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Hazel Ying Lee
Hazel Ying Lee One of the first Chinese American women to receive her pilot's license, Hazel Ying Lee, standing in front of her plane.

Hazel Ying Lee

Chinese American pilot
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Hazel Ying Lee (born August 24, 1912, Portland, Oregon, U.S.—died November 25, 1944, Great Falls, Montana) was a Chinese American pilot who flew for the U.S. military in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program during World War II. She was one of the first Chinese American women in the country to receive a pilot’s license. Along with other WASP members, she was posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 2009. Lee was the second...

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