CNAC Operations Personnel

CNAC OPERATIONS PERSONNEL

This is a very short list of names (just over 200).
I need your help to make it complete and correct.
All offers of help are appreciated.
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NOTES:
AAF = Army Air Force
AVG = American Volunteer Group
CAT = Civil Air Transport
C-W = Curtiss-Wright
EAC = Eurasia Aviation Corporation
FMC = Ford Motor Company
GE = General Electric
GM = General Motors
HAC = Hindustan Aircraft Company
TAA = Trans Asiatic Airlines
PAA = Pan American Airways

An (*) next to the name indicates that the spelling and use of the name has been verified by the individual, their family or other documentation.

J.J. Adams Crew Chief(194?-194?)	Ernest M. Allison "Allie" Operations Manager(Operations Manager 1947-1949; Pilot 1929-1937)	Joseph A. Alvares Kunming Short D Chief(194?-194?)	Carl Amato Mechanic(194?-194?)
Vivian Anderson "Sonny" Control Tower Operator(1946-194?)	Orin Russell Armstrong Mechanic(194?-194?)	S.K. Au Fuel Man in Calcutta(1943-1945)
William L. Barclay Instruments(19??-19??)	Bashi Dinjin Automotive Repair Mechanic(194?-194?)	James Binford "Jim" Operations Dispatcher(194?-194?)	Harold M. Bixby "Bix"(*) Pan American's Far Eastern Representative in China, 1933-1937, and later a PanAm V-P.
Lawrence Bizzoco Mechanic	Bob Blair Scheduling Operations(194?-194?)	(PAA)William Langhorne Bond "Bondy"(*) Vice-President and Director(1931-1945) (H=101+)	R.L. Boyer Chief(194?-194?)
Bennie E. Brierton(*) Chief Engineer(1945-1947)
Mr. Cavalieri Pro Bono Mechanic(1933-19??)	Wallace H. Casselberry Line Chief(19??-19??)	Daniel Chako Sheet Metal(19??-19??)	Kenneth Chan(*)(1941-1949)
Mr. Chan Yi-Chu Engineer(194?-1949)	B.L. Chang Metal Foreman(19??-19??)	C.L. Chang Stations Kunming, Lead Clerk(194?-194?)	Francis C.C. Chang Dinjan Short A Lead Mechanic(194?-194?)
L.S. Chang Lead Mechanic(194?-194?)	Y.K. Chang Service and Overhaul Chief(194?-194?)	Y.L. Chang Inspector Power Plant Chief(194?-194?)	T. Chao Test Chief(194?-194?)
C.W. Chee Airport Superintendent (a 1944 PAA document suggested the hiring of Chee)(194?-194?)	C.Y. Chen Window & Tools Motor Shop, Lead Clerk(194?-194?)	Frieda Chen(*) CNAC Secretary to W.L. Bond(1941-1948)	Hugh Chen Asst. Operations Manager(194?-194?)
Chen Tak-chan Assistant(193?-19??)	Chen Teh-chan Sales Representative(193?-19??)	Teh Tsan Chen "T.T."(*) Source & Purchasing(1939-194?)	K.S. Cheng Kunming Short D Lead Mechanic(194?-194?)
Mr. Lu Cheng Myitkina Agent(194?-194?)	Mr. Chew Accounting(19??-194?)	T.K. Chiao Engine Mechanic(194?-194?)	C.Y. Chow, Finance Manager(19??-19??)
Joe Chow Supervisor(19??-19??)	R.W. Christian Expediting Foreman(194?-194?)	T.L. Chu Cyls. & Pists. Mechanic (Ed: Tele. offer 1-16-44. Don't know if Chu accepted.)(1944-194?)	W.M. Chubb Trainers(19??-19??)
Ki Chun a director of CNAC.(193?-1941?)	King Clouse(*) Engine Overhaul(19??-19??)	J.R. Cramer Kunming Short D Chief(194?-194?)
D'Aquino Expediting Coordinator(194?-194?)	Dai Enki Managing Director(1932-1937)	G. Daugharty Fuel & Oil Foreman(194?-194?)	Howard Brush Dean, Jr. Operations Clerk(1943-1946)
Charles Delay Motor Shop Foreman, Maintenance Department, Operations Manager.(19??-19??)	Dennis Automotive Service Mechanic(194?-194?)	(CAT)N. Lee Dillow "Lee" Inspector Gyroscopic Lead(194?-1949)
Les Ellsworth Stores Foreman(194?-194?)	Pat J. Emory Inspector Instruments Chief(194?-194?)	(PAA)James M. Erody Mechanic(1942-1945)
Reginald H. Farrar, M.D.(*)(194?-194?)	Jacob S. Fassett "Jake"(*) Manager of the Dinjan Staff House(1942-1945)	Sol Ferdeschweider/Ferdechswider Mechanic(194?-194?)	Jack Folty Mechanic(194?-194?)
H.T. Foo Chengtu Chief(194?-194?)	Edward Louis Fries "Pop" China Airways(1929-19??)	Dan Frost (19??-194?)	J. A. Fuster Crew Chief(19??-19??)
John D. Gable(*) Link Instructor Calcutta(1945-1949)	(PAA)Martin Garrott(*) Engineering Authority Maintenance(1943-1945) (H-18)	(CAT)Ray Goetchius or Goetchuis Components, Chief Clerk(194?-194?)	Charles Gomes Dinjan Short A Chief(1942-1945)
Paul Groeger Technical Advisor, Assistant Operations Manager and Airport Manager(1933-1935)	(PAA)William Stephen Grooch(*) Operations Chief(1933-1933/4)	(PAA)Hugh L. Grundy Chief Engineer(194?-1949)	(PAA)Vernon L. Gudeman Head Mechanic(19??-19??)
Leonel Gutierrez "Leo" Control Tower Operator(1946-194?)
Minard Hamilton Chief of Operations sort of --- ???(1929-1931)	Ellsworth James Hammett (194?-194?)	Guy Harden Ground Engineer(194-1947/8)	B.E. Harris Machine Chief(194?-194?)
J.W. Haubelt "Jack" Maintenance Chief(194?-194?)	Jimmy Hayden Mechanic/Pilot(1929?-193?)	Troy Haynie Maintenance Department(193?-19??)	Elliott W. Hazzard "Hap" Mechanic193?-194?)
(PAA)John DeTarr Hicks "J.D." or "Ramesis" Communications(19??-1949)	G.I. Hiller Line Chief(19??-19??)	Guy Hilliard Mechinac(194?-194?)	General Ho Chi-Wu Managing Director (Chinese)(1929-19??)
Ho Dzu-fang Secretary(193?-19??)	F.Y. Ho Business Department(194?-194?)	M.Y. Ho Suifu Short A Lead Mechanic(194?-194?)	P.Y. Ho CNAC Manager in 1949 (See NYT 8-17-49)
T.J. Ho Company Secretary(193?-19??)	C.F. Hoey Medical Officer(19??-194?)	W.F. Howland Salvage Chief(194?-194?)	Huang Chi Staff Member(193?-1940)
(EAC)K.C. Huang also known as Huang Kiang Chuan.(*) Chairman of the Board of Direcotrs (Chinese)(193?-1937)	Huang Kwang-han Sales Representative(193?-19??)	Huang Ming-son Sales Representative(193?-19??)	Hal S. Hughes Dinjan Short A Chief(19??-19??)
H.Y. Hsu "Henry" Control Tower Operator(194?-194?)
Owen Johnson PAA NY Assistant to H.M. Bixby for CNAC personnel and purchases.(19??-194?)	R.C. Jones Chief(194?-194?)
Harry G. Kasin Maintenance Department(1930?-19??)	J. Keh Stations Dinjin, Lead Clerk(194?-194?)	Clement M. Keys President of Curtiss-Wright(1929-193?)	King Stockroom Keeper(193?-19??)
H.T. King(*) Finance Department(1941-1941)	Charles D. Klewin(*) Plane Equipment(1943-1948)	Ronald I. Kliene(*) Control Tower Operator(194?-194?)	James Koo Inspector L.G & Hydraulics Chief(194?-194?)
W. Koo, Jr. Procurement Administrator (Ed: It's possible that Mr Koo was never hired.)(194?-194?)	Kundert Accessories Chief (Ed: Hiring was being negotiated in 1944. Don't know if this person was ever hired or not.(194?-194?)	Z. Kwong (Chinese)(19??-1941)	Hansen Kwok Operations Representative(19??-194?)
Ernie La Chapelle(*) Manager - Kunming Staff House(194?-194?)	"Swede" Larson Mechanic(193?-194?)	J.E. Latta Buildup Chief (HELP: Is this the same person as Jim Lotta?(193?-194?)	Paul J. Laube Flight Surgeon (194?-194?)
Lauver Motor Shop Foreman (Ed: Tele. offer 1-16-44 don't know if he accepted)(1944-194?)	Lawyer(194?-194?)	Frank Lee (194?-1949)	H.H. Lee Secretary CNAC, also secretary to Board of Directors(194?-194?)
Lucille Lee Lucille was Mac's secretary(1942?-194?)	Col. Lem Wei-sheng, also referred to as Ling Yuei-shing, Ling Wei-ching and Lin Wei-chen From the Chinese Air force Managing Director(1937-193?)	C.C. Leong Secretary(19??-194?)	Max L. Lessner Brokerage Foreman(193?-194?)
Mr. Li Managing Director(1941/2-194?)	C.C. Liang Chief Secretary of CNAC.(19??-19??)	Daisy Liang Secretary(19??-194?)	T.S. Lin(193?-19??)
Mr. H.T. Ling or Lin?? Mechanic (Chinese)(19??-19??)	Tse-iung Ling (or Tse-Ying Ling) aka Raymond Ling(*) Human Resources(194?-194?)	Colonel C.Y. Liu CNAC's Managing Director(194?-1950)	Liu Pu-Tai Motor Pool at Dum Dum(194?-194?)
Y.E. Liu Automotive Superintendent(194?-194?)	Loy H. Locke Engineer (Chinese)(19??-194?)	W.P. Loo CNAC Director(1929-19??)	(AVG)(HAC)(FMC)(AAF)(PAL)(TAA)(GM)Frank S. Losonsky(*) Senior Mechanic(1943-1944)
Jim Lotta (HELP: Is this the same person as J.E. Latta?)(19??-19??)	Martha Louie(194?-194?)	Warren Lovejoy(19??-19??)
Elva R. Major "Madge" or "Maj"(*) Secretary, Office Manager and Hostel Manager at Dinjan(1941?-1947?)	F.L. Mandler Aircraft Equipment Foreman(194?-194?)	Clinton M. Mangun, Jr. "Mac"(*) Mechanic in Calcutta, Dinjan, Shanghai and Peking.(194?-194?)	Richard N. Manley Control Tower Operator(194?-194?)
Montgomery E. Manning "Monte" Engineer in Calcutta Development Administrator(194?-194?)	Y.C. Mar Training Chief (Ed: in a 1944 document it was suggested that Mar be hired.)(1944-194?)	Ray Meader In charge of operations at Chekiang, Nanking and Hankow (1946-194?)	Robert Thomas McGinty "Bob"(*)(194?-194?)
Gene McHale(914?-194?)	Michael Bonding Chief Clerk(194?-194?)	Frank Micka, Jr.(*) Maintenance Engineering, Personnel Foreman(1943-194?)	Natalie Mickelson Commissary Department, Kunming(194?-194?)
Stokely Morgan(*) Senior Pan Am Official for Pan Am's affairs in China(PAA 193?-19??)	Kiwi Mueller Purchasing Chief Clerk(194?-194?)	James B. Muff "JB" Chief Mechanic(1944?-1946)	Frank Myers In charge of the Commissary in Calcutta(194?-194?)
William Nagy "Bill" Maintenance Department(194?-194?)	Robert Nash "Bob" Maintenance Department(19??-19??)	Mike Neuchel or Meuchel Maintenance Department(19??-19??)	(GE)Gerhard Neumann(*) Mechanic(1940-1940)
Bill Newport Mechanic(194?-194?)	K.I. Nieh also known as Nieh Kai-i Assistant Operations Manager(19??-19??)	Robert Niu Lashio Station Manager(193?-19??)
(PAA)John Oakes(*) Mechanic(1944-1945)	Onyang Ming-kei Assistant(193?-19??)	Ray Ott(*) Hankow Station Manager and Maintenance Department(1929-1931)
D. Pao "David" Control Tower Operator(194?-194?)	C.H. Parham	William D. Pawley(*)(C-W 193?-194?)	James Pelegrin or Pelican??(19?-19??)
Peng Sho-pei(*) Chairman of the Board of CNAC(1937-19??)	Bill Pettengill Operations(194?-194?)	Jim Phillips Operations(194?-194?)	Pickering Ordering Chief Clerk(194?-194?)
Fred W. Pittenger Mechanic(194?-194?)	S.L. Pittman (19??-194?)	Max Polin(*) American Director of CNAC(193?-19??)	Poon Kwong-san Clerk(193?-19??)
J.H. Poone Sections Mechanic(194?-194?)	Jimmie Porter Mechanic(194?-194?)	W.V. Pott Dinjan Short B Chief (Ed: In 1944 Pott was "on his way".)(1944-194?)	Mary Margaret Pottschmidt(*) Food Manager at the Staff House (1944-194?)
John A. Prendergast(*) "Art" Lead Mechanic (194?-194?)	Ernest Batson Price(*) President of China Airways Federal, Inc. USA Forerunner of the CNAC(1929-1929)	Andre A. Priester(*) Vice President and Chief Engineer of Pan Am(193?-194?)
Walter "Pappy" Quinn(*) Hotel Manager at Lashio, Burma(1941-194?)
Stanley Regis(*) Mechanic(194?-194?)	Jack A. Reid Operations Dinjan(194?-194?)	Ethel Reimers Secretary(1929-19??)	Lincoln C. Reynolds "Tom"(*) Special Assistant to Mr. Bixby(PAA 193?-194?)
(AVG)Dr. Lewis J. Richards Flight Surgeon(1942-194?)	John Riner Maintenance Department.(1930?-19??)	Walter Roncaglione "Rocky" Commissary Department, Kunming(19??-19??)	Quentin Roosevelt(*) Vice President and Director of CNAC, 1948(1948-1948)
K.K. Roy Aircraft Equipment Modification Chief(194?-194?)
William S. Saltz Aircraft & Automotive Superintendent(194?-194?)	Bill Sanford Aircraft Mechanic(194?-194?)	J.H. Young Saye Crank Shaft Mechanic(194?-194?)	(PAA/CNAC)Charles Louis Schafer "Chuck" Traffic Agent in Hong Kong(1941-1949)
Henry Schaus "Red" Crew Chief(1946-1948)	George Sellett(*) American Director of CNAC(193?-19??)	Hoom Shaing Base Scheduling Chief(194?-194?)	General Shen Teh-hsien (T.H. Shen) CNAC Managing Director in 1949(194?-1949)
Shen WeiRen Stockroom(1941-1949)	Shen ZhiRen Mechanic(1942-1949)	T.C. Shih Windows & Tools Hanger, Lead Clerk(194?-194?)	Kitty Shilling Taught pilots in the Link Trainer.(194?-194?)
K.S. Sie Fabric & Paint Chief(194?-194?)	S.Z. Sien Stores Assistant(?) Foreman(194?-194?)	Z.G. Sien Window & Tools Chief Clerk(194?-194?)	Sihhonds Dinjin Automotive Overhaul Mechanic(194?-194?)
Edward Silva Control Tower Operator(194?-194?)	Charles M. Sims "Charlie" Maintenance and Flight Engineer(1945-1947)	Harry G. Smith(*) Operations Chief(1929?-1931)	(PAA)Zygmund Soldinski "Zed"(*) Chief Engineer and Director of Maintenance(19??-194?)
Reg Spendlove Automotive Dinjan Chief(194?-194?)	W.M. Stanford I think this is the same as Bill Sanford - see above. Anyone know the correct spelling?	B. Stevens Aircraft Superintendent Tele. offer 1-16-43 (Ed: don't know if Stevens was hired)(1943-194?)	Fred A. Stinson "Cousin" or "Cuzz" Mechanic(1944/6?-1948)
Suklo Head Indian Bearer at the Staff House in Dinjan.(194?-194?)	Sun Fo First President of CNAC(1929-1929)	T.Y. Sung Assembly Assistant Lead Mechanic(194?-194?)	(Boeing)Y.Y. Sze(19??-194?)
F.C. Tai Station Agent Dinjan-1943(19??-194?)	Lee C. Taylor Mechanic(194?-194?)	"The Colonel" Managing Director(1932-1932)	T.F. Tieken Kunming Short D Chief (Ed: In 1944 Tieken was "on way".)(1944-194?)
Ting Chi-son Assistant(193?-19??)	Richard T. Ting (Chinese) Engineer(1945-1949)	C.K. Tseng (194?-194?)	Col. Wong Tsu Chief Executive Officer (CEO)(19??-19??)
C.P. Andy Tung(194?-1949)	Gordon B. Tweedy Vice-President and Director(1945-1948)
George Van Cleve "Pappy" Chief, Supply Division(194?-194?)	W.B. Von Putz Crew Chief The last name could be VonPutz(19??-19??)
Wah Worked on radios and electrical(194?-194?)	Colonel Cheng-Fu Wang CNAC Managing Director(194?-194?)	Wang Pei-chun Second President of CNAC(1929-193?)	Y.K. Wang Station Manager Kunming(19??-194?)
O.K. Watt Control Tower Operator(194?-194?)	Y.C. Wei Mechanic(19??-19??)	C.H. Wei Welding Chief(194?-194?)	Arnold C. Weier American Supervisor and mechanic(194?-194?)
Dick Welch Mechanic(194?-194?)	George Conrad Westervelt Trouble shooter for Clement M. Keys(C-W 1929-1930 then CNAC 1930-1931)	Oscar C. Wilke(*) Chief Mechanic(1929-1940, 1945-1949)	Tai T. Wing(19?-194?)
Wally Wirth Link Trainer Instructor Dum Dum(194?-194?)	C.F. Wong; under Accounting and Traffic, Managing Director(19??-19??)	E.S. Wong Teardown Chief(194?-194?)	N.L. Wong Finance in Calcutta(194?-194?)
P.H. Wong Lead Mechanic (Chinese)(19??-1948)	P.Y. Wong Managing Director, Business Manager(1937-194?)	Z.M. Wong(19??-194?)	Mr. Woo Head of the Hong Kong Trafic Department(19??-19??)
A.K. Woo Limits Coordinator(194?-194?)	Mr. C.C. Woo Mechanic (Chinese)(194?-194?)	S.L. Wu Machine Assistant Chief(194?-194?)	J.D. Wyber Instruments(19??-19??)
Melvin Woodard Crew Chief(194?-194?)
Yang Office Clerk(1948-1949?)	Yeh, Ting-Yuan Head of HR(1929-1949)	Y.T. Yen Storing, Chief Clerk(194?-194?)	K.C. Yoh Carpenter Chief(194?-194?)
T.C. You Inspector Propellers Chief(194?-194?)	Dr. Arthur Young Board of Directors and Director of CNAC(19??-19??) (H=at least 1)	Yu Fei-peng Chief Councillor(194?-194?)	James K. Yu Accessoried Lead Mechanic(194?-194?)
Y.S. Yue Chungking Foreman(194?-194?)	Mrs. Yung Sulin Secretary to Mr. Bond(193?-194?)	Z.S. Yung Stations Chungking, Lead Clerk(194?-194?)
Y.Y. Zee(19??-194?)

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