Gem Lee Wong

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed near Paris in B-17 #4297524 Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97524

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 12 January 1942

Died

Paris, France 22 June 1944

Born

Nebraska, USA
Chicago, IL, USA Working as a taxi driver at the time of his enlistment

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Changed name from 'Lee W Gem' to 'Gem Lee Wong'. Sources:

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…

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https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=149639010

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5916 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database