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WONG, Wing Dock - Date of
birth
15 April 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Toyshan, China -
Hometown
Bakersfield, Kern County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39708539 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Koecking Woods, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jim G. Wong (father)
More information
Pfc Wing D. Wong was a student before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 1 September 1943.He was killed by small arms fire.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
He is remembered at the Veteran’s Memorial in Bakersfield, Kern County, California.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Washington Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Ladisatt / Victoria Cierley Ellis, www.newspapers.com – The Fresno Bee 13 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Victoria Cierley Ellis