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Son of Mi Hong and June Chung (née Eng) Hong, of Windsor, Ontario.
Brother of Private George Hong who was killed while serving with the West Nova Scotia Regiment.
Brother of Mrs. Jean Lee, Sue, Douglas, Mrs. Ruth Floyd, Mrs. May Lee and half brother of Vin Win Hong and Tor Hong.
Flying Officer Hong is listed on the Roll of Honour at the Chinese Canadian Military Museum.
1939-45 Star, Defence Medal, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. Operational Wings posthumously awarded 10 January 1947.
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Flying Officer Joseph Hong was a popular member of The Windsor Star newspaper's advertising staff. He was remembered as one of the leading members of his class at Crumlin Navigation School. It was noted that he was the first man of Chinese ancestry in the Windsor area to have graduated as an RCAF officer.
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Chinese memorial to Joseph Hong
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Joseph Hong, mother Chung (June) Hong, sisters Jean and May buying Victory Bonds to aid in the war effort.
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Childhood family portrait of Joseph Hong, mother Chung (June) Hong, sisters Ruth, Jean and May, and brothers George and Douglas.
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
17 year old Joseph Hong in cadet's uniform, with Pat the family dog.
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
17 year old Joseph Hong after cadet inspection at Walkerville Collegiate Institute, 1938.
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Grave site in France of Flying Officer Joseph Hong. The inscription of the headstone says "Union Of A Chinese Heart With A Canadian Spirit."
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Grave site in France of Flying Officer Joseph Hong and the other 5 members of the Whitley Bomber shot down during a mission on May 23, 1944 helping prepare for D-Day. The inscription of Joseph's headstone says "Union Of A Chinese Heart With A Canadian Spirit."
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong
From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
This was taken from The Windsor Daily Star, Monday 29 May 1944
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Flying Officer Joseph Hong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Flying Officer Joseph Hong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Joseph Hong
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong was a popular member of The Windsor Star newspaper's advertising staff. He was remembered as one of the leading members of his class at Crumlin Navigation School. It was noted that he was the first man of Chinese ancestry in the Windsor area to have graduated as an RCAF officer.
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Chinese memorial to Joseph Hong
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Joseph Hong, mother Chung (June) Hong, sisters Jean and May buying Victory Bonds to aid in the war effort.
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Childhood family portrait of Joseph Hong, mother Chung (June) Hong, sisters Ruth, Jean and May, and brothers George and Douglas.
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17 year old Joseph Hong in cadet's uniform, with Pat the family dog.
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17 year old Joseph Hong after cadet inspection at Walkerville Collegiate Institute, 1938.
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Grave site in France of Flying Officer Joseph Hong. The inscription of the headstone says "Union Of A Chinese Heart With A Canadian Spirit."
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Grave site in France of Flying Officer Joseph Hong and the other 5 members of the Whitley Bomber shot down during a mission on May 23, 1944 helping prepare for D-Day. The inscription of Joseph's headstone says "Union Of A Chinese Heart With A Canadian Spirit."
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From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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This was taken from The Windsor Daily Star, Monday 29 May 1944
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Joseph Hong is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Commemorated on:
Page 338 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Calvados, France
This cemetery lies on the west side of the main road from Caen to Falaise (route N158) and just north of the village of Cintheaux. Bretteville-sur-Laize is a village and commune in the department of the Calvados, some 16 kilometres south of Caen. The village of Bretteville lies 3 kilometres south-west of the Cemetery. Buried here are those who died during the later stages of the battle of Normandy, the capture of Caen and the thrust southwards (led initially by the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish Armoured Divisions), to close the Falaise Gap, and thus seal off the German divisions fighting desperately to escape being trapped west of the Seine. Almost every unit of Canadian 2nd Corps is represented in the Cemetery. There are about 3,000 allied forces casualties of the Second World War commemorated in this site.
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