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Alice Chong outside the HQ building at Kunming in 1944, holding the Dachshund puppy that her roommate Eloise Witwer gave to General Chennault. Chennault named the dog “Little Joe” and then changed its name to “Joe-Dog” after it grew up. The name, of course, was a way of getting back at his nemesis, General Joseph Stilwell because, as Chennault would...

Alice Kim Chong (1909-1972; Chinese names 张秀金 and 张秀俊) was one of Claire Chennault’s two female interpreters at Kunming between 1943 and 1945. Here they are outside the HQ building at Kunming in 1943. Eloise Witwer, Alice’s roommate and best friend, at left. Alice Kim Chong (1909-1972) at right. Alice Chong was American-Born Chinese, born on Kauai, and educated (B.A...

Pyramid-shaped air raid shelter used by Chennault in Kunming during WWII, in the midst of an air raid. In this image, Chennault is standing toward left, looking at the Japanese bombing out of scene of the left. In the middle, an American GI makes plots on a map board. Air vents can be seen protruding from the top, and garden...