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Robert McCawley Short
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'''Robert McCawley Short''' (1904 in [[Steilacoom, Washington]] - February 22, 1932 in [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]], [[China]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], [[United States Army Air Forces]] pilot, and [[Republic of China Air Force Academy]] instructor. Born in [[Steilacoom, Washington]], his family soon moved to [[Tacoma, Washington]]. On February 22, 1932, when flying a [[Boeing 218]] from [[Shanghai]] to [[Nanjing]], Short was boxed by six Japanese fighters. He first shot down a Japanese fighter and killed a Japanese commander, but later was shot down by the Japanese and crashed into a small lake ([[:zh:镬底潭]]) of [[Wusong River]], in [[Wu County]], [[Jiangsu]], [[China]].<ref name="newstribune">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref> He was the first foreign pilot killed in the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]],<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> and the first American casualty in operations against Japan, which is 9 years before the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]].<ref name="dailybeast">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
In May 1932, [[Wu County]] erected a obelisk at the crash site in memory of his sacrifice. The obelisk was eroded by water due to its proximity to the river, and was later reconstructed in 1985. Short Memorial (肖特纪念馆) was also built in that year. In 1999, a statue of Robert Short was established in the same place. In October 2009, the Memorial moved to Jiangbin Park (江滨公园, River Shore Park) in [[Xietang Subdistrict]] of [[Suzhou Industrial Park]].<ref></ref> On September 1, 2014, [[Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China]] listed Short as a Famous Anti-Japanese Hero ([[:zh:著名抗日英烈和英雄群体名录]]).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Toshio Kuroiwa]]
== References ==
[[Category:1904 births]]
[[Category:1932 deaths]]
[[Category:American aviators]]
[[Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots]]
[[Category:Republic of China Air Force personnel]]
[[Category:People from Tacoma, Washington]]
[[Category:Suzhou Industrial Park]]
[[Category:History of Suzhou]]
In May 1932, [[Wu County]] erected a obelisk at the crash site in memory of his sacrifice. The obelisk was eroded by water due to its proximity to the river, and was later reconstructed in 1985. Short Memorial (肖特纪念馆) was also built in that year. In 1999, a statue of Robert Short was established in the same place. In October 2009, the Memorial moved to Jiangbin Park (江滨公园, River Shore Park) in [[Xietang Subdistrict]] of [[Suzhou Industrial Park]].<ref></ref> On September 1, 2014, [[Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China]] listed Short as a Famous Anti-Japanese Hero ([[:zh:著名抗日英烈和英雄群体名录]]).<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Toshio Kuroiwa]]
== References ==
[[Category:1904 births]]
[[Category:1932 deaths]]
[[Category:American aviators]]
[[Category:United States Army Air Forces pilots]]
[[Category:Republic of China Air Force personnel]]
[[Category:People from Tacoma, Washington]]
[[Category:Suzhou Industrial Park]]
[[Category:History of Suzhou]]
April 08, 2018 at 05:00AM
