28 Aug 1937
China
![Injured Chinese toddler crying in the South Station in Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_33.jpg)
![Injured Chinese toddler crying in the South Station in Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_64.jpg)
![A boy scout tending to a toddler injured by Japanese bombing at South Station, Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_65.jpg)
![A boy scout tending to a toddler injured by Japanese bombing at South Station, Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_57b5ce8b8eee0.jpg)
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China
- Japanese aircraft damaged Chinese gunboat Chuyou at Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, China. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Shanghai | Jiangyin, Jiangsu | CPC]
- Wang Xiaoting, also known as H. S. "Newsreel" Wong, filmed the scenes at South Station in Shanghai, China immediately after a Japanese Navy aerial bombing. One of the stills featuring an injured and crying toddler, "Chinese Baby", would soon be seen by an estimated 25 million people world wide in the form of newsreels, newspapers, and magazines by the end of the year. ww2dbase [Second Battle of Shanghai | Wang Xiaoting | Shanghai | CPC]
- The US 2nd Marine Brigade headquarters and the US 6th Marine Regiment departed San Diego, California, United States for Shanghai, China. ww2dbase [San Diego, California | CPC]
![Injured Chinese toddler crying in the South Station in Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_33.jpg)
![Injured Chinese toddler crying in the South Station in Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_64.jpg)
![A boy scout tending to a toddler injured by Japanese bombing at South Station, Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 2 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_shanghai2_65.jpg)
![A boy scout tending to a toddler injured by Japanese bombing at South Station, Shanghai, China, 28 Aug 1937, photo 1 of 2](/images/imagemagick/tmb_57b5ce8b8eee0.jpg)
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