Kurt Chew-Een Lee (traditional Chinese: 呂超然; simplified Chinese: 吕超然; pinyin: Lǚ Chāorán (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.
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21 January 1926 San Francisco, California, United States
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Died |
4 March 2014 (aged 88) Washington, D.C., United States
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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