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Benjamin Ralph Kimlau
Born(1918-04-11)April 11, 1918
Concord, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 5, 1944(1944-03-05) (aged 25)
Nadzab Air Field, Papua New Guinea
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance United States (United States Army
United States Army Air Forces)
Service years1942–1944
Rank2nd Lieutenant
Unit380th Bombardment Group
Commands530th Squadron
ConflictsSecond World War
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉國樑
Simplified Chinese刘国梁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiú Guóliáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàuh Gwoklèuhng
JyutpingLau4 Gwok3 loeng4

Benjamin Ralph Kimlau (金勞少尉) (April 11, 1918 – March 5, 1944) was a Chinese American aviator and United States Army Air Forces bomber pilot.

Kimlau was born on April 10, 1918, in Concord, Massachusetts, and moved to New York City with his parents in 1932 when he was 14 years old. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School. After his visit to China, he studied at Pennsylvania Military College in Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1938 to 1942. Upon graduation he joined the United States Field Artillery Branch as a 2nd lieutenant.[1]

Kimlau soon transferred to the US Army Air Forces' 380th Bombardment Group of the Fifth Air Force. After training as a pilot, he deployed to Fenton Airfield in Australia, from which he flew a B-24 Liberator bomber in 45 missions in support of the New Guinea campaign. On March 5, 1944, Kimlau's bomber crashed shortly after take-off from Nadzab Airfield in New Guinea due to engine failure. Kimlau, his co-pilot, and all 8 members of the crew were killed in the crash.[1][2][3] His remains were re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery in 1968.[2]

Kimlau posthumously received the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal; his bomber group received two Presidential Unit Citations for gallantry in battle.[2]

Honors

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In 1962, the Benjamin Ralph Kimlau Memorial Gate (金勞紀念牌坊) was erected at Kimlau Square within Chatham Square in Chinatown to his memory. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Kimlau War Memorial as a landmark in June 2021.[4][5] In addition, Kimlau has been honored by American Legion 1291, which named its post after him.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Post History". Lt. B. R. Kimlau Chinese Memorial Post 1291. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Quirk, Christine M. (2024-05-31). "Concord-born Kimlau's military heroism remembered during AAPI Heritage Month". Concord Bridge. Archived from the original on 2025-05-09. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  3. ^ "Missing Air Crew Report Number 15648". [Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)]; Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD [online version available through the National Archives Catalog (NAID 91162245) at catalog.archives.gov. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  4. ^ Small, Zachary (2021-06-23). "City Approves Landmarks Honoring Chinese Americans and Native Americans". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  5. ^ "Kimlau War Memorial" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 22, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-07.