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Ashes of WWII Chinese Soldiers from Burma Buried in Yunnan

Posted by admin on Jun 17, 2014

Twenty-two urns containing the ashes of soldiers from the Chinese Expeditionary Forces who fought against the Japanese during World War II were transported from Burma and reburied in China’s Yunnan Province last week.

In 1942, two brigades of Chinese soldiers from the Chinese Expeditionary Forces were part of the Allied Forces led by US commander Gen Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell.

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