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name
LEE, Kim - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
China -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California -
Ethnicity
Chinese American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39547767 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
Frankfurt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 58 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Helen Lee (wife)
More information
Pfc Kim Lee was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Los Angeles County, California on 9 December 1942.He died of injuries to his brain and chest, sustained as a passenger in a vehicle accident.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Dick O’Donnell, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy