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A blood chit (Chinese: 血幅; pinyin: xuè fú) is a notice carried by military personnel and addressed to any civilians who may come across an armed-services member – such as a shot-down pilot – in difficulties.
For American aviators carrying blood chits over enemy territory, those promises would have been worthless had our government lacked the credibility to keep them.
A look at blood chits, a little-known program designed to help service members lost or stranded in foreign territory find their way to safety.
The blood chit carries an American flag, and the idea was to save the life of, for example, an American military member shot down on foreign territory.
Those pieces of fabric were known as rescue patches, later called “blood chits.” They identified the wearers as Americans helping China fight the Japanese and requested the Chinese people to assist them.
The U.S. military continued to use blood chits during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Today, details about the program are classified, due to possible danger to those who assist U.S. service...
A blood chit is a notice carried by military personnel and addressed to any civilians who may come across an armed-services member – such as a shot-down pilot – in difficulties.
Blood Chit is the common term for the written notice, in several languages, carried by Marine aircrews in combat. If their aircraft is shot down, the notice (1) identifies the Americans and (2) encourages the local population to assist them. The concept is over 200 years old.
Every airman assigned to the Pacific Theater received a blood chit like Kuroki's. A blood chit is an identification flag that carries instructions for locals on how to assist downed pilots. Each blood chit had the flag of local allies printed on the top, with a message below in the local language.
Blood Chit. Artifact Details. Blood chits were used in Afghanistan and during other wars to help US personnel get aid in foreign countries. Blood chits are carried to request aid from people in enemy territory. An unspecified reward is promised to anyone helping the person to safety.