(ECNS) — Anna Chan Chennault, or Chen Xiangmei, widow of the late U.S. general Claire Lee Chennault who headed the wartime Flying Tigers pilots to fight against Japanese invaders in China during World War II, died on March 30 at her home in Washington.
In 1947, Chan married World War II hero Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, who organized the Flying Tigers, a volunteer group of American airmen in China.
Over the past decades, Chen had been active in U.S. political and diplomatic fields and dedicated to facilitating friendship and cooperation between the United States and China.
