Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park at age 92.
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft.
After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda, and Sheridan -- and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The Funeral is to be held on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from 5/7/2009 - 6/5/2009.∼Los Angeles Times
Liu, Tung-Sheng
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park at age 92.
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft. After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- and three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral is Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. Tel: 562-699-0921. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations go to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
My father Tung-Sheng Liu lived a full life, during an historic era. They don't make history like that anymore. He lived that rich life in two worlds: one being his birthplace China, and the other being his adopted homeland America. Here are additional details about his life, for those of you who've asked to know more:
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park on May 3, 2009. He was 92.
Born to a merchant family in China, Mr. Liu devoted much of his life to fostering a deeper understanding between China and America. He studied aeronautical engineering at one of China's most prestigious universities, Tsinghua, and dreamed of furthering his studies in the U.S. At Tsinghua he also met Man-Ming Wang Liu who became his wife and shared his dream of studying in America.
One of the most dramatic examples of how Mr. Liu brought Chinese and Americans together took place in April 1942. In a defining moment in his life, he helped rescue members of a U.S. B-25 crew which had crash-landed near the Chinese coast. They were members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, daring U.S. airmen whose planes had taken off from an aircraft carrier to bomb Japanese military targets.
Acting as interpreter and guide, Mr. Liu helped lead the Americans through Japanese-occupied areas to a dusty air strip where they flew to safety. "During our whole trip under Liu's guidance, our treatment was superb," navigator Lt. Carl Wildner was quoted as saying in 'Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders', a book written by Lt. Col. Carroll V. Glines about the attack. "He had risked his neck for us."
After WWII ended, Mr. Liu fulfilled his youthful dream of traveling to the U.S. to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Minnesota. Through a lucky coincidence, he met up again with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, led by the legendary Gen. "Jimmy" Doolittle. Mr. Liu was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Raiders; he maintained lifelong friendships with the airmen he'd helped in China and eagerly took part in most of the Raiders' yearly reunions.(He was too ill to make the most recent gathering in late April when just four Raiders -- out of the original 80 -- took part.)
Although Mr. Liu and Man-ming did not plan to stay in the U.S. permanently, the outbreak of China's civil war and the communist takeover in 1949 led to his settling in America. He became a U.S. citizen in 1954 (and was not to reunite with family members -- including eldest son Guangyuan -- in China again until a quarter century later). In 1956 he began work as a civilian aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, where he helped develop the C5 military transport aircraft.
After retiring, he moved from Dayton to the Los Angeles area in 1981. He was active in Chinese-American community groups such as the Dayton Association of Chinese-Americans, the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California, and the Chinese Committee on Aging in Los Angeles. Mr. Liu was an avid fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming, who passed away in 1999. Dearly missed, Mr. Liu is survived by his sister Shii-Sheng and four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- as well as three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
~ Melinda Liu, Hacienda Heights, California
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft.
After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda, and Sheridan -- and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The Funeral is to be held on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from 5/7/2009 - 6/5/2009.∼Los Angeles Times
Liu, Tung-Sheng
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park at age 92.
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft. After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- and three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral is Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. Tel: 562-699-0921. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations go to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
My father Tung-Sheng Liu lived a full life, during an historic era. They don't make history like that anymore. He lived that rich life in two worlds: one being his birthplace China, and the other being his adopted homeland America. Here are additional details about his life, for those of you who've asked to know more:
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park on May 3, 2009. He was 92.
Born to a merchant family in China, Mr. Liu devoted much of his life to fostering a deeper understanding between China and America. He studied aeronautical engineering at one of China's most prestigious universities, Tsinghua, and dreamed of furthering his studies in the U.S. At Tsinghua he also met Man-Ming Wang Liu who became his wife and shared his dream of studying in America.
One of the most dramatic examples of how Mr. Liu brought Chinese and Americans together took place in April 1942. In a defining moment in his life, he helped rescue members of a U.S. B-25 crew which had crash-landed near the Chinese coast. They were members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, daring U.S. airmen whose planes had taken off from an aircraft carrier to bomb Japanese military targets.
Acting as interpreter and guide, Mr. Liu helped lead the Americans through Japanese-occupied areas to a dusty air strip where they flew to safety. "During our whole trip under Liu's guidance, our treatment was superb," navigator Lt. Carl Wildner was quoted as saying in 'Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders', a book written by Lt. Col. Carroll V. Glines about the attack. "He had risked his neck for us."
After WWII ended, Mr. Liu fulfilled his youthful dream of traveling to the U.S. to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Minnesota. Through a lucky coincidence, he met up again with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, led by the legendary Gen. "Jimmy" Doolittle. Mr. Liu was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Raiders; he maintained lifelong friendships with the airmen he'd helped in China and eagerly took part in most of the Raiders' yearly reunions.(He was too ill to make the most recent gathering in late April when just four Raiders -- out of the original 80 -- took part.)
Although Mr. Liu and Man-ming did not plan to stay in the U.S. permanently, the outbreak of China's civil war and the communist takeover in 1949 led to his settling in America. He became a U.S. citizen in 1954 (and was not to reunite with family members -- including eldest son Guangyuan -- in China again until a quarter century later). In 1956 he began work as a civilian aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, where he helped develop the C5 military transport aircraft.
After retiring, he moved from Dayton to the Los Angeles area in 1981. He was active in Chinese-American community groups such as the Dayton Association of Chinese-Americans, the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California, and the Chinese Committee on Aging in Los Angeles. Mr. Liu was an avid fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming, who passed away in 1999. Dearly missed, Mr. Liu is survived by his sister Shii-Sheng and four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- as well as three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
~ Melinda Liu, Hacienda Heights, California
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park at age 92.
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft.
After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda, and Sheridan -- and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The Funeral is to be held on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from 5/7/2009 - 6/5/2009.∼Los Angeles Times
Liu, Tung-Sheng
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park at age 92.
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft. After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- and three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral is Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. Tel: 562-699-0921. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations go to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
My father Tung-Sheng Liu lived a full life, during an historic era. They don't make history like that anymore. He lived that rich life in two worlds: one being his birthplace China, and the other being his adopted homeland America. Here are additional details about his life, for those of you who've asked to know more:
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park on May 3, 2009. He was 92.
Born to a merchant family in China, Mr. Liu devoted much of his life to fostering a deeper understanding between China and America. He studied aeronautical engineering at one of China's most prestigious universities, Tsinghua, and dreamed of furthering his studies in the U.S. At Tsinghua he also met Man-Ming Wang Liu who became his wife and shared his dream of studying in America.
One of the most dramatic examples of how Mr. Liu brought Chinese and Americans together took place in April 1942. In a defining moment in his life, he helped rescue members of a U.S. B-25 crew which had crash-landed near the Chinese coast. They were members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, daring U.S. airmen whose planes had taken off from an aircraft carrier to bomb Japanese military targets.
Acting as interpreter and guide, Mr. Liu helped lead the Americans through Japanese-occupied areas to a dusty air strip where they flew to safety. "During our whole trip under Liu's guidance, our treatment was superb," navigator Lt. Carl Wildner was quoted as saying in 'Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders', a book written by Lt. Col. Carroll V. Glines about the attack. "He had risked his neck for us."
After WWII ended, Mr. Liu fulfilled his youthful dream of traveling to the U.S. to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Minnesota. Through a lucky coincidence, he met up again with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, led by the legendary Gen. "Jimmy" Doolittle. Mr. Liu was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Raiders; he maintained lifelong friendships with the airmen he'd helped in China and eagerly took part in most of the Raiders' yearly reunions.(He was too ill to make the most recent gathering in late April when just four Raiders -- out of the original 80 -- took part.)
Although Mr. Liu and Man-ming did not plan to stay in the U.S. permanently, the outbreak of China's civil war and the communist takeover in 1949 led to his settling in America. He became a U.S. citizen in 1954 (and was not to reunite with family members -- including eldest son Guangyuan -- in China again until a quarter century later). In 1956 he began work as a civilian aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, where he helped develop the C5 military transport aircraft.
After retiring, he moved from Dayton to the Los Angeles area in 1981. He was active in Chinese-American community groups such as the Dayton Association of Chinese-Americans, the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California, and the Chinese Committee on Aging in Los Angeles. Mr. Liu was an avid fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming, who passed away in 1999. Dearly missed, Mr. Liu is survived by his sister Shii-Sheng and four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- as well as three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
~ Melinda Liu, Hacienda Heights, California
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft.
After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda, and Sheridan -- and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The Funeral is to be held on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA.
Published in the Los Angeles Times from 5/7/2009 - 6/5/2009.∼Los Angeles Times
Liu, Tung-Sheng
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park at age 92.
Born in China, Mr. Liu helped rescue U.S. airmen of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders who bombed Japanese targets and then crash-landed in China in April 1942.
Mr. Liu came to the U.S. in 1946 to study at the University of Minnesota. He was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders.
In 1956, Mr. Liu became an aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, helping develop the C5 aircraft. After retiring, he moved to Los Angeles in 1981 and was active in community groups such as the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California and the Chinese Committee on Aging. He was a fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming Wang Liu, who passed away in 1999. He is dearly missed by his four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- and three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral is Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. Tel: 562-699-0921. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations go to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
My father Tung-Sheng Liu lived a full life, during an historic era. They don't make history like that anymore. He lived that rich life in two worlds: one being his birthplace China, and the other being his adopted homeland America. Here are additional details about his life, for those of you who've asked to know more:
Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park on May 3, 2009. He was 92.
Born to a merchant family in China, Mr. Liu devoted much of his life to fostering a deeper understanding between China and America. He studied aeronautical engineering at one of China's most prestigious universities, Tsinghua, and dreamed of furthering his studies in the U.S. At Tsinghua he also met Man-Ming Wang Liu who became his wife and shared his dream of studying in America.
One of the most dramatic examples of how Mr. Liu brought Chinese and Americans together took place in April 1942. In a defining moment in his life, he helped rescue members of a U.S. B-25 crew which had crash-landed near the Chinese coast. They were members of the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, daring U.S. airmen whose planes had taken off from an aircraft carrier to bomb Japanese military targets.
Acting as interpreter and guide, Mr. Liu helped lead the Americans through Japanese-occupied areas to a dusty air strip where they flew to safety. "During our whole trip under Liu's guidance, our treatment was superb," navigator Lt. Carl Wildner was quoted as saying in 'Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders', a book written by Lt. Col. Carroll V. Glines about the attack. "He had risked his neck for us."
After WWII ended, Mr. Liu fulfilled his youthful dream of traveling to the U.S. to study aeronautical engineering at the University of Minnesota. Through a lucky coincidence, he met up again with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, led by the legendary Gen. "Jimmy" Doolittle. Mr. Liu was extremely proud to be named an honorary member of the Raiders; he maintained lifelong friendships with the airmen he'd helped in China and eagerly took part in most of the Raiders' yearly reunions.(He was too ill to make the most recent gathering in late April when just four Raiders -- out of the original 80 -- took part.)
Although Mr. Liu and Man-ming did not plan to stay in the U.S. permanently, the outbreak of China's civil war and the communist takeover in 1949 led to his settling in America. He became a U.S. citizen in 1954 (and was not to reunite with family members -- including eldest son Guangyuan -- in China again until a quarter century later). In 1956 he began work as a civilian aeronautical engineer at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, where he helped develop the C5 military transport aircraft.
After retiring, he moved from Dayton to the Los Angeles area in 1981. He was active in Chinese-American community groups such as the Dayton Association of Chinese-Americans, the Tsinghua University Alumni in South California, and the Chinese Committee on Aging in Los Angeles. Mr. Liu was an avid fan of Chinese opera.
Mr. Liu was married for 58 years to Man-Ming, who passed away in 1999. Dearly missed, Mr. Liu is survived by his sister Shii-Sheng and four children -- Guangyuan, Tom, Melinda and Sheridan -- as well as three grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The funeral was Friday, May 8 at 1:00 pm at The Rainbow Chapel, Rose Hills Memorial Park, 3888 Workman Mill Rd. Whittier, CA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Communities Foundation of Texas for the James H. Doolittle Scholarship Fund, 5500 Caruth Haven Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.
~ Melinda Liu, Hacienda Heights, California
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