[PAR] [TLE] Claire Lee Chennault [SEP] Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the "Flying Tigers" and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II.  Chennault was a fierce advocate of "pursuit" or fighter-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the United States Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment.  Chennault retired from the United States Army in 1937, and went to work as an aviation adviser and trainer in China.  Starting in early 1941, Chennault commanded the 1st American Volunteer Group (nicknamed "Flying Tigers").  One mission which never came to fruition was the bombing of Japanese cities; the bombers did not arrive before Pearl Harbor.  (B-29's started bombing from China in 1944, but they were not under Chennault's command.)  He headed both the volunteer group and the uniformed U.S. Army Air Forces units that replaced it in 1942.  He feuded constantly with General Joseph Stilwell, the U.S. Army commander in China, and helped China's leader Chiang Kai-shek to convince President Roosevelt to remove Stilwell in 1944.  The China-Burma-India theater was strategically essential in order to fix many vital elements of the Imperial Japanese Army on the Chinese mainland to limit their use against Allied forces advancing towards Japan in the two Pacific campaigns. [PAR] [TLE] Flying Tigers [SEP] The First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942, nicknamed the Flying Tigers, was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC), recruited under presidential authority and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault.  The shark-faced nose art of the Flying Tigers remains among the most recognizable image of any individual combat aircraft or combat unit of World War II.
[PAR] [TLE] Claire Lee Chennault [ SEP ] Claire Lee Chennault ( September 6 , 1893 – July 27 , 1958 ) was an American military aviator best known for his leadership of the " Flying Tigers " and the Republic of China Air Force in World War II . Chennault was a fierce advocate of " pursuit " or fighter - interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the United States Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high - altitude bombardment . Chennault retired from the United States Army in 1937 , and went to work as an aviation adviser and trainer in China . Starting in early 1941 , Chennault commanded the 1st American Volunteer Group ( nicknamed " Flying Tigers " ) . One mission which never came to fruition was the bombing of Japanese cities ; the bombers did not arrive before Pearl Harbor . ( B-29 's started bombing from China in 1944 , but they were not under Chennault 's command . ) He headed both the volunteer group and the uniformed U.S. Army Air Forces units that replaced it in 1942 . He feuded constantly with General Joseph Stilwell , the U.S. Army commander in China , and helped China 's leader Chiang Kai - shek to convince President Roosevelt to remove Stilwell in 1944 . The China - Burma - India theater was strategically essential in order to fix many vital elements of the Imperial Japanese Army on the Chinese mainland to limit their use against Allied forces advancing towards Japan in the two Pacific campaigns . [PAR] [TLE] Flying Tigers [ SEP ] The First American Volunteer Group ( AVG ) of the Chinese Air Force in 1941–1942 , nicknamed the Flying Tigers , was composed of pilots from the United States Army Air Corps ( USAAC ) , Navy ( USN ) , and Marine Corps ( USMC ) , recruited under presidential authority and commanded by Claire Lee Chennault . The shark - faced nose art of the Flying Tigers remains among the most recognizable image of any individual combat aircraft or combat unit of World War II .
What country of origin does Flying Tigers and Claire Lee Chennault have in common?
What country of origin does Flying Tigers and Claire Lee Chennault have in common ?
American
American