Title

Midwest China Oral History Interviews

Authors

Arie Gaalswyk

Files

Description

Early Life: education; assigned to Pacific theater of WWII, 1943.

China Experiences: given command of Army Air Corps Weather Central Station at Chengtu; description of weather-information-gathering stations in China; response to military service during WWII; impression of American attitude toward Chinese during WWII; assessment of Chinese military situation; impression of corruption in Nationalist government; leaves China, 1945; response to Mao and Communists during time spent in China; memorable military figures in China; response to China missionaries; the future of sino-western relations.

Publication Date

1977

Publisher

Midwest China Center

City

Saint Paul

Keywords

Pacific theater, WWII, Army Air Corps, Weather Central Station, Chengtu, weather-information-gathering, military service, American, Chinese military, corruption, Nationalist government, Mao, Communists, missionaries, sino-western relations

Recommended Citation

Gaalswyk, Arie, "Midwest China Oral History Interviews" (1977). China Oral Histories. 43.
https://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/china_histories/43