William Ross Kantenberger and Tracy Dianne Kantenberger share the stories of three photos with students at Quzhou No 2 High School in Quzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/Tide News]

US descendants of one of the Doolittle Raid airmen — history teacher Tracy Dianne Kantenberger and her husband William Ross Kantenberger — visited Quzhou No 2 High School on Sept 10 in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province.

Their visit coincided with China's 41st Teachers' Day, and they shared their experiences of watching China's V-Day military parade on Sept 3 in Beijing and recounted a story from the Doolittle Raid Rescue with three photos.

One of the three photos depicts some of the rescued Doolittle Raid airmen outside an air-raid shelter in Quzhou in 1942.

In 1942, after a daring bombing raid on Japan, 75 US airmen led by Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle were forced to bail out or crash-land in China after running out of fuel. Chinese people rescued 64 of them, including those who recuperated in Quzhou.

William Kantenberger's grandfather, Rodney Ross Wilder, was co-pilot of No 5 bomber in the Doolittle squadron. After parachuting to safety, he was rescued by local villager Mao Guangxiao in Daqiao town in Quzhou.

Students at Quzhou No 2 High School showed great interest in the historic rescue. Student He Chenyue presented a short video project exploring the rescue sites related to the raid. Tracy Kantenberger expressed her eagerness to share the students' work with her own students back in the US.

The Kantenbergers were invited to watch the military parade in Beijing, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. After showing the photos, the US history teacher described witnessing the event as an honor and emphasized the importance of peace.