Dille Y. Chennault papers, circa 1893-1982.

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Dille Y. Chennault papers, circa 1893-1982.

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The papers contain copy prints of four photographs: Claire Lee Chennault as a baby (ca. 1893); Claire Lee Chennault as a young boy (ca. 1898); a Woodmen of the World group photograph from Gilbert, La., featuring John Stonewall Chennault, the father of Claire Lee Chennault (ca. 1915-1920); and Claire Lee Chennault while stationed at Maxwell Field, Ala. (ca. 1930-1935). Also included is a copy of a letter by Ernest N. Chennault, son of John Stonewall Chennault and his fourth wife, Dille Elizabeth Young, arguing for the placement of the Chennault house in Gilbert, La., on the National Register of Historic Places.

4 photographic prints.1 letter.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958

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Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958), sometimes known as Old Leatherface, was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "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 United States 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 av...

Woodmen of the World

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Chennault, John Stonewall, 1862-1942.

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Chennault family.

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Chennault, Dille Elizabeth Young.

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Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault was born in Commerce, Tex., on Sept. 6, 1893, to John Stonewall Chennault and his second wife, Jessie B. Lee. He worked as a high school principal and earned his flier's wings as a military pilot in 1917. By 1935, he was the chief fighter flight trainer at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Ala. Chennault wrote a book on tactical air defense entitled "The Role of Defensive Pursuit" in 1935. During the Second World War, he commanded the volunteer group The Flying...