Pearsall, Everson — 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

Interview by Daniel Jackson, August 2, 2008 Daniel Jackson: Hello, sir. It’s Dan Jackson from the Air Force Academy. Everson Pearsall: Hi, Dan. Daniel Jackson: How are you today, sir? Everson Pearsall: All right. Daniel Jackson: Good. If you want to just get started right away. My first question has to do with how did…

Newell, Meyer — 528th Fighter Squadron

Interview by Daniel Jackson, January 16, 2009 Daniel Jackson: Okay. Can you hear me okay? Meyer Newell: Yes, fine. Daniel Jackson: Okay. First of all, I was wondering, when did you arrive in the CBI Theater? Meyer Newell: I guess, well, let’s see. I guess, it was late, probably about November of ’43. I guess,…

Maddox, Richard — 449th Fighter Squadron

Interview by Daniel Jackson. June 11, 2007 Richard Maddox: Hello? After the sound of the tone, tell us your name and if we’re available, we can talk. Or you can leave a brief message. Daniel Jackson:                                                     Hello, sir, this is Daniel Jackson from the Air Force Academy. I spoke to you yesterday and you said…

Ma Ming-liang — Infantry Officer

Interview by Samuel Hui, June 27, 2013 Family History             I was born in a Muslim family (Hui people) located at Jianshui County of Yunnan province on December 25th, 1924. My grand-grandfather was Ma Ju-long, leader of the Panthay Rebellion taken place in Yunnan between 1856 and 1873. He was later nominated as the governor…

Luo Chih-tsai — 1st Provisional Tank Group

Interview by Samuel Hui, 15 November 2013             I was born at Daye of Hubei province in 1925. It was a place producing various nature resources including coal, iron, lime and cement. Because most of the cement businesses were operated by the Japanese at that period of time, none of the Chinese people in the…

Liu Cheng-hua — Infantry Officer

Interview by Samuel Hui, March 2013 Background         I was born in a family of rich peasant from Mianyang of Hubei province in 1924. My ancestors had served as gentries during the Ming Dynasty. Since I was from a family of local elites, we were always told how terrible the Communist was when we were…

Li Genzhi — Historian

Interview by Kun Shi and Daniel Jackson, August 10, 2017 I started about twenty years ago, but in the early years there was a lack of information. Gradually, I found Tengchong archives and they had a lot of information about planes falling down, but many of them are Hump transport planes. The Chinese called all…

Lee Yun-tang(李雲棠) — Chinese Commando

Interview by Samuel Hui, February 2019 Born in the spring of 1925, his father was an officer serving under General Long Yun. He was from Yimen county of Central Yunnan. In 1942, he became a cadet of the Whampoa Military Academy to avoid conscription Lee felt that the life in the Whampoa Military Academy boring,…

Koury, Ernest — 22nd Bomb Squadron

Interview by Daniel Jackson, January 1, 2008 Daniel Jackson: Hello, sir. This is Dan Jackson from the Air Force Academy. Ernest Koury: Hey, Dan. Daniel Jackson: How are you doing? Ernest Koury: How are you doing? Daniel Jackson: I’m doing okay. How about yourself? Ernest Koury: Can’t complain. What part of the country are you…

Kagan, Stanley — 426th Night Fighter Squadron

Interview by Daniel Jackson, July 30, 2008 Mrs. Kagan: Hello? Daniel Jackson: Hi, ma’am. This is Daniel Jackson from the Air Force Academy. Mrs. Kagan: Okay. Hold on a second, would you please? Daniel Jackson: Oh, no problem. Thanks. Stanley Kagan: How are you? Daniel Jackson: I’m fine. Sorry I’m a little late. I just…