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Charles Forrest Cress – A Humble Apology

Posted: November 24th, 2016 | No Comments »

Yesterday I posted on the repatriation from civilian internment in Manila of the former Shanghai-based correspondent Bernard Covit. It was remiss of me not to mention the other gentleman repatriated on the Gripsholm with Covit and featured in the newspaper story, Charles Forrest Cress. I humbly apologise for the omission. 

Charles Forrest Cress was executive manager, Far Eastern Area, Export Division, of Chrysler (see this post on Chrysler’s ads in 1930s/1940s China) and based, I believe in China and Manila. He was in China for a long time I believe, since his early 20s. The Ohio State University Monthly, in a 1920 edition, has note remarking on Mr Cress ‘returning’ to China.

After returning to the United States in 1944 Mr Cress was active on behalf of Free China. He certainly introduced guest speakers from the Chinese government (KMT), visiting Michigan from Chungking on tours to rally continued support from America for China.

I believe Charles Forrest Cress lived in Los Altos, California and died in 1996 at 104!

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