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Higginsville native Bert Hall becomes General Chan in China
Missouri born aviator Bert Hall, once in the Escadrille Lafayette, is reported by Lieut. John J. Niles to have been commissioned General Chan by the Nationalist government in China. Hall, nearly 50, has a long career from Kentucky to Higginsville to France and Bulgaria, earning multiple decorations and a reputation as a soldier of fortune.
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Bert Hall
BL Louis
John J. Niles
Hall
Niles
Japan
China
Pho
Chan
Bowling Y Green
Higginsville
Self
France
Henri
Maurie’ Farman
Bleriot
Turkey
Bulgaria
Paris
Escadrille Lafayette
Nak Apaninle Aenddbad
St. Vladimir
Sofia