ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH – COLOR SERGEANT SING LAU KEE The first Asian-American to earn the Distinguished Service Cross was Color Sgt. Sing Lau Kee, a Chinese-American soldier born in California who served in the 77th Division during #WWI. pic.twitter.com/Pt81OqbcAT
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Along with a few dozen comrades, then-Pvt. Kee was tasked with physically running communications along the front line, avoiding falling shells, machine gun fire, and poison gas as he traversed the deadly, cratered terrain. pic.twitter.com/2NZbgvicJJ
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Along with a few dozen comrades, then-Pvt. Kee was tasked with physically running communications along the front line, avoiding falling shells, machine gun fire, and poison gas as he traversed the deadly, cratered terrain. pic.twitter.com/2NZbgvicJJ
— CMH (@USArmyCMH) May 9, 2022
Sgt. Kee, then a private, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions during the Muese-Argonne Offensive in mid-August, 1918. His unit, the famous “Lost Battalion,” had lost communication with divisions to either side of it due to heavy shelling.
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Pvt. Kee diligently executed his duties, remaining on duty for over 24 hours straight as all his fellow messengers fell dead and wounded. Despite suffering shrapnel injuries and the ill effects of German gas attacks, Pvt. Kee refused to be evacuated from the front.
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In addition to his Distinguished Service Cross, Pvt. Kee received the Purple Heart, the French Croix de Guerre with silver gilt for valor, and a promotion to Color Sergeant, a position reserved for the most stalwart and courageous soldiers.#Armyhistory #USArmy #AAPIM @SecArmy
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