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Francis Brown Wai (April 14, 1917 – October 20, 1944) was a United States Army captain who was killed in action during the U.S. amphibious assault and liberation of the Philippine Islands from Japan in 1944, during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for extraordinary heroism in action on Leyte.

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  • فرنسيس بي. واي (بالإنجليزية: Francis B. Wai)‏ هو عسكري أمريكي، ولد في 14 أبريل 1917 في هونولولو في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 20 أكتوبر 1944 في مقاطعة ليتة في الفلبين. (ar)
  • Francis Brown Wai (April 14, 1917 – October 20, 1944) was a United States Army captain who was killed in action during the U.S. amphibious assault and liberation of the Philippine Islands from Japan in 1944, during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for extraordinary heroism in action on Leyte. As a youngster, Wai liked to surf and he played several sports in high school and college. He graduated from college with a degree in finance. Although he initially planned to work with his father, he joined the Hawaii National Guard in 1940, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1941. Wai was initially awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC), the United States' second highest decoration for valor in combat. After an extensive review of military awards in 2000, his DSC was upgraded to the Medal of Honor (MOH).Wai is the only Chinese American soldier to ever receive the Medal of Honor. (en)
  • 法蘭西斯·布朗·魏(英語:Francis Brown Wai,1917年4月14日-1944年10月20日),美國陸軍華裔上尉,為美國最高軍事榮銜——榮譽勳章第一位華裔得主,也是唯一獲頒此級勳章的華裔美國軍官。。 在中學及大學階段為運動好手的法蘭西斯·魏,在加州大學洛杉磯分校獲得金融學學士學位後原本計畫與父親一起工作,惟在後來加入了、並且委任為少尉。1944年的菲律賓戰役中,他隨著部隊參加了將菲律賓從日本軍手中奪回的行動,該年10月時在雷伊泰島的登陸作戰中陣亡。魏氏原先獲得的是次於榮譽勳章的第二高榮銜──傑出服役十字勳章,至2000年才追升為榮譽勳章。 (zh)
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  • فرنسيس بي. واي (بالإنجليزية: Francis B. Wai)‏ هو عسكري أمريكي، ولد في 14 أبريل 1917 في هونولولو في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 20 أكتوبر 1944 في مقاطعة ليتة في الفلبين. (ar)
  • 法蘭西斯·布朗·魏(英語:Francis Brown Wai,1917年4月14日-1944年10月20日),美國陸軍華裔上尉,為美國最高軍事榮銜——榮譽勳章第一位華裔得主,也是唯一獲頒此級勳章的華裔美國軍官。。 在中學及大學階段為運動好手的法蘭西斯·魏,在加州大學洛杉磯分校獲得金融學學士學位後原本計畫與父親一起工作,惟在後來加入了、並且委任為少尉。1944年的菲律賓戰役中,他隨著部隊參加了將菲律賓從日本軍手中奪回的行動,該年10月時在雷伊泰島的登陸作戰中陣亡。魏氏原先獲得的是次於榮譽勳章的第二高榮銜──傑出服役十字勳章,至2000年才追升為榮譽勳章。 (zh)
  • Francis Brown Wai (April 14, 1917 – October 20, 1944) was a United States Army captain who was killed in action during the U.S. amphibious assault and liberation of the Philippine Islands from Japan in 1944, during World War II. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for extraordinary heroism in action on Leyte. (en)
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  • فرنسيس بي. واي (ar)
  • Francis B. Wai (en)
  • 法蘭西斯·魏 (zh)
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