Tung-Sheng Liu

Tom a MUCH belated condolence on the death of your dad. Get in touch if you like... we havent corresponded since a few years after you moved to Dayton!
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Saved by powers marvelously, we expect good confidently, what may come.
God is with us in the evening and in the morning and most certainly on each new day.

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Liu when he came back East to a reunion/conference for members of the Doolittle Raiders, with both of his sons. What a personal pleasure for me.

Memorial Day used to be a big event for our father, Tung-Sheng Liu. He looked forward to participating in the Columbia, Mo. "Salute to Veterans" parade, many times with his good friend Col. Travis Hoover by his side.


Here's a remembrance of both men offered by Mike Pound of Joplin, Mo. -- where Col. Hoover lived -- as a tribute to their enduring friendship:


I'm not much for asking people for their autographs. Oh sure, if I saw Bob Gibson, I might gather up...

Among Tung-Sheng Liu's dearest friends were Col. Travis Hoover and other members of a Doolittle's Tokyo Raiders crew that crashlanded in WWII China and were assisted by Liu. This photo(left to right), taken somewhere in China during that time, shows Lt. Carl Wildner, a district commissioner Chu, Lt. William Fitzhugh, Lt. Travis Hoover, Tung-Sheng Liu, Lt. Richard Miller and Sgt. Douglas Radney. Hoover died in 2006.

I had the honor of meeting, and spending time with Mr. Tung-SHeng Liu during the filming of my movie "Raiders Remembered". What I "remember", is a humble man full of honor, and courage, but most of all his smile. Men like this come rarely in a lifetime, and I am proud and fortunate to have met him.

Our father's dear friend, Susan Tsui, gathered remembrances from the Chinese-American community in Dayton, and contributed them for this guestbook:

Liu Tung-Sheng (1916-2009)
A Pioneer in Dayton’s Chinese Activities
Susan L. Tsui


I was saddened by the phone call of Miss Tsai (Tsu-Tsu Tsai). Mr. Tung-Sheng Liu passed away on May 3, 2009. He was a...

Dear Liu family. I have had the honor of meeting and speaking with your father at some of the Doolittle Raiders reunions. We appreciated his gracious spirit and his friendship for these men. I was sorry to hear of your loss and pray that you will find comfort in the Lord.

My father Tung-Sheng Liu lived a full life, during an historic era. They don't make history like that anymore. He lived that rich life in two worlds: one being his birthplace China, and the other being his adopted homeland America. Here are additional details about his life, for those of you who've asked to know more:

Tung-Sheng Liu, who risked his life to help American pilots in China during WWII, died of pneumonia in Monterey Park on May 3, 2009. He was 92.

Born to a...