Taipei Air Station - 1966 - - - " What you have in the end are memories"......... Photo Courtesy of Richard Reesh.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Hsinchu in the 1950s - More Wonderful Photographs



Lieutenant Colonel Ellliot Aandahl, USMC Reserve
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LTC Aandahl served on active duty during World War II. on the Chinese mainland with a US Marine Corps unit involved in the surrender of the Japanese forces in Tientsin. His unit then moved on and into Beijing to secure the city for the Nationalist forces.
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After the war, he moved to Taiwan and begin a long history of service in Taiwan.

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The Aandahl Hsinchu story transpires over 20 years.

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Begin reading our first section here then click on "Family" and "Victory Church"

1 comment:

Don said...

The quality of these restored photographs is astounding! Thanks to both of you for sharing these excellent historical records.