CEM Connections - Shen Shao Chang

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Shen Shao Chang

Pinyin & Chinese characters	Shen Shouchang 沈寿昌
Variant Spellings & Other Names	Shin Shin Tcheong Shin Shu Tseong Tsang Shin Shin
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Detachment	4
LaFargue No.	114
Date of Birth	1865
Place of Birth	Shanghai (Jiading County in some sources), Jiangsu Province
Age at Departure for U.S.	11 (Lunar Calendar)
Date of Death	17 September 1894
Place of Death	N. Korean coast - Battle of Yalu 鸭绿江
Place(s) of residence in U.S.	Norwich, CT
American Host Family/ies	(1) Miss C.E. Rogers; (2) from 1880, Elijah Kinney
School(s), with dates	Norwich Free Academy, Norwich (?) CT
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First Assignment in China	Assigned to Tianjin Naval School
Later Positions	Commanding Officer of cruiser Ji Yuan 济远; killed in action during Battle of Yalu River 鸭绿江, First Sino-Japanese War, 1894.
Employment sector(s)	Navy
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