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April 13, 2013 Moon Fun Chin turned 100!! Click here for some pictures of his birthday celebration at the Flower Lounge in Millbrae, California. And then it was Moon's birthday - again -- 106 --- WOW!!! Uncle, you look GREAT!!! Thank you so much for being you!
Moon Fun Chin (Chén Wénkuān, 陈文宽) was born in 1913, Zhongshan, Guangdong province in China. His father who was an American citizen of Chinese descent, took the young Moon to Seattle, Washington in USA.
Name in English: Moon Fun Chin Name in Chinese: 陈文宽 [陳文寬] Name in Pinyin: Chén Wénkuān Gender: Male Birth Year: 1913 Birth Place: Toisan, Guangtung, China Rescue Pilot honored by Congress Profession(s): Aircraft Mechanic, Pilot, Airline Executive
His rescue of the USAF crew was honored by Moon being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by the U.S. Government, an honor not usually bestowed to a Civilian pilot. In 1964, Moon Chin founded Foshing Airlines with service from Taipei to Taitung. Moon sold Foshing in 1981 and returned to the U.S.
April 13, 2013 Moon Fun Chin turned 100!! Here are some pictures of his birthday celebration at the Hong Kong Flower Lounge in Millbrae, California. Moon Fun Chin Renee Robertson and Moon Wong How Man, Jenny Lie, Gilbert King and Moon Helen Chan, John Lee and Craig Chinn Wong How, Jenny, Moon, Paul Shen and Lily King
Mar 9, 2015 · One of CNAC’s first Chinese pilots and most engaging characters, pilot Moon Fun Chin, remains relatively unknown and barely remembered today. Capt. Chin (still with us) was responsible for evacuating Jimmy Doolittle from China after his historic “30 Seconds Over Tokyo” raid in 1942.
May 19, 2024 · A 101-year-old Chin Moon Fun tours an exhibition on his life during a return trip to Taiwan in 2014. Photo: Chien Jung-fong, Taipei Times
