Soong May-ling or Soong Mei-ling; also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin: S騨g Meil韓g; March 5; 1898 - October 23; 2003) was a First Lady of the Republic of China (ROC); the wife of former President Chiang Kai-shek (??? / ???).

Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault (September 6; 1893 - July 27; 1958); was an American military aviator. A contentious officer; he was a fierce advocate of fight-interceptor aircraft during the 1930s when the U.S. Army Air Corps was focused primarily on high-altitude bombardment. Chennault retired in 1937; went to work as an aviation trainer and adviser in China; and commanded the 'Flying Tigers' during World War II; both the volunteer group and the uniformed units that replaced it in 1942.