| 1 | | | William E. Macmillan |
| | William E.S. de Royer | Macmillan | An American missionary and a doctor. aka: Pastor Billy. |
| | Ian Lawrence | Ferguson | American soldier sent to support the Chinese effort. |
| | Liu | Zhaohu | A Chinese officer in training at the Camp of Sino-American Org. |
| | Miles | | The commander of China Naval Group. |
| | Jenny | | William E. Macmillan's wife. |
| | Norman | Bethune | A Canadian doctor. |
| | Lei | Feng | A soldier in the People's Liberation Army. |
| | Mao | Zedong | A Former Chairman of People's Republic of China. |
| 2 | | | Ian Ferguson |
| | Catherine | Yao | A reporter from a well-known Chinese media outlet. |
| | Wende | | Ian Ferguson's acquaintance. |
| 3 | | | Liu Zhaohu |
| | Yao Ah | Yan | Liu Zhaohu's acquaintance since childhood. |
| | Yang | Taigong | An old villager known as Grandpa Yang. |
| | Ah | Quan | Ah Yan's uncle. |
| | Huwa | | Ah Quan's son. |
| | Yang | Fu | A great scholar. |
| | Yao | Guiyan | Full name of Yao Ah Yan. |
| | Yang | Deshun | The village scribe. |
| | Yang | Bashu | One of the villagers. |
| | Yang | Baojiu | Yang Bashu's son. aka: Scabby. |
| | She | | Baojiu's mother. |
| | Langwa | | A carpenter. Huwa's brother. |
| 4 | | | Pastor Billy |
| | Stella | | Pastor Billy's acquaintance. |
| | Sanmei | | Stella's mother. |
| 5 | | | US Navy Historical Archives Collection |
| | Elizabeth Maria | Ferguson | Ian Ferguson's mother. |
| | Dr. | Lewis | A medical officer. |
| | Jack | | Ian Ferguson's acquaintance. |
| | Buffalo | | A Chinese servant. |
| | Emily | Wilson | Ian Ferguson's girlfriend. |
| | Jacob | | Ian Ferguson's brother. |
| | Louise | | Ian Ferguson's aunt. |
| | Leah | Frasermann | Ian Ferguson's sister. |
| | Daisy | | Ian Ferguson's cousin. |
| | Andy | | Ian Ferguson's co-worker at the mechanic shop. |
| | Leon | | Ian Ferguson's high school classmate. |
| | Franklin D. | Roosevelt | 32nd President of the United States. |
| | Vivien | Leigh | A British stage and film actress. |
| | Ghost | | A well-trained military dog. |
| | Alan | Frasermann | Leah's husband. |
| | Walter | Whitman | An American poet, essayist, and journalist. |
| | Abraham | Lincoln | 16th President of the United States. |
| | Harry | Truman | 33rd president of the United States. |
| | John | | Ian's father's friend. |
| 6 | | | Ian Ferguson |
| | Yang | Lianzhong | One of the Chinese students. aka: Snot. |
| | Beggar | | A kitten. |
| | Robert | Frost | An American poet. |
| | Millie | | A white terrier adopted by a nearby church. |
| | Smithson | | An instructor. |
| 7 | | | Liu Zhaohu |
| | Winston | Churchill | Former British Prime Minister. |
| | Joseph | Stalin | The dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). |
| | Adolf | Hitler | The leader of the Nazi Party. |
| | Benito | Mussolini | An Italian political leader who became the fascist dictator of Italy. |
| | Hideki | Tojo | Japanese prime minister and general. |
| | Yasuji | Okamura | A general of the Imperial Japanese Army. |
| | John | Worthington | A British politician served in Parliament in the early-1930s. |
| 9 | | | Pastor Billy |
| | Generalissimo | Chiang | A military leader who served as head of the Republic of China. |
| | Xiao | Yanqui | Starring actress of the troupe. |
| 10 | | | East American Chinese Herald |
| | Isoroku | Yamamoto | A Japanese Marshal Admiral. |
| 11 | | | Ghost and Millie |
| | Tianlin | | One of the villagers. |
| | Romain | Rolland | A French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian and mystic. |
| 13 | | | Liu Zhaohu |
| | Ah | May | Ah Yan's daughter. |
| | Zhao | Haifa | Liu Zhaohu's captain. |
| | Hawk | | Pastor Billy's old friend. |
| | Yan | Fu | A Chinese translator. |
| | Yang | Jianguo | Scabby's son. |
| | Yao | Enmei | Full name of Ah May. |
| 15 | | | Liu Zhaohu |
| | Chen | Kaiyi | The minister for the county party organization. |
