On October 21, 2019 (September 23, 2019 in the lunar calendar), Fang Shouchun, a female military doctor of the China Expeditionary Force, passed away. The last female military doctor of China's army stationed in India passed away in New York on October 21, 2019. Her name is Fang Shouchun. Photo of Fang Shouchun when she was stationed in China's army in India. She once served as a military nurse, experienced the Battle of Wuhan and Changsha, and participated in the construction of the Diannan-Myanmar Highway; later, she became a medical staff member of the 38th Division of the New First Army of China stationed in India. She killed three Japanese invaders on the battlefield and wiped out a group of fleeing Japanese soldiers with her comrades; General Stilwell, commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Force, awarded her the rank of lieutenant. 01 Late night ambush and killing Japanese suicide squad members. In November 1937, 17-year-old Fang Shouchun joined the Anti-Japanese Army's 157 Rear Hospital and received practical training and internship in battlefield rescue operations. In 1942, the New 38th Division of the China Expeditionary Force and other troops broke through from Myanmar and retreated to India, where they were reorganized into the China Army stationed in India. When the Indian Army was recruiting new soldiers in Kunming, Fang Shouchun said to the recruiting officer: "I want to join the Indian Army." "We are going to war, only men, not women. "said the officer. Fang Shouchun retorted: "Half of the 400 million compatriots in China are women. If men can go to the battlefield, so can women! Since ancient times, there have been women who have refused to give up their talents!" The officer was very moved, but said he would ask for instructions. Soon, Fang Shouchun was told: "The chief has agreed to you and four other female soldiers to join the Indian army!" When she boarded the transport plane to India, Fang Shouchun learned that she and her female companions Zhang Kejing, Qiu Runlan, Liu Bin and Zhu Anna could join the Indian Army because of special approval. Fang Shouchun (first from left) and his sisters, who are also medical staff in the New 38th Division, are in a field hospital in northeastern India adjacent to Myanmar. Due to the tense fighting, the British soldiers guarding the hospital were urgently transferred to the front line to fight, and the guards could only be provided by medical staff. There are medical staff from many countries in the hospital, many of whom are Indian female soldiers. There was a time when female sentry soldiers were raped and killed by the Japanese army late at night, causing panic, and several Indian female nurses were so scared that they left the hospital. However, Fang Shouchun had been in the army for many years. After being baptized on the battlefield, she suggested to the dean: stand on clear posts and go on secret sentry to subdue the Japanese devils. The dean agreed. The secret sentry is set up in the dark grass and must withstand the invasion of mosquitoes and poisonous snakes. One night, Fang Shouchun lay low until early morning when he saw black shadows flashing dozens of meters ahead, rustling and getting closer. Fang Shouchun identified three people. She picked up the machine gun and fired fire. At the same time, the sentries on the Minggang also fired guns. Soon, the scene fell silent. After inspection, those killed were several suicide squad members of the 56th Division of the Japanese Ace Army. They also contained names, military ranks, highly toxic potassium cyanide, silent pistols, daggers, etc. in their pockets. Fang Shouchun was praised by General Stilwell, the commander-in-chief of the China Army in India. At the Officers Conference, Stilwell personally awarded her a military rank. The document in which General Stilwell personally awarded Fang Shouchun the title Fang Shouchun has always kept this "Instructions for the Commander-in-Chief in India" in which he was awarded the military rank. As can be seen from the photos, the awarding time was August 21, 1943, and the content read: Fang Yuan (Fang Shouchun) was awarded the rank of second-class military assistant military doctor (note: equivalent to lieutenant), and the signing was "Commander-in-Chief Stilwell". 02 He lived in Changsha for nearly half a century after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. According to reports, Fang Shouchun had a sad and beautiful transnational love story, which was also related to his move to the United States in his later years. Fang Shouchun has been a beautiful girl since she was a child. During the army, there were suitors everywhere, and some feelings were lost due to separation. It was not until the first half of 1945, when victory in the War of Resistance was imminent, that Fang Shouchun met American doctor Conway in a hospital in Chengdu. Conway was born into a family of doctors, graduated from medical university, and is tall and handsome. At that time, he was Fang Shouchun's doctor in charge and usually did not laugh or laugh. When he checked the ward, several nurses greeted him, but he seemed to not hear him. So, the nurses discussed: "Let's ignore him." Later, when Conway made rounds and asked about the injured, several nurses remained silent. Fang Shouchun also said: "See for yourself." After several contacts, one day, Conway suddenly said to Fang Shouchun, I have half a day off this afternoon, and I invite you to have dinner together. Fang Shouchun didn't say anything, but he added, we all brought a few friends with us. Fang Shouchun felt that there were many people anyway, so he agreed. Fang Shouchun learned English in the army and knew some simple conversations. While eating, Conway asked Fang Shouchun to teach him Chinese. He taught Fang Shouchun to learn English and learn languages from each other. After that, the two began to contact. Conway is particularly nice to Fang Shouchun. By the time of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Conway proposed to Fang Shouchun, and Fang Shouchun agreed. In January 1946, they held a simple wedding in Shanghai. In 1946, Fang Shouchun and Kang Wei were married. Fang Shouchun after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. After that, Conway would take Fang Shouchun to the United States. Fang Shouchun's ideological struggle was fierce. That year, her father had just passed away, leaving her with a minor brother. Her grandmother was a small woman and could not work. Fang Shouchun said: "I can't leave." She would stay to raise her brother and take care of the elderly. In this way, Fang Shouchun went to Changsha to live with his grandmother, and gave birth to his daughter Fang Lili in October of the same year. Conway heard the news and sent some money and goods from the United States. After that, the Kuomintang defeated Taiwan and the Korean War broke out. Conway, who was far away in the United States, could not contact Fang Shouchun, so he married another wife and gave birth to a daughter named Kang Shilin. Fang Shouchun worked in the infirmary of Changsha Bed Sheet Factory and never remarried. Until China's reform and opening up, American companies came to invest in China. Conway asked Kang Shilin to go to China to find Fang Shouchun and his half-sister Fang Lili. In 1979, Kang Shilin, who was the director of the Three Gorges Luxury Cruise Ship, a Sino-US joint venture tourism company, finally found out the address of Fang Shouchun and her daughter in Changsha and met with Fang Lili. In 1982, Kang Shilin took Fang Lili to study in the United States. Ten years later, Fang Lili had his own company in the United States. She moved her mother to New York, USA to settle. The reporter contacted a friend of Fang Shouchun's elderly daughter on October 28. The elderly daughter Fang Lili said that she would give all her mother's medals to the History Museum when she returns home next year.