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In addition to serving in the military, many Chinese American women worked in defense industries during World War II. During this period, some estimate that the shipyards of the Bay Area in California consisted of 15% Chinese American workers. [5] This included women such as Maggie Gee and her mother, Jade Snow Wong, and others. [5]
Chinese American soldier training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. It has been estimated that between 12,000 [119] and 20,000 [120] Chinese American men, representing up to 22 percent of the men in their portion of the U.S. population, served during World War II. [11]
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global military conflict, the joining of what had initially been two separate conflicts. The first began in Asia in 1937 as the Second Sino-Japanese War; the other began in Europe in 1939 with the German invasion of Poland.
Hazel Ying Lee (李月英) – first Chinese American woman to earn a pilot's license; flew for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Kurt Lee – Major, US Marine Corps.; first Asian American Marine Corps officer, Navy Cross recipient [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
Chinese American veterans who fought in World War II were honored in New Orleans with a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony. Chinese American WWII vets who served despite being denied U.S ...
Pages in category "American military personnel of Chinese descent" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hispanic Americans, also referred to as Latinos, served in all elements of the American armed forces in the war.They fought in every major American battle in the war. According to House concurrent resolution 253, 400,000 to 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, out of a total of 16,000
First private to earn the medal in World War II and the first and only soldier to earn such medal in a battle that occurred on American soil Leonard F. Mason † Marine Corps: Private First Class: Asan-Adelup Beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands: July 22, 1944: For single-handedly knocking out two enemy machine guns despite being mortally wounded —