Richard Sau-Fat Wong
Military
(Records show that the aircraft was shot down on 3 February 1944). Lt. Richard S. Wong
MACR 2494;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop and Hey
Object Number - UPL 42530 - Newspaper clipping of Richard Wong returned to his father following being a POW. (Records show that the aircraft was shot down on 3 February 1944).
Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven mission 3-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31056; crew baled out due to runaway engine. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2494
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38131475
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 11071298
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38232523 / O-735291
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32535142
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750914
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Honolulu, HI | 6 June 1920 | Son of Wong and Margaret Ing Leong. Born Richard Sau-Fat Wong Leong. |
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Enlisted |
21 June 1942 | ||
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Other Baled out POW |
West of Wilhelmshaven | 3 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven mission 3-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31056; crew baled out due to runaway engine. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2494 |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 3 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
6 June 1964 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
26 September 1975 | ||
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Buried |
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI | 29 September 1975 | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii |
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Based |
Thurleigh | 3 February 1944 | Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Flight training |
Santa Ana AAF, CA | Primary flight training - Santa Ana AAF, California. | |
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Other Flight training |
Stockton AAF, CA | Advanced flight training - Stockton AAF, California. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
| Honolulu, HI | At time of draft registration, employed Five Companies, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2494 / MACR 2494, 8th AF Losses, Combat Crews pg. 123, First Over Germany pg. 200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
