[Brigadier General Alvin R. Luedecke receiving Chien Decoration from Soong Mei-ling]

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Identifier1991-07-17-A_image_006Parts1991-07-17-A_image_006_011991-07-17-A_image_006_021991-07-17-A_image_006_03SourceThe William Orthman World War II Collection (1991-07-17-A), Box 1, Folder 2CreatorUnited States. Army Air ForcesDescriptionPhotograph of Brigadier General Alvin R. Luedecke receiving the Chien Decoration of the Chinese Air Force from Soong Mei-ling (Madame Chiang Kai-Shek), circa February 1946.

Typed caption included with image: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, China Theater, APO 990. 21 February 1946. Release upon receipt. Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai, China: -- Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, China's First Lady, pins the Chien Decoration of the Chinese Air Force on Brigadier General Alvin R. Luedecke, Deputy Chief of Air Staff, Headquarters Army Air Forces, China Theater, for 'his assistance to General George E. Stratemeyer, especially in technical work'. General Luedecke was also awarded the Ta Shou Cloud Banner. A graduate of Texas A & M, General Luedecke's home is in Eldorado, Texas. His was now resides in Grapeland, Texas."

Stamped on verso: "Made by U. S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit."Creation Datecirca 1946-02SubjectUnited States. Army Air ForcesWorld War, 1939-1945Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003Luedecke, Alvin R., 1910-1998Military decorationsOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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