Ben Kuroki Military person

Ben Kuroki (born May 16, 1917) is the only American of Japanese descent in the United States Army Air Forces to serve in combat operations in the Pacific theater of World War II. He flew a total of 58 combat missions during World War II.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 16, 1917
Birth place
Gothenburg Nebraska

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Forces
service start1941
service end1946

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ok3JZw28xhEC&dq=issei&lr=&client=firefox-a&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=WApLAAAAIAAJ&q=Boy+From+Nebraska:+The+Story+of+Ben+Kuroki&dq=Boy+From+Nebraska:+The+Story+of+Ben+Kuroki&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1
  3. http://lustron.org/kuroki1.htm
  4. http://www.dennisenari.com/benkuroki.shtml
  5. http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/1287006
  6. http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/141855086