Lim Wing Jeong

Military
media-20157.jpeg UPL 20157 B24 42-52234 Corky, with the Nortridge crew (crew 25)

Object Number - UPL 20157 - B24 42-52234 Corky, with the Nortridge crew (crew 25)

On his naturalization application, he states his birth name was Shue Hong Lim. The army listed him as L.W. Jeong, and he changed his name after the war to Wayne Lim. He married May in 1950, and they raised 4 children. He ran his own Chinese restaurants until his retirement, and never returned to Europe. He said he hated flying!

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0663084
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Corky Burgundy Bombers
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Guangdong, China 1 May 1925

Enlisted

Duncan Field, TX USA 11 November 1942

Revisions

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Sources

An Emotional Gauntlet, Stuart J Wright, Pen & Sword Books, © 2004
Ancestry.com: Petition for Naturalization #14330, Houston TX

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc

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