World War II Honoree

Harvey Wong

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

Raymond K. Wong

Relationship

Commander, VFW District 15

TECHNICIAN 4TH CLASS, 14TH AIR FORCE, FLYING TIGERS, 14TH SERVICE GROUP, 1157TH SIGNAL GROUP. ENLISTED JANUARY 1943; DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946. FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA BASIC TRAINING, FORT TILDEN, NEW YORK COAST ARTILLERY, SELECTED FOR SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT WITH THE ARMY INTELLIGENCE UNIT AS CODE CLERK. SPECIALIZED TRAINING WAS HELD AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. DECEMBER 1943, DEPARTED FROM NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA ABOARD THE EMPRESS OF JAPAN FOR OVERSEAS DUTY WITH THE 14TH AIR FORCE. JANUARY 1944, ARRIVED IN BOMBAY, INDIA. MARCH 1944, ARRIVED AT NORTH INDIA FOR TRANSPORTATION TO KUNMING CHINA. WHILE IN CHINA, ASSIGNED TO THE 14TH AIR FORCE WITH THE INTELLIGENCE UNIT SETTING UP RADIO COMMUNICATIONS RELAY STATIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. WHEN WWII ENDED, LEFT SHANGHAI ON AN ARMY TROOP TRANSPORT SHIP FOR DISCHARGE PROCESSING AT SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.