World War II Honoree

Robert F. Wong

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

VFW Post 6949

SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 13, 1943 TO JUNE 4, 1946. SERGEANT, AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MECHANIC. SERVED ON IWO JIMA (LANDED ON D-DAY PLUS SIX) WITH THE 386TH AIR SERVICE GROUP. HELPED PREPARE IWO JIMA SO THE 386TH AIR SERVICE GROUP COULD EXECUTE THEIR PRIMARY MISSION OF SUPPLY AND MAINTENANCE OF AIR FORCE UNITS. DESPITE CONGESTION ON THE BEACHES, OCCUPATION OF ITS AREA BY COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION UNITS, AND ENEMY ACTION, THE GROUP WAS READY TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS A WEEK LATER, TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST ARMY FIGHTER PLANES. THE 386TH WAS THE ONLY NON-MARINE OR NAVAL UNIT ON IWO JIMA TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THE MARINE CORPS. AWARDED THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.