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- Francis_B._Wai abstract "Francis Brown Wai (April 14, 1917 – October 20, 1944) was a captain in the United States Army and received the Medal of Honor for actions during the recapture of the Philippines from Japan in 1944.As a youngster, Wai liked to surf and he played several sports in high school and college. He graduated from college with a degree in finance. Although he initially planned to work with his father, he joined the Hawaii National Guard, commissioned a lieutenant. Wai was sent with his unit to fight in World War II and he was killed during the U.S. amphibious assault on Leyte, Philippines.He was initially awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the United States' second highest decoration for valor. After an extensive review of awards in 2000, his medal was upgraded to the Medal of Honor.To date, Wai is the only Chinese American and one of only two Asian American officers to receive the medal.".
- Francis_B._Wai alias "Wai, Francis Brown".
- Francis_B._Wai allegiance "United States of America".
- Francis_B._Wai award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Francis_B._Wai award Medal_of_Honor.
- Francis_B._Wai award Purple_Heart.
- Francis_B._Wai battle World_War_II.
- Francis_B._Wai birthDate "1917-04-14".
- Francis_B._Wai birthPlace Hawaii.
- Francis_B._Wai birthPlace Honolulu.
- Francis_B._Wai birthYear "1917".
- Francis_B._Wai deathDate "1944-10-20".
- Francis_B._Wai deathPlace Leyte.
- Francis_B._Wai deathPlace Philippines.
- Francis_B._Wai deathYear "1944".
- Francis_B._Wai militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Francis_B._Wai militaryUnit 24th_Infantry_Division_(United_States).
- Francis_B._Wai militaryUnit 34th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States).
- Francis_B._Wai restingPlace Hawaii.
- Francis_B._Wai restingPlace National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific.
- Francis_B._Wai serviceEndYear "1944".
- Francis_B._Wai serviceStartYear "1940".
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- Francis_B._Wai allegiance "United States of America".
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- Francis_B._Wai alternativeNames "Wai, Francis Brown".
- Francis_B._Wai awards Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Francis_B._Wai awards Medal_of_Honor.
- Francis_B._Wai awards Purple_Heart.
- Francis_B._Wai battles World_War_II.
- Francis_B._Wai birthDate "1917-04-14".
- Francis_B._Wai birthPlace Hawaii.
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- Francis_B._Wai branch "25".
- Francis_B._Wai caption "Captain Francis B. Wai".
- Francis_B._Wai dateOfBirth "1917-04-14".
- Francis_B._Wai dateOfDeath "1944-10-20".
- Francis_B._Wai deathDate "1944-10-20".
- Francis_B._Wai deathPlace Leyte.
- Francis_B._Wai deathPlace Philippines.
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- Francis_B._Wai name "Francis Brown Wai".
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- Francis_B._Wai rank Captain_(armed_forces).
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- Francis_B._Wai ribbon "Medal of Honor ribbon.svg".
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- Francis_B._Wai ribbon "Purple Heart BAR.svg".
- Francis_B._Wai ribbon "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg".
- Francis_B._Wai serviceyears "1940".
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