Chieh-ni, Margaret Soong, Hsiu-chen (Anna)
The Soong family befriended Eugene B. Sledge while he was stationed in Peiping (Beijing), China at the end of World War II. Sledge describes his friendship with them and the Catholic priest Marcel von Hemelryjck as "his personal bridge back to civilization and culture after so many months of ki...
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Eugene B. Sledge documents Chinese; Friendship; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans China Marine Geography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Military Installations; Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military Life Postwar |
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The Soong family befriended Eugene B. Sledge while he was stationed in Peiping (Beijing), China at the end of World War II. Sledge describes his friendship with them and the Catholic priest Marcel von Hemelryjck as "his personal bridge back to civilization and culture after so many months of killing" in his book China Marine, which takes up Sledge's story where With The Old Breed left off. Pictured here are Margaret Soong (center), Dr. Soong's wife, her sister Anna (right), and Anna's son, Chieh-ni (left). |
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Chieh-ni, Margaret Soong, Hsiu-chen (Anna)The Soong family befriended Eugene B. Sledge while he was stationed in Peiping (Beijing), China at the end of World War II. Sledge describes his friendship with them and the Catholic priest Marcel von Hemelryjck as "his personal bridge back to civilization and culture after so many months of killing" in his book China Marine, which takes up Sledge's story where With The Old Breed left off. Pictured here are Margaret Soong (center), Dr. Soong's wife, her sister Anna (right), and Anna's son, Chieh-ni (left).Auburn University Libraries1946?1940sBeijing, ChinaChinese; Friendship; World War, 1939-1945 -- VeteransChina MarineGeography & Environment -- Human Environment -- Military Installations; Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military LifeJPEGImageRG 96-38, box 1, folder 1SoongsEugene Sledge papersAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.engThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Postwarhttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ebsledge/id/24 |
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