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A Columbus man who was considered the last of the surviving Flying Tigers from World War II has died. Frank Losonsky, 99, died Thursday at home from natural causes, his son Chris told the Ledger-Enquirer in a phone interview Monday. No funeral service is planned, he said. According to a 2019 article on the Voice of America website, Losonsky was the last survivor of the Flying Tigers. That’s the nickname of the legendary World War II bombardiers officially called the American Volunteer Group. They were 311 U.S. military service members recruited to help the Chinese Air Force fend off the...

Anna Chennault, for many years one of the most visible private citizens in Washington as a Republican fundraiser, writer and Chinese-born, anti-communist lobbyist who dabbled in foreign intrigue after the death of her husband, the renowned leader of the Flying Tigers in China and Burma in World War II, died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 94. Her death, in her apartment at the Watergate complex, was announced today. The cause was complications of a stroke she suffered in December, her daughter Cynthia Chennault said. In her memoir photographs, wearing a high-necked white ao dai, Chennault appears with...

Frank Losonsky was just another 20-year-old soldier from Detroit, Michigan, but his life took a historic turn when a recruiter offered him the adventure of a lifetime. Would Losonsky be willing to board a ship headed to Asia and join a group of volunteers helping China fight off Japanese invaders? Losonsky said yes.

Taipei - Hong Kong director John Woo plans to make a film about The Flying Tigers, the US volunteer group which helped China fight against Japan during World War II, a newspaper said Monday. The China Times, quoting an unnamed source, said Wu plans to spend 150 million US dollars on making the film to recall how The Flying Tigers helped the Chinese Air Force transport arms and supplies during WWII. Animation of the film will be made in the United States, indoor scenes will be shot in Taiwan, and outdoor actions will be filmed in China, it noted. Top...

Charlie Bond, one of the last pilots of a covert World War Two fighter squadron, died recently, but the heroics of the US servicemen who took on the might of the Japanese air force in Burma will never be forgotten Published: 25/10/2009 at 12:00 AM Newspaper section: Spectrum Charlie Bond, one of the last surviving pilots of the legendary World War Two 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), dubbed the "Flying Tigers", died in Dallas, Texas, on Aug 18, at the age of 94. Major General Charles R Bond, Jr, served 30 years in the US Air Force, retiring in 1968....

It is with sad regrets to report that Capt. John K. Nevin USAAC has passed away at the age of 87. Capt. Nevin was commisioned in Jan. 1942. Stationed Kumming China July 1942. Returned Stateside 1944. Received Bronze Star, 3 DFC's, 4 Air Medals, 2 Presidential Citations. Flew "the Hump" keeping the Chinese supplied. Prayers are requested for his family.

Brig. Gen. David “Tex” Hill was decorated for his role in holding off a Japanese invasion of China in the early 1940s. Many remember him as a “fearless warrior.” Hill died last month at the age of 92. On Friday, those who knew him or his important role in history will pay tribute. The ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m in the Memorial Courtyard of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg. It will include a bagpiper, military color guard, remarks from longtime friends and a fly-over of airplanes similar to those Hill flew. As part of the tribute,...

Later this week, a South Texas World War II hero will be honored. General David Lee "Tex" Hill died a few weeks ago at the age of 92 years. On Friday, the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg will honor the fighting ace with "Tex" Hill Day, which will feature speeches, music and friends' memories of Tex.

David Lee "Tex" Hill, a World War II fighter pilot who was the youngest brigadier general in the history of the Texas Air National Guard, died Thursday. He was 92. . . . Hill graduated as a naval aviator in 1939, and in 1941, he joined the Flying Tigers, an American volunteer group based in China during World War II. He shot down 18 1/4 enemy aircraft during the war, Bowman said. The "quarter" came when four planes were involved in shooting down an enemy plane and each pilot was credited with one-fourth of the downing. Hill emerged from the...

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<p>The trashing of the idea of commemorating the great Marine Fighter Pilot, Greg "Pappy" Boyington, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner, by the student leadership of his alma mater, the University of Washington, is nasty and ignorant.</p> <p>A student leader proclaims she "didn't believe a member of the Marine Corps was an example of the sort of person UW wanted to produce." Another complains "many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men."</p>

General Robert L. Scott, fighter ace, best selling author and boyhood hero of mine, passed away this past Monday at 97. As a kid, I began to amass a small assemblage of ideals based on my reading, discussions around the dinner table and talks with friends. In the imagined room I constructed, with the sepia toned photos, heroic busts, lit by the yellow light cast from those old clear bulbs hidden behind the heavy cloth shades attached to the ancient lamps, arranged on sturdy tables, decorated with large leather bound volumes on heavy bookcases, above a busy thoroughfare, not unlike...

At 89, famed Flying Tiger Tex Hill is as quick as ever with an Aggie joke, and still likes his Scotch whiskey. Thin and frail now, his kidneys failing, the old warrior knows the years are closing in on him as no enemy could during his many aerial duels in the sky over China. But it doesn't seem to bother him. "I never even think about it," Hill said. "But as far as being frightened, I'm not." David Lee "Tex" Hill is as unaffected by fear as he is by fame, so some might not realize he's a retired one-star...

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