Chung-Hoon, Gordon
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Birthname | Gordon Paiʻea Chung-Hoon | ||||
born on | 25 July 1910 at 20:45 (= 8:45 PM ) | ||||
Place | Honolulu, Hawaii, 21n18, 157w52 | ||||
Timezone | HST h10w30 (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American military officer, an admiral in the United States Navy, who served during World War II and was the first Asian American flag officer. He received the Navy Cross and Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry and extraordinary heroism as commanding officer of USS Sigsbee from May 1944 to October 1945.
He was appointed to be the director of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture by the first Governor of the State of Hawaii, William F. Quinn, and held that position between January 1961 and June 1963. Chung-Hoon subsequently worked as a realtor. He made a foray into politics by running as a Republican for one of the four seats representing the Hawaii 7th State Senate District in 1966, but finished fifth in the primary.
Chung-Hoon married three times and had one adopted son. He died on 24 July 1979 at age 68 at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.
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Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Race (Chinese-English-Hawaiian father, Hawaiian mother)
- Traits : Personality : Courageous (Military hero)
- Family : Childhood : Order of birth (Fourth of five)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Three)
- Family : Parenting : Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids (One adopted son)
- Vocation : Business/Marketing : Real estate
- Vocation : Military : Combat
- Vocation : Military : Honors (Navy Cross, Silver Star)
- Vocation : Military : Military career
- Vocation : Military : Military service (World War II)
- Vocation : Politics : Candidate and lost
- Vocation : Politics : Government employee
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation (Republican)
- Notable : Famous : First in Field
- 1910 births
- Birthday 25 July
- Birthplace Honolulu, HI (US)
- Sun 2 Leo
- Moon 21 Pisces
- Asc 9 Pisces
- 1979 deaths
- Traits : Body : Race
- Traits : Personality : Courageous
- Family : Childhood : Order of birth
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
- Family : Parenting : Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids
- Vocation : Business/Marketing : Real estate
- Vocation : Military : Combat
- Vocation : Military : Honors
- Vocation : Military : Military career
- Vocation : Military : Military service
- Vocation : Politics : Candidate and lost
- Vocation : Politics : Government employee
- Vocation : Politics : Party Affiliation
- Notable : Famous : First in Field