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Jan 29, 1919 Los Angeles, California, United States Died on 29 Dec 2005 (aged 86)
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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- Young-Oak Kim (Korean: ???; Hanja: ???; RR: Gim Yeong-ok; MR: Kim Yong'ok, 1919 – December 29, 2005), a United States Army officer during World War II and the Korean War and a civic leader and humanitarian.
- He was a member of the U.S.
- 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and a combat leader in Italy and France during World War II.
- He was awarded 19 medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, two Bronze Stars, three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Medal of Military Valor, a Légion d'honneur, a Croix de guerre, and (posthumously) the Korean Taeguk Cordon of the Order of Military Merit.
- After his military career, Kim dedicated his life to public service and was an active founder and leader of several non-profit organizations for underserved communities throughout Southern California.
- He died of cancer at the age of 86.
- In May 2016, members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus held a press conference, organized by the Council of Korean Americans, to call on President Barack Obama to posthumously award Kim the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
