Kurt Chew-Een Lee
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Kurt Chew-Een Lee
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Kurt Chew-Een Lee (Chinese: 呂超然; pinyin: Lǚ Chāorán was the first Asian American to be commissioned as a regular officer in the United States Marine Corps. 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 and Chew-Fan Lee all earned bravery medals in the Korean War.
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United States Marine Corps officer (1926–2014)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Chew-Een_Lee
date created:
2011-11-06T14:55:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T19:52:24Z
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