| 词条 | Benjamin Ralph Kimlau |
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|name= Benjamin Ralph Kimlau |birth_date= {{Birth date|1918|4|11}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1944|3|5|1918|4|11}} |birth_place= Concord, MA {{USA}} |death_place= Los Negros Island , Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea |placeofburial= near or off Los Negros Island |placeofburial_label= |image= |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{USA}} (United States Army United States Army Air Forces) |serviceyears= 1942-1944 |rank= 2nd Lieutenant |commands=530th Squadron |unit=380th Bombardment Group |battles= |awards= |laterwork= }} Benjamin Ralph Kimlau (金勞少尉) (April 11, 1918 – March 5, 1944) was a Chinese American aviator and United States Air Force bomber pilot. Kimlau was born on April 10, 1918 in Concord, MA and moved to New York City with his parents in 1932. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School. After his visit to China, he studied at Pennsylvania Military College in Chester, Pennsylvania from 1938 to 1942.[1] Upon graduation he was promoted to Field Artillery 2nd Lieutenant. With America at war, Kimlau joined the US Army Field Artillery, but later transferred to the United States Army Air Forces 380th Bombardment Group of the Fifth Air Force. After training as a pilot, he was stationed at Fenton Airfield in Australia. In Australia, Kimlau flew B-24 Liberator bomber in missions during the New Guinea campaign. On March 5, 1944, Kimlau's bomber was attacked by the Japanese and crashed near Los Negros Island. His bomber group was given 2 Presidential Unit Citations. HonorsKimlau has been honored by American Legion 1291, which named their post after him.[1] In 1962, the Benjamin Ralph Kimlau Memorial Gate (金劳纪念牌坊) was erected at Kimlau Square, located within Chatham Square in his memory. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.ltkimlau.com/post_history.namesake.htm|title=Post History|work=ltkimlau.com|accessdate=1 June 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523164146/http://www.ltkimlau.com/post_history.namesake.htm|archivedate=23 May 2013|df=}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimlau, Benjamin Ralph}} 12 : 1918 births|1944 deaths|United States Army Air Forces officers|American military personnel of Chinese descent|American people of Chinese descent|People from Concord, Massachusetts|Military personnel from New York City|Widener University alumni|United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II|United States Army officers|American military personnel killed in World War II|DeWitt Clinton High School alumni |
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