and their employment in aggressive ground operations in China.
		Chennault died in 1958, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claire_Chennault (611 words)

	Claire Chennault
		Claire Lee Chennault (1893-1958) was a United States aviator famous for commanding the "Flying Tigers[?]" fighter group during World War II.
		Chennault's three squadrons of Chinese and American volunteer pilots used tactics of "defensive pursuit" to guard the Burma Road and other strategic locations in Southeast Asia and western China against Japanese forces.
		Chennault advocated international support for Asian anti-communist movements, including the resistance to the Communist uprising led by Mao Tse-Tung; he assisted the besieged French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/cl/Claire_Chennault.html (180 words)

	Encyclopedia: Claire Chennault (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Claire Lee Chennault went from being a school teacher in a one-room school in Athens, Louisiana, on to become a general and leader of the famous Flying Tigers.
		Claire Chennault attended LSU for three years, but transferred to Louisiana State Normal for his senior year so he would be eligible for a teaching job.
		Chennault's pilots -- many of them veterans of the AVG and the 14th Air Force -- moved Chiang's troops, supplies, and government assets from one imperiled city to another, and finally to a last fortress on the island of Taiwan.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Claire-Chennault (4308 words)

	Major General Claire L. Chennault (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Claire Chennault led the famed "Flying Tigers" and the US Fourteenth Air Force against the Japanese in China and Burma during World War II.
		Chennault later helped persuade President Franklin Roosevelt to send American aircraft and volunteer pilots to assist China a few months before the US was at war.
		Claire Chennault died in 1958 with the honorary grade of lieutenant general.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/history/prewwii/clc.htm (355 words)

	Claire Chennault: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Chennault's American Volunteer Group (AVG)--better known as the Flying Tigers--began training in the summer of 1941 and fought the Japanese for six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor (additional info and facts about attack on Pearl Harbor).
		Chennault, who unlike Joseph Stilwell (additional info and facts about Joseph Stilwell) had a high opinion of Chiang Kai-shek, advocated international support for Asian anti-communist movements.
		Promoted to lieutenant general in retirement, Chennault died in 1958 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery (additional info and facts about Arlington National Cemetery).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cl/claire_chennault.htm (297 words)

	Flying Tigers; Claire Lee Chennault.
		A case in point is Claire Lee Chennault, who was born in Commerce, Texas, in 1893, but was moved by his family to Gilbert, Louisiana, at the age of one month.
		Chennault attended LSU in Baton Rouge but was graduated from Louisiana State Normal School and taught in schools in various locations in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Kentucky before he became a lieutenant in the Army during WWI.
		Chennault served with the border patrol early in the 1920s, then was transferred to the Hawaiian Pursuit Squadron, and served as leader of the Air Corps Exhibition Group until deafness and disputes with higher ranking officers forced his retirement in 1937.
	www.texasescapes.com /AllThingsHistorical/Flying-Tigers-AM805.htm (403 words)

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		Chennault was more than ready for an opportunity such as this and arrived in China at the end of May 1937.
		Organized under Chennault's leadership in the autumn of 1937, the 14th VBS was the first predominantly American volunteer combat group in China.
		A letter written by Chennault records that, on April 29, 1938, his pilots participated with Soviet airplanes and pilots in an action that enticed the Japanese to fall into a trap prepared long in advance.
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	Who was Claire Chennault? in The AnswerBank: People & Places
		Chennault learned to fly after the war and got his wings in 1919.
		Chennault was promoted to major in June, 1936, when he was chief of pursuit training.
		Chennault's idea was called defensive pursuit - and was quickly proved in the air over Hangzhou and Nanjing, as Chinese fighter pilots cut a swathe through unescorted enemy bomber squadrons.
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	HISTORY: American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers)
		Chennault's combat and other experiences between 1937 and 1941 in China are another story, but it was these experiences together with the knowledge he attained of combat tactics and the operations of Japanese Air Force over China that laid the ground work for the organization of the American Volunteer Group in 1941.
		Chennault himself states that he was a civilian advisor to the Secretary of the Commission for Aeronautical Affairs, first Madame Chiang and later T.V. Soong.
		In the summer of 1938 Chennault went to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in Western China, to forge, at the request of Madame Chiang, a new Chinese Air Force from an American mold.
	www.flyingtigersavg.com /tiger1.htm (3711 words)

	Flying Tigers / Claire Lee Chennault
		Chennault's theory of "defensive pursuit" was quickly proved in the air over Hangzhou and Nanjing, as Chinese fighter pilots cut a murderous swath through unescorted enemy bomber squadrons.
		In 1938 Chennault was sent to Kunming in the province of Yunnan, his assignment to train a new generation of Chinese fighter pilots.
		To safeguard them from a surprise attack, Chennault moved his 1st and 2nd squadrons back to Kunming, and it was near that highland city that the AVG was blooded on December 20, 1941.
	www.warbirdforum.com /clc.htm (1282 words)

	The Scottish Rite Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Chennault was born on September 6, 1890, in Commerce, Texas, but at age five he relocated with his family to Louisiana.
		Chennault, on the other hand, was a maverick and a loner with the philosophy that "if your not with me, then you are against me." Consequently, he seldom received cooperation from the Army.
		Chennault's warfare tactics, planning, execution of attack, and enemy kill ratios were outstanding to the extent that he embarrassed the Army Air Corps.
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	U.S. Air Force Military Biographies: Major General Claire Lee Chennault.(United Stat... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Claire Lee Chennault was a World War II leader of the famed Flying Tigers in China, for whom Chennault Air Force Base, Lake Charles, La., is named.
		Chennault was promoted to major in June 1936 at Maxwell Field where he was chief of Pursuit Training.
		Chennault was recalled to active duty by the Army Air Force April 15, 1942 as a colonel and was promoted to brigadier general a week later.
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	Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame - General Claire Lee Chennault
		Claire Lee Chennault was born in Texas in 1893, the son of Stonewall" Chennault, who was named after Stonewall Jackson.
		Chennault was a descendant of a soldier who fought with Lafayette in the American Revolution, and reportedly was related to Sam Houston and Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
		Chennault died of cancer at the age of 65.
	www.sec.state.la.us /museums/delta/delta-claire.htm (702 words)

	AllRefer.com - Claire Lee Chennault (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Claire Lee Chennault[shen´Olt´´] Pronunciation Key, 1890–1958, American general, b.
		Commerce, Tex. In World War I he was a pioneer in air pursuit tactics.
		Recalled (1942) to duty, he headed the U.S. air task force in China and retired (1945) as a major general.
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	Flying With Chennault's Tigers in the AVG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Equally famous is their brilliant and controversial commander, Claire L. Chennault, whose genius for leadership in the face of overwhelming odds made him a hero in the United States as well as in China.
		Chennault, who was born in 1890 and grew up in Louisiana, had tried unsuccessfully to become a pilot during World War I. The war ended before he had his wings, but he spent the postwar years honing his skills as an aerobatic flier and working on aerial maneuvers, especially the use of three-plane teams.
		Chennault's plane performed a synchronized tight roll while the two outside craft had to gyrate and perform an up-and-around maneuver, being very careful not to tear off the wing braces of Chennault's plane.
	www.thehistorynet.com /ahi/bl_flying_tigers (1158 words)

	Air Power:Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers of WorldWar II
		Claire Chennault and the Flying Tigers of WorldWar II Americans have not always waited for their country to enter a war formally to fight for causes they supported, make money, or find adventure.
		Chennault’s mission was successful for although the country was still neutral, President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to help China, believing it had the potential to become a great democracy.
		Chennault stayed in China after the war, running an airline that was sold to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency after he died in 1958.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Air_Power/tigers/AP24.htm (1565 words)

	Claire L. Chennault (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Claire L. Chennault's reputation as leader of the Flying Tigers has been immortalized in movies and novels, and he is one of America's more famous airmen.
		Chennault arrived at the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS) in 1930 with a reputation as a premier pursuit pilot.
		Chennault's memoirs are titled Way of a Fighter (New York: G. Putnam's Sons, 1949), and that title sums up the general's view of his life-an endless stream of battles against incompetent superiors.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/cc/chenn.html (973 words)

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		Chennault took command of the 19th Pursuit Squadron in Hawaii in 1923 and began a study of pursuit plane tactics.
		Claire Lee Chennault, leader of the famed Flying Tigers in China, has long been recognized as one of top U.S. authorities on air tactics.
		Born in Commerce, Texas in 1890, Chennault received his education in Louisiana colleges and even taught public school in that state before receiving a commission as a first lieutenant in the Infantry Reserve in 1917.
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	Claire Lee Chennault, Lieutenant General, United States Army Air Corps
		Claire Lee Chennault went from being a school teacher in a one-room school in Athens, Louisiana, on to become a general and leader of the famous Flying Tigers.
		Anna Chen Chennault, Chennault's second wife, and their two daughters, Cynthia and Claire Anna, live in Washington, D.C. Claire Lee Chennault was 10 years old when the Wright Brothers made their first powered flight in 1903.
		Claire Chennault attended LSU for three years, but transferred to Louisiana State Normal for his senior year so he would be eligible for a teaching job.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /clchenna.htm (2080 words)

	Flying Tigers
		Claire Chennault was born in Commerce, Texas, on September 6, 1893.
		All of his life, Claire has claimed that he was born in 1890, he lied in his memoirs, he lied the US Army, and to all of the colleges he attended.
		Chennault was one of the first contributors to the idea of paratroopers.
	www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /History/China/03/Jlee/Jlee.htm (1545 words)

	Claire Lee Chennault
		Chennault was descended from eighteenth century Huguenot immigrants, related to Sam Houston on his mother's side, and related to Robert E. Lee on his father's side.
		In 1937, Chennault was forced to retire from the Army Air Corps due to disagreements with superiors and problems with his hearing.
		In 1950, Chennault and Willauer sold CAT to the Office of Policy Coordination, the first covert action arm of the CIA, for $950,000, a move that revealed the true nature of the company.
	www.famoustexans.com /claireleechennault.htm (576 words)

	Claire Chennault signed photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Vintage (1940's - 50's era) 8" by 10" photo of Claire Chennault.
		Chennault, Claire Lee (1893-1958), American army officer, born in
		During World War II Chennault was recalled to American service as a brigadier general and in
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	ipedia.com: Claire Chennault Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Claire Lee Chennault was a United States aviator famous for commanding the " Flying Tigers " fighter group during World War II.
		Chennault's three squadrons of Chinese and American volunteer...
		He died in 1958 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, and is further commemorated by a statue in the ROC capital of Taipei.
	www.ipedia.com /claire_chennault.html (246 words)

	THE GREAT MAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Born in Commerce, Texas, 1890, Claire Chennault, legendary hero of the air war against the Japanese, grew up in Louisiana.
		He transferred immediately to the Signal Corps Aviation Section and served in World War I. Chennault was on duty at Langley Field, Va., and Kelly Field, Texas, after the war, learning to fly there and getting his wings in 1919.
		In the summer of 1941 he was made a brigadier general in the Chinese Air Force and put in charge of recruiting pursuit pilots for the American Volunteer Group who became famed as the Flying Tigers.
	www2.acc.af.mil /a10demo/history/chennaultbio.htm (383 words)

	The Flying Tigers - Chennault
		Led by a controversial American, Colonel Claire Chennault, they were actually called the "American Volunteer Group" (AVG), and achieved good success in their aerial battles against the Japanese.
		Chennault worked out and documented the appropriate tactics that capitalized on the relative strengths of the American fighters: intercept, make a diving pass, avoid dogfighting, and dive away when in trouble.
		During the spring of 1942, Chennault struggled to keep the AVG the independent air force that it had been, reporting directly to Chiang Kai Chek.
	www.acepilots.com /misc_tigers.html (1925 words)

	Claire Chennault - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Claire Chennault - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		He achieved considerable success with limited forces, but his command was wracked by disputes with superiors, and he retired in 1945, shortly before the Allied victory in the Pacific.
		Claire Chennault, Further reading, External links, 1890 births, 1958 deaths, American aviators, American World War II people, People from Texas, People from Louisiana and U.S. Army generals.
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