Asian Americans in our Military and Community

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  1. 3. Thailand-born veteran who became first woman elected to Congress in Illinois
  2. 6. First U.S. military Vietnamese-born promoted to Brigadier General
  3. 9. First military woman appointed as White House physician and first female Filipino-American to become Navy Admiral
  4. 10. Chinese-born Civil War Union soldier who served twenty years
  5. 11. Korean-American who won Distinguished Service Cross
  6. 13. The only Chinese-American to receive Medal of Honor during WWII.
  7. 15. First Asian-American to receive Medal of Honor.
  8. 18. Received U.S. Medal of Freedom
  9. 19. Name used for Japanese-Americans of 100th Infantry Battalion
  10. 20. Among first Korean War Native Hawaiians to receive Medal of Honor
  11. 21. First Chinese-American pilot in Women Air Force Pilots (WASP)
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  1. 1. First American-Samoan female combat veteran elected to Congress
  2. 2. Name of all-Chinese American fighter squadron
  3. 4. First U.S. Army Japanese-American Lt. Gen.
  4. 5. American astronaut of Southern Indian descent
  5. 7. Only person to receive Medal of Honor during peacetime.
  6. 8. First Vietnamese-born Academy graduate from any branch of U.S. military (USCG)
  7. 12. Asian-Americans who received twenty-one Medals of Honor
  8. 14. First Chamorro (Guam) promoted to Brigadier General
  9. 16. First USCG Academy graduate from Guam
  10. 17. Chinese-American who fought at Battle of Gettysburg in 1863