Claire Lee Chennault

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aviator human military officer

Claire Lee Chennault was a U.S. Army Air Corps officer best known for leading the "Flying Tigers" and commanding air operations in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II.

Aliases (1)

Chennault ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aviator → human → military officer →
allegiance	Republic of China → United States →
awardReceived	Chinese Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun → Chinese Order of the Cloud and Banner → Distinguished Service Medal (United States) → Legion of Merit →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
causeOfDeath	lung cancer →
conflict	Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1893-09-06 →
dateOfDeath	1958-07-27 →
education	Louisiana State University →
employer	Republic of China government → United States Army →
ethnicGroup	White American →
familyName	Chennault →
founded	Civil Air Transport →
fullName	Claire Lee Chennault →
genreOfActivity	air warfare strategy →
givenName	Claire →
hasPartInMottoOrSlogan	advocacy of pursuit aviation and air defense strategies →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Volunteer Group → United States Army Air Corps →
militaryBranch	Republic of China Air Force → United States Army Air Corps →
militaryRank	lieutenant general → major general →
nickname	Old Leatherface →
notableFor	commanding air operations in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II → leading the Flying Tigers →
notableStudent	pilots of the American Volunteer Group →
notableWork	development of fighter tactics for the Flying Tigers →
occupation	military officer → pilot →
placeOfBirth	Commerce, Texas, United States →
placeOfDeath	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States →
positionHeld	commander of the 14th Air Force → commander of the Flying Tigers →
residence	Kunming, China → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Anna Chennault → Nell Thompson →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CBI Theater → China Air Task Force → China Burma India Theater →	notableCommander
American Volunteer Group → Flying Tigers →	commander
Claire Lee Chennault ("Chennault") →	familyName
Claire Lee Chennault →	fullName
14th Air Force →	hasCommander
China Theater →	keyCommander
American Volunteer Group →	organizedBy