page_title: China War Memorial Medal
hierarchical_section_title: China War Memorial Medal
caption_attribution_description: English: China War Memorial Medal reverse, reading: (small seal script, top, from right to left:) 抗戰紀念章 (traditional Chinese characters, bottom, from right to left:) 中華民國國防部製贈
context_page_description: This China War Memorial Medal, also known as the Medal in Commemoration of Victory in the Resistance Against Aggression, was authorized after the Second Sino-Japanese War by the Republic of China government for servicemen who assisted the Chinese Government fighting against the Japanese during the war. Members of the Fourteenth Air Force, the Flying Tigers, were eligible to be awarded this medal. The medal was created in 1944 and first distributed in 1946 to those who met the requirements from the Chinese Nationalist Government. Lt. General Claire Lee Chennault and Anna Chennault were a few who had received this medal.
context_section_description: This China War Memorial Medal, also known as the Medal in Commemoration of Victory in the Resistance Against Aggression, (Chinese: 抗戰勝利勳章) was authorized after the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II) by the Republic of China government for servicemen who assisted the Chinese Government fighting against the Japanese during the war.  Members of the Fourteenth Air Force, the Flying Tigers, were eligible to be awarded this medal. The medal was created in 1944 and first distributed in 1946 to those who met the requirements from the Chinese Nationalist Government.  Lt. General Claire Lee Chennault and Anna Chennault were a few who had received this medal.
caption: Obverse and reverse of the medal
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