Gordon Chung-Hoon
Military Person
1910 – 1979
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Who was Gordon Chung-Hoon?
Gordon Paiʻea Chung-Hoon, was an admiral in the United States Navy, who served during World War II, and the first Asian American flag officer. His father, William Chung-Hoon Jr., a Chinese-English-Hawaiian, was a county treasurer and his mother Agnes Punana, a Hawaiian, was a member of the Kaahumanu Society. He graduated from Punahou School in 1929.
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- Born
- Jul 25, 1910
Honolulu - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Jul 24, 1979
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on July 23, 2013
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