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80-G-358372: Commander Gordon Pai’ea Chung-Hoon, 1946

80-G-358372: Commander Gordon Pai’ea Chung-Hoon, 1946. Chung-Hoon Officer-in-Charge of Special Activities Division at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii. Photograph received January 2, 1946. He was the first Asian-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and was the first Asian-American flag officer, Rear Admiral. Chung-Hoon died on July 24, 1979. USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is named in his honor. Photograph received January 2, 1946. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-358372: Commander Gordon Pai’ea Chung-Hoon, 1946. Chung-Hoon Officer-in-Charge of Special Activities Division at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii. Photograph received January 2, 1946. He was the first Asian-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and was the first Asian-American flag officer, Rear Admiral. Chung-Hoon died on July 24, 1979. USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is named in his honor. Photograph received January 2, 1946. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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