1919 - 2005
Young Oak Kim American Military
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Details
| First Name |
Young
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| Middle Name |
Oak
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| Last Name |
Kim
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| Birthday |
29th January, 1919
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| Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Died |
29th December, 2005
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| Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| Buried |
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Asian
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Military
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Young-Oak Kim (Korean: 김영옥; Hanja: 金永玉; RR: Gim Yeong-ok; MR: Kim Yŏng'ok, 1919 – December 29, 2005) was a United States Army officer during World War II and the Korean War and a civic leader and humanitarian. He was a member of the U.S. 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and a combat leader in Italy and France during World War II.
He was awarded 19 medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Medal of Military Valor, a Légion d'honneur, a Croix de guerre, and (posthumously) the Korean Taeguk Cordon of the Order of Military Merit. After his military career, Kim dedicated his life to public service and was an active founder and leader of several non-profit organizations for underserved communities throughout Southern California. He died of cancer at the age of 86. In May 2016, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus held a press conference, organized by the Council of Korean Americans, to call on President Barack Obama to posthumously award Kim the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
