[Alberta special issue on the 70th anniversary of the anti-fascist victory] Zhang Zhaohong: The battle traces of Chinese soldiers can be found all over the world

[Alberta special issue on the 70th anniversary of the anti-fascist victory] Zhang Zhaohong: The battle traces of Chinese soldiers can be found all over the world Phoenix Zhang Zhaohong During World War II, a group of Chinese soldiers in Alberta served...

Phoenix City Zhang Zhaohong During World War II, a group of Chinese soldiers from Alberta participated in the battle against the Japanese army in the Philippines, and five of them died. Two soldiers, Quon Tung Don Sing Y. Yee, were killed in action, and the information is still incomplete; Edward Yin Ong joined the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and became a pilot after training. In September 1943, he was sent to the Pacific Theater and joined the 55th Troop Carrier Squadron of the 375th Transportation Force of the U.S. Air Force in the Philippines. He performed many missions and was awarded 6 medals and medals. On May 26, 1945, Quon Tung Don was flying a transport plane from the Philippines to Palau Island with four crew members. He disappeared in the vast sea due to an accident and could not be contacted again. Don C. Tang, a Chinese soldier, joined the Army Aviation Corps in August 1943 and became a crew member of a C-46 transport aircraft. He performed tasks in the 13th Air Force of the United States and won 7 medals and medals. On July 17, 1945, a few months before the victory of World War II, during a mission, due to bad weather, the plane crashed into a mountain. Unfortunately, he and four other Chinese crew members were killed at the age of 20. Another Army Airman, James Sing, died in a kamikaze suicide attack by a Japanese Imperial Zero aircraft. Among the Chinese soldiers in Alberta, there are 24 Army Air Forces, most of whom have not been deployed to China. Although they are not members of the "Flying Tigers", they also performed heroic deeds in the world's anti-fascist war, which are worthy of our admiration and commemoration. From October 20 to 26, 1944, the largest naval battle in history was fought in the waters of the Mariana Islands in the Philippines. The Japanese and Allied forces deployed a total of 21 aircraft carriers, 21 battleships, 170 destroyers and nearly 2,000 military aircraft to participate in the battle. The Japanese army made a desperate attempt to repel the Allied landing force on Leyte and defeat its maritime power. The Allied forces gave up attacking Taiwan and landed in the Philippines first. This naval battle was unprecedentedly fierce. The Japanese fleet's main aircraft carrier suffered heavy losses and its carrier-based aircraft were exhausted. Three aircraft carriers and 13 cruiser heavy warships were sunk by the Allies. 378 were shot down and blown up. Japan has since lost sea control in the Western Pacific. The U.S. military begins the battle to liberate the Philippine Islands. Many Chinese Army troops in Alberta participated in the battles. Don Woo, a Chinese-American, enlisted in the Army Aviation Mechanical Engineer Corps in 1943. In the same year, he was sent to Australia and then to the Philippines. He assisted the troops in shooting down Japanese Zero fighter jets and won the Bronze Star Medal. There are also Chinese soldiers such as army soldiers Deng Zizhen and Deng Yuequan who have fought in the Philippines. Deng Yuequan enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943. He was a field artilleryman. He was sent to the Philippines in 1944 and fought on Tinian Island, Saipan Island, Mariana Islands, and won four medals and medals. He was one of the "Four Elites" of four brothers from Alberta who joined the army at the same time. There are also some Chinese soldiers who stayed in the United States to prepare for the war, such as Arnold Wo, who served as the president of the Chinese Veterans Association of Alberta. He was a radar soldier on the B-29 bomber and one of the few World War II veterans still alive in Alberta. In the European battlefields, there were also many Chinese soldiers participating in the war. Deng Yuetian's bomber crew carried out 30 bombings against Germany, but was shot down the last time. He became the only Chinese soldier captured in Alberta. Another outstanding Chinese soldier was the U.S. Army Artillery Commander Robert E. Ham. He participated in the entire World War II and visited many European countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. He participated in many major battles including the Battle of Normandy, and won 8 medals. Don Woo did not retire until 1981, with the rank of colonel. KUN DAN GONG, he is a B-24 large bomber maintenance pilot. He moved to the European theater and maintained fighter aircraft at bases in England, Greenland, Montreal, Canada, Iceland, etc. Participated in the European air offensive, Italian campaign, Sicily campaign, Normandy campaign.

In the Chinese theater, six Chinese soldiers from Alberta returned to their motherland and fought with the Chinese military and civilians against the Japanese invaders. Among them, Harry Ong is a police sergeant in catering logistics. There are only a few lines introducing him in the information: "Harry Ong enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps on February 2, 1942, and received training in Texas. In April 1944, he departed from Newport, Virginia, to Bombay, India, and then transferred to Kunming to join the Air Force Task Force of the 14th Air Force in China. He was later assigned to Shanghai, China, where he met his future bride, Jean." Although Harry Ong did not go directly to the battlefield and his military rank was only a sergeant, he still made contributions and was awarded a total of six medals. He returned to China after joining the army and became a glorious Flying Tiger. He found the true love of his life in his motherland and left a good story in his war-torn youth.

Don Woo, who helped take down the Japanese Zero fighter Harry Ong, found the true love of his life in his motherland

Arnold Wo, the radar soldier on the B-29 bomber. The picture on the left is a photo of him as a soldier 70 years ago. He is one of the few World War II veterans still alive in Alberta.

KUN DAN GONG (left) moved to the European battlefield and was the main pilot of the B-24 large bomber.