World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Lum Wong
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cairo, Illinois
Honored By
Family & Friend
ASSIGNED TO THE 118TH SIGNAL RADIO INTELLIGENCE COMPANY OF GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON'S THIRD ARMY GROUP. HE SERVED AS A RADIO INTERCEPT OPERATOR WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION AT OMAHA BEACH AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WHERE HIS COMPANY RECEIVED A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION. AFTER SERVING FOUR YEARS WITH THE U.S. ARMY, HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.