Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958
Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault, a native of Commerce, Texas, earned his military pilot's wings in 1917. He was the chief fighter flight trainer at Maxwell Airfield, Alabama, in the 1930s, and he wrote a book on tactical air defense entitled THE ROLE OF DEFENSIVE PURSUIT (1935). During the Second World War, he commanded the volunteer group The Flying Tigers, which led the air war in China beginning in 1942.
From the description of Claire Lee Chennault letter and passport, 1941 Oct. 25. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 299748338
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