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|death_year=2009
|death_year=2009
|certificate=9905
|certificate=9905
|birth_date=19 January 1915
|death_date=15 December 2009
|birth_place=Washington, D.C.
|death_place=Gaithersburg, Maryland
|branch=United States Marine Corps
|class_branch=United States Marine Corps
|years_of_service=1943– Unknown
|photo=Wikipedia_Sze_Wilbur_C._Marine_Corps_photo.jpg
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'''Wilbur C. Sze''' (1915&ndash;2009) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
Wilbur Carl Sze (January 19, 1915 – December 15, 2009) was the first Chinese-American to be commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Wilbur Carl Sze (January 19, 1915 – December 15, 2009) was the first Chinese-American to be commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.
 


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_C._Sze Wikipedia: Wilbur C. Sze]
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)