Keywords: Ahn Siblings World War II.jpg en In 1942 like many Korean Americans the three Ahn siblings Ralph Philip and Susan children from California's first Korean immigrant family enlisted in the U S military The Ahn sister Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first Korean American woman in the U S military and the first female Navy gunnery officer For her service in the WAVES she reached the rank of Lieutenant 2010-04-06 http //www history navy mil/photos/prs-tpic/asians/aspa-40s htm U S Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Philip Ahn Korean Americans Actors from the United States born in the 1920s 1926 births 1915 births Family portrait photographs World War II home front in the United States Military history of the United States Asian American history |