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Tsang Hsi-Lan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) LTG Joseph Stilwell awarding Tsang Hsi-Lan a Silver Star | |
| Native name | 臧錫蘭 |
| Born | April 24, 1917 Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Died | October 8, 1988 (aged 71) Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Branch | Republic of China Air Force |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Chinese American Composite Wing 3d Fighter Group 8th Fighter Squadron. Republic of China Air Force 4th Tactical Fighter Wing 23rd Squadron. Republic of China Air Force 1st Tactical Fighter Wing. |
| Battles / wars | World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War |
| Awards | Silver Star |
Tsang Hsi-Lan was a Major General of the Republic of China Air Force, and a World War II Flying ace. Tsang received a Silver Star for saving John R. Alison's life during a sino-Japanese war aerial engagement on 31 May 1948.[1][2]
Tsang attended Republic of China Air Force Academy Full-Term Class 10 in 1937, and graduated in Kunming, March 1940. [3]
Tsang was a Flying ace of World War II, with 7 kills. [4]
References
edit- ^ Republic P-43 Lancer in Chinese service P-43 Lancer Archived 23 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Museum of the Navy LC-Lot 11614-3: Second Sino-Japanese War, July 1937-August 1945. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell, USA, decorates Captain Tsang Hsi-lan with the award of the Silver Star for gallantry in the air.
- ^ Republic of China Air Force Academy Class 10 Roster Archived 28 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lianshan Air Combat Archived 6 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine