To Preserve the History and Legacy of the American Volunteer Group the AVG-Flying Tigers Association has established a Scholarship.  The first scholarship was awarded in 2009 to Elizabeth Hunt, a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautics University.

Click to read Elizabeth Hunt’s thank you letter (PDF)

Chuck Baisden

TV crew captures history of local WWII hero

By Pamela E. Walck Savannah, GA Morning News
Created 2008-10-05 23:30

Charles “Chuck” Baisden sits in the den-turned-TV-studio-set of his Wilmington Island home and prepares for another journey back in time….

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Frank Losonsky

WWII vet shares experience as ‘Flying Tiger’

INTERVIEWED BY CHINESE FILM CREW FOR A DOCUMENTARY
BY LARRY GIERER – lgierer@ledger-enquirer.com —

He never really thought of himself as a hero — just a guy helping a country in a difficult time…

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Ed Janski

A Tiger shares his memories

By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer

As a propeller specialist, Edwin “Ed” Janski was responsible for keeping the Flying tigers’ sharknosed Curtiss-Wright P-40 Tomahawks in the air….

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Disabled American Veterans Acknowledgment Letter

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La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux Acknowledgement Letter

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PHOTO BY SARAH PEARCE
Jane Hanks, 91, was the oldest participant in the 19th Oxford Cardboard Boat Races.

Jane “Red” Hanks

Click Here for newspaper article
(from the Easton, MD, Star Democrat)