World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George Sechorn Chan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Ruth & John G. Wong
Relationship
Friends
SERVED FOR BOTH CHINESE NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT AND U.S. AIR FORCES. 14TH ARMY AIR FORCE, HEADQUARTERS, GENERAL CHENAULT'S FLYING TIGERS, 68TH AIR SERVICE GROUP. SERVED IN CANTON, CHINA MARCH 1933 TO MARCH 1936; AERONAUTICAL DRAFTSMAN MARCH 1936 TO FEBRUARY 1938; RADIO TECHNICIAN, OPERATOR, APRIL 1938 TO APRIL 1940; AIRCRAFT ELECTRICIAN, YUNNAN, CHINA, APRIL 1940 TO NOVEMBER 1944; SECTION CHIEF, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE AND COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, DECEMBER 1944 TO JUNE 1947; AIRCRAFT SALVAGE AND RECLAMATION OFFICER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS 1ST LIEUTENANT, U.S ARMY AIR FORCES.