CHONGQING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — Two aged gents, Harry Moyer and Melvin McMullen, on Wednesday walked in direction of the statue of normal Joseph Stilwell. The statue is positioned in a courtyard of the Chongqing Stilwell Museum in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality.
With smiles on their faces, they posed for pictures to commemorate the Allied Forces who fought alongside the Chinese folks within the Chinese struggle towards Japanese invaders in World War II (WWII).
Moyer, 103, and McMullen, 98, are two veterans of the U.S. 14th Air Force, referred to as “Flying Tigers” pilots.
On Wednesday, a 36-member delegation, together with Jeffrey Greene, chairman of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, and the Flying Tigers veterans, visited the museum in Chongqing, China’s short-term capital throughout WWII.
The museum, named after Joseph Stilwell, homes plentiful displays that function a reminder of the historical past and friendship between Chinese and American folks throughout the warfare.
Nell Chennault Calloway, granddaughter of U.S. General Claire Lee Chennault, who led the wartime Flying Tigers pilots to struggle Japanese invaders in China throughout WWII, was among the many members within the delegation.
During the go to, she was significantly eager about a Willys Jeep utilized by the U.S. military throughout the warfare and rode on it. She was touched by displays that conveyed details about her grandfather General Chennault within the exhibition.
“When I came here, I heard the stories of the sacrifices, and what happened during the war and what they were able to do to defeat the Japanese. It’s always an inspiration to me,” she mentioned.
The delegation members signed their names on a friendship wall within the museum after the go to.