China-Burma-India Theater
BLOOD CHITS "This foreign person has come to China to help in the war effort. Soldiers and civilians, one and all, should rescue, protect, and provide him with medical care." ORIGINAL BLOOD CHIT MESSAGE HISTORY IMAGES SHOW REVIEW TALES LINKS |
BLOOD CHITS of the China-Burma-India Theater
Blood Chits, also called Identification or Rescue Flags, were designed to provide rapid identification of a downed flyer and facilitate assistance from local allies encountered.
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Literal translation of main body (right 4 columns) of original issue Blood Chits. The characters for "American" were added in the second printing. |
War Department and later versions dropped the two characters for "Foreign Person" and added four others for "Air Army" and "Expect Our." |
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