Kurt Chew-Een Lee
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | January 21,1926 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | San Francisco |
California | |
United States | |
Died | Washington |
D.C. | |
United States | |
Parents | M. Young Lee |
Rank | Major |
Nicknam | Kurt |
Year of servic | 1944–1968 |
Siblings | Chew-Mon Lee |
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ID | 3516982 |
Kurt Chew-Een Lee Life story
Kurt Chew-Een Lee was the first Asian American United States Marine Corps officer. Lee earned the Navy Cross under fire in Korea in September 1950, serving in the 1st Battalion 7th Marines. Lee and his younger brothers Chew-Mon Lee (Chinese: 呂超民) and Chew-Fan Lee all earned bravery medals in the Korean War.