Malachi Chen

Malachi Chen was a Ugandan-born American animation inbetweener, medical illustrator and former sound editor who worked at Crossover Films Co., Ltd.. He was the 2nd Lieutenant of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen from 1942 to 1945.

Bio
Chen was born in Kampala, Uganda Protectorate on January 11, 1922 to his American parents.

At the age of 17, Chen and his parents went to Tuskegee, Alabama. After graduating from college, he joined United States Army Air Force in 1942 and began fighter pilot training at Tuskegee University. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in 1943 and flew missions in World War II with the Tuskegee Airmen.

In May 1963, having been discharged from the army 17 years ago, Chen went to Rome, Italy and joined Tikki Suono. In 1968, Chen retired from the company and went to Burbank, California, where he would get employed by Crossover Films Co., Ltd. as an animation inbetweener the next year.

On January 11, 2022, Chen became a centenarian, which prompted him to retire from his animation inbetweening and medical illustrating career. He died next year, a day shy of his 101st birthday.