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21 October 2019 Posted. Ernest Eng in uniform; Courtesy of Eng Family, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) collection.

Photo of Captain Ernest K.H. Eng and Anita B.Y. Yen’s wedding, during which General George C. Marshall gave the bride away, 1946. Courtesy of the Eng Family, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) collection.

Ernest K.H. Eng was born in Norfolk, VA in 1920. During World War II, he was drafted into the army, and decided to go to officer candidate school in 1943. He successfully completed the course and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by the time he retired in 1963. Throughout his military career, he served as aide-de-camp to several higher ranking officers, including Gen. Paul W. Caraway, Commanding General of the Chungking (Chongqing) Liaison Group, in 1945.

When Gen. George C. Marshall led a mission to China shortly after the end of World War II in December of 1945, Eng was assigned to his staff. The mission was organized by the US army to negotiate between the communists and nationalists to unify the Chinese government. The mission lasted about a year but failed to reach any common ground. In January of 1947, the envoy, frustrated with the failed negotiations, left China.

After the mission, Eng remained in the army until his retirement in 1963. He would move his family to Atlanta, Georgia in 1974, where he would remain a resident until his death in June 2010.

22 October 2019 Posted. Assistant Scoutmaster Horace Eng teaching a group of five scouts how to tie knots, 1942, Courtesy Kenneth & Helen Chan, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Collection. 助理童子军英负责人Horace Eng正在教五位童子军成员如何系绳结，1942年，Kenneth & Helen Chan捐赠，美国华人博物馆（MOCA）馆藏

Chinatown Boy Scouts and Troop 150

18 October 2019 Posted. Paper Son: One Man’s Story, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Library Collection. 《纸儿子：一个男人的故事》，美国华人博物馆（MOCA）图书馆藏

Paper Son: One Man’s Story