; and securing and delivering supplies. (17) Chinese Americans also served in combat and support roles in the European and African theaters, serving in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, the Normandy D-Day invasion which liberated Western Europe, and the Battle of the Bulge, occupying Western Germany while helping to liberate Central Europe. (18) Chinese Americans flew bomber missions, served in infantry units and combat ships in the Battle of the Atlantic, including aboard Merchant Marines convoys vulnerable to submarine and air attacks. (19) Chinese-American women left traditional domestic duties for patriotic service, serving as translators who interpreted Japanese documents containing military plans. (20) Many Chinese-American women served in the Women’s Army Corps (WACs), the Army Air Force, and the United States Naval Reserve Women's Reserve (WAVES), and some became pilots, air traffic controllers, flight trainers, weather forecasters, occupational therapists, and nurses. (21) Captain Francis B. Wai is the only Chinese American serving in World War II to have been awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award given by our Nation. His posthumous Distinguished Service Medal, awarded in 1944 was upgraded in 2000 to a Congressional Medal of Honor. (22) Chinese Americans also earned Combat Infantry Badges, Purple Hearts, Bronze Stars, Silver Stars, Distinguished Service Medals and Distinguished Flying Medals. Units with Chinese Americans were also awarded unit citations for valor and bravery. (23) The United States remains forever indebted to the bravery, valor, and dedication that the Chinese American Veterans of World War II displayed. Their commitment and sacrifice demonstrates a highly uncommon and commendable sense of patriotism and honor in the face of discrimination. 3. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Chinese American Veterans of World II includes individuals of Chinese ancestry who served— (A) honorably at any time during the period December 7, 1941, and ending December 31, 1946