Kurt Chew-Een Lee
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Died when: 88 years 42 days (1057 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Kurt Chew-Een Lee (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin: Lu Chaorán (January 21, 1926 – March 3, 2014) 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 (Chinese: ???) and Chew-Fan Lee all earned bravery medals in the Korean War.
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