China-Burma-India Theater Recognition
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We are petitioning to have the long overlooked and forgotten theater of WWII, the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater, acknowledged and addressed in a future series or special. The European and Pacific theaters have been featured in two superb series on HBO. We feel that the veterans who sacrificed for their country in the CBI Theater deserve the same recognition afforded to those who fought in the more well-publicized Theaters of WWII. We would like to honor these veterans with similar attention and focus. They deserve no less.
Officially established March 3, 1942, the CBI Theater is often referred to as The Forgotten Theater of World War II. Of the 12,300,000 Americans serving at the height of World War II, only about 250,000 were assigned to the CBI Theater.
There are hundreds of books documenting the exceptional service and sacrifice of these amazing men and women in conditions beyond extreme.
The CBI Theater was not a footnote in history or a series of "battles". It was a series of fronts that kept the Japanese forces from winning the war in the Pacific. There would not have been a victory without the forces in the CBI.
We ask that equal time be given to this Theater of Operations of WWII. We cannot nor should we allow these heroes to be forgotten or ignored.
Officially established March 3, 1942, the CBI Theater is often referred to as The Forgotten Theater of World War II. Of the 12,300,000 Americans serving at the height of World War II, only about 250,000 were assigned to the CBI Theater.
There are hundreds of books documenting the exceptional service and sacrifice of these amazing men and women in conditions beyond extreme.
The CBI Theater was not a footnote in history or a series of "battles". It was a series of fronts that kept the Japanese forces from winning the war in the Pacific. There would not have been a victory without the forces in the CBI.
We ask that equal time be given to this Theater of Operations of WWII. We cannot nor should we allow these heroes to be forgotten or ignored.
498 Signatures
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Gary Goldblatt
- City, State
- Fairborn, OH
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Lisa Froug-Hirano
- City, State
- Honolulu, HI
- Comments
- Please honor these forgotten heroes.
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Ashley
- City, State
- San Diego, CA
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Bradley Hirano
- City, State
- Honolulu, HI
- Comments
- Thank you for your consideration.
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Anthony J LoFaso
- City, State
- Plainview NY 11803
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Charles Oppenheim
- City, State
- Oklahoma City, OK
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Charles E. Brownrigg IV
- City, State
- Chicago, Il
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Carl Weidenburner
- City, State
- Roselle, NJ
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Marty Oxenburg
- City, State
- Elkins Park, PA
- Comments
- How about equal time!
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Salvatore Megna
- City, State
- New Milford, New Jersey
- Comments
- Topic is long overdue
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Christine Weidenburner
- City, State
- Roselle, N.J.
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David Small
- City, State
- Houston, TX
- Comments
- К
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Mary Gordon
- City, State
- Manakin Sabot, VA
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William Finkelstein
- City, State
- Santa Monica, CA
- Comments
- My father was proud to serve in the CBI theater.
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Bruce I. Kogan
- City, State
- Bristol, RI
- Comments
- The CBI conflict was just as critical as the Pacific and European campaigns.
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Cindy Chan
- City, State
- Toronto, ON
- Comments
- Many have forgotten the heroes in the CBI Theatre who fought in WWII.
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Marla Roth
- City, State
- Richboro, PA
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Mary T. Previte
- City, State
- Haddonfield, NJ 08033
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David Dale
- City, State
- St.Louis, MO
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David Dale
- City, State
- St. Louis, MO
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Deloris Axelrod
- City, State
- Highland Park, IL
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David K. Hayward
- City, State
- Huntington Beach, CA
- Comments
- I am a veteran from CBI.
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William R. Wood
- City, State
- Lancaster, PA
- Comments
- Please remember us to the world
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Susan Hoffman
- City, State
- Newtown Square, PA
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Robert A. Smoak.Colonel, USAF (Ret)
- City, State
- Solomons,MD 20688
- Comments
- We did an unbeleavable job in defense of our freedoms , and won .
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Brian D. McManus
- City, State
- Wind Lake, WI
- Comments
- Son of William McManus, CBI Veteran
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Jason & Lisa Nagaki
- City, State
- Castle Rock CO
- Comments
- My grandfather (Tad Nagaki) was part of the duck mission.
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Judith B. Cohen
- City, State
- Huntingdon Valley, PA.
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Zehao Zhou
- City, State
- York, PA
- Comments
- The CBIers are the best ambassadors to China. They are the most loved group of Americans in China and they are dying fast. Please help recognize their contributions. Thanks.
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Charles Potters
- City, State
- Glen Ridge, NJ
- Comments
- There are stories here which simply cannot be told without being seen.
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Steve Elber
- City, State
- Montclair, New Jersey
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Natasha Petersen
- City, State
- Roanoke, VA 24015
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Christine Potters
- City, State
- Bloomfield, NJ
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Elizabeth E Keene
- City, State
- clifton nj
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Scott Schumer
- City, State
- CA
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Melvin D. McMullen
- City, State
- San Bernardino CA
- Comments
- Long over due- Served in CBI 1944-45 308 Bm Gp(H) 425 Sq 14th. AF
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Beverley L Nelson
- City, State
- San Francisco, CA
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Rennie Ackerman
- City, State
- Montclair, NJ
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Evanne TC
- City, State
- Chicago, Illinois
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Roy Johnson
- City, State
- Escanaba Michigan
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Hank Scharpenberg
- City, State
- Stafford, VA
- Comments
- Son of CBI Vet
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Robert Kaufman
- City, State
- Las Cruces, NM
- Comments
- 96th Signal Battalion
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M C Gress
- City, State
- Elk Grove,California
- Comments
- Contact me for a story of flying the Hump. I'm in the phone book.
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Mimi Williams
- City, State
- Downers Grove, IL
- Comments
- My father, Julia Child, and many others contributed to the war effort there
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Anthony Ursich
- City, State
- Richmond Hts., Ohio
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Michael Adams
- City, State
- Stafford Springs, CT.
- Comments
- Lets get it done!
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Robert A. Watkins
- City, State
- Mancos, Colorado
- Comments
- A well told story regarding the Allied struggle in the CBI could be both a worthwhile contribution to WWII history and a potentially successful commercial venture as well.
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Susan Harold
- City, State
- Portland, OR
- Comments
- This would be a fascinating look at unsung heroics in WWII
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Norma Engle
- City, State
- Delray Beach, FL
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Robert Stava
- City, State
- Ossining, NY
- Comments
- It escapes me why the 5th AF/SW Pacific campaign is utterly neglected as well - with all it's amazing underdog stories you'd think Hollywood would be jumping all over it. I had one great uncle in the 5th AF AND another who served in the 14th AF China/Burma....unbelievable history that never gets told....
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