HONG HOM
Hong Hom was born March 12, 1925 in Canton, China according to his World War II draft card. A passenger list said his birthplace was “Toyshan, Kwangtung, China”.
Fourteen-year-old Hom was aboard the steam ship President Coolidge when it departed Hong Kong on November 18, 1939. The passenger list said he had been with his mother, Wong Shee, at “Yin Wah Lee Village, Toyshan, China”. Hom arrived at San Francisco, California on December 8, 1939 and was admitted on January 26, 1940. Waiting for him in San Francisco was his father, Wing Poo Hom.
Hom has not been found in the 1940 United States census.
On March 11, 1943 “Hom Hong” signed his draft card. His San Francisco address was 36 Waverly Place, Room 44. He was employed at the General Engineering Company. Hom’s description was five feet six inches, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Hong Hom was born March 12, 1925 in Canton, China according to his World War II draft card. A passenger list said his birthplace was “Toyshan, Kwangtung, China”.
Fourteen-year-old Hom was aboard the steam ship President Coolidge when it departed Hong Kong on November 18, 1939. The passenger list said he had been with his mother, Wong Shee, at “Yin Wah Lee Village, Toyshan, China”. Hom arrived at San Francisco, California on December 8, 1939 and was admitted on January 26, 1940. Waiting for him in San Francisco was his father, Wing Poo Hom.
Hom has not been found in the 1940 United States census.
On March 11, 1943 “Hom Hong” signed his draft card. His San Francisco address was 36 Waverly Place, Room 44. He was employed at the General Engineering Company. Hom’s description was five feet six inches, 120 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Hom enlisted on May 19, 1943.
Hom was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Hom and his hometown in 1945 on page 214.
Hong Hom…..San Francisco, CaliforniaIn the book he appeared in the squadron fold-out photograph between pages 54 and 55.
The squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 7, February 4, 1944, said Private Hom was promoted to Private First Class.
Hom was discharged on January 8, 1946 and returned to San Francisco.
Two years later Hom returned to China and married Kam Yung Lew on March 16, 1948 at the American Consulate General, 25 Fook Hing Road, Shameen, Canton, China.
They were aboard the ship General William H. Gordon when it departed on August 1, 1948 from Hong Kong. The ship arrived at San Francisco on August 19, 1948. Hom’s address was 546 Grant Avenue in San Francisco.
The 1950 census counted the couple at the same address. Hom was a restaurant waiter.
An obituary appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, December 28, 2006.
Albert Hong Hom passed away December 20, 2006 at the age of 81. Hong is survived by wife, Kam Ping; sons, Franklin (Marian) and Lester (Diana) Hom; stepdaughter, Cliffina (Dennis) Huey and his beloved grandchildren Jason, Valerie, Gregory and Catherine Hom, Jeffrey and Jonathan Huey. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 30, 2006, 11:00 am at Evergreen Mortuary, 4545 Geary Blvd., S.F. Contributions can be made to the First Chinese Baptist Church, 1 Waverly St., S. F., CA 94108 or your favorite charity.
KWONG D. HOM (THOMAS Q.O. MOY)
Kwong Duen Hom aka Tommy Quok Orne Moy was born on December 1, 1923 in Canton, China according to his World War II draft card. His naturalization card had November 5, 1920 as the birth date. Passenger lists said he was born in Toishan, China.
Fourteen-year-old Hom was aboard the steam ship Empress of Japan when it departed Hong Kong on November 16, 1934. The passenger list said he had been with his mother, Kong Shee at “Leung Ting She, Toishan, China”. He arrived at British Columbia, Canada on December 4, 1934. Hom traveled by train to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Aboard the ship Dominica, Hom departed on December 11, 1934 and arrived at New York two days later. He was on his way to join his brother, Wah Foon Hom, at 108 Mott Street in New York Chinatown.
Hom has not yet been found in the 1940 United States census.
On June 29, 1942 Hom signed his draft card. His address was 43 Franklin Street in Providence, Rhode Island. He worked at a laundry. Hom’s description was five feet two inches, 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Hom enlisted on May 3, 1943.
Hom was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Hom and his hometown in 1945 on page 214.
Kwong D. Hom (Thomas [sic] Q.O. Moy)…..Providence, Rhode IslandOn page 53 of the book, he was identified as “Quong D. Hom” in the group photograph. He also appeared in the squadron fold-out photograph between pages 54 and 55.
The squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 20, July 15, 1944, said
...The sight of the week was Eugene Mongoy, So Tak & Kwong D Hom, who went out on a bamboo hunting expedition... Somebody told the hunters they had to wade into a nearby jungle to get at their object...so what did they do? Hom armed himself with a carbine...Mongoy took along his first-aid kit...Precautions, said they. Well, the only “jungle” they traversed was a field of tall elephant grass...ho hum...Gung Ho, No. 22, July 22, 1944, said
….No news re the 1st Sgt’s monkey hunting expedition this week...he’s got a monk to play with right now, that’s why...the 1st/Sgt feeds it...Kwong D. Hom & Wah Louie walk it...Herbert Wong disciplines it...’n we cuss it becuz the so ’n so has gone & chewed up some Gung Ho drafting utensils...After the war, Hom returned to Providence. Hom is on the U.S. Army Air Forces Final Registered List of the Chinese American World War II Veterans Recognition Project.
Hom’s granddaughter, Victoria Moy, said he returned to China and married. Hom was aboard the steam ship President Cleveland when it departed Hong Kong on February 12, 1949. He arrived at San Francisco on March 3, 1949. Hom’s residence was on Warners Lane in Providence, Rhode Island. Twelve years later Hom reunited with his wife and twelve-year-old son whom he saw for the first time.
Hom was naturalized on November 9, 1959. He changed his name to Tommy Quok Orne Moy. His address was in New York Chinatown at 109 Mott Street.
Hom is quoted in the introduction of the 2014 book, Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan. The book features his granddaughter’s interviews with forty veterans from World War II to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WING HOM
Wing Hom was born on September 1, 1916 in Canton, China according to his World War II draft card. A passenger list said his birthplace was “Hoiping, China”. Hom’s Social Security application (transcribed at Ancestry.com) noted the changes to his name: August 1945, Hom Wing; August 1958, Hom Wing Jang; March 1963, Hom Bing Wing; July 28, 1976, Wing Jang Hom; April 17, 1996, Hom Wing Jang.
Twenty-two-year-old “Wing Jang Hom” was aboard the steam ship Empress of Japan when it departed from Hong Kong on January 24, 1939. The passenger list said he had been with his mother, Yee Shee, at “Tai Hing Village, Toyshan, China”. Hom arrived at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on February 11, 1939. Traveling by train to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Hom was aboard the ship Fort Amherst when it departed on February 20, 1939. He arrived at New York City three days later. Hom was investigated and admitted on April 13, 1939. Hom’s final destination was to his father, Hom Chee Nam, at 28 Mott Street in New York Chinatown.
Hom has not been found in the 1940 United States census.
On October 16, 1940 Hom who signed his draft card. His address was 281 East 136th Street in the Bronx, New York. He was employed by Tom Wong at 2501 Third Avenue which was around the corner. Hom’s description was five feet eight inches, 128 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Hom enlisted on July 1, 1943.
Hom was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Hom and his hometown in 1945 on page 214.
Wing Hom…..Bronx, New YorkThe squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 2, December 31, 1943, said
….Was it Pvt Wing Hom who drove a truck into a ditch the other night during blackout driving practice?..tsk, tsk….Gung Ho, No. 3, January 7, 1944, said Hom was promoted from Private to Private First Class.
Gung Ho, No. 7, February 4, 1944, said Private First Class Hom was promoted to Corporal.
After the war, Hom returned to New York City. I think he was “Bing W. Hom” in the 1950 census. He resided in New York Chinatown at 63 Bayard Street. His occupation was shirt presser at a laundry.
“Hom Wing Jang” passed away on March 31, 1996. The Social Security Death Index said his last residence was in Brooklyn.
WILLIAM HOY
William Jer Hoy was born on January 29, 1911 in Alameda, California according to his World War II draft card.
Hoy has not yet been found in the 1920 and and 1930 United States censuses.
The 1940 census counted Hoy in San Francisco at 2A Ellick Lane. He was employed as a social worker by the State Relief Administration. Hoy had two years of college and earned $1,500 in 1939.
The Oakland Tribune, November 22, 1940, said
1st Calif. Chinese Newspaper ReadyOn October 16, 1940 Hoy signed his draft card. His address was 2A Ellick Lane (later renamed Pratt Place). His description was five feet eight inches, 133 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. He named photographer Wallace H. Fong as his contact person.
San Francisco (U.P.)—The California Chinese Press, first Chinese newspaper to be printed entirely in English, published its first issue here today.
The new paper, a weekly tabloid, will be served by the worldwide news gathering facilities of the United Press Associations.
William Hoy and Charles Leong, editors and publishers said major portion of the circulation was expected to be among the 20,000 citizens of California who are of direct Chinese descents.
Hoy is research editor of the California Chinese Pioneer Historical Society. Leong is a graduate of Stanford University and former editor of the San Jose State College daily.
Dong Kingman, young Chinese artist, was named art director of the new publication.
Hoy enlisted on June 19, 1942.
The San Francisco Chronicle, January 3, 1943, published an article about Chinatown which mentioned Howard C. Loo, a new inductee, and Hoy at Camp Robinson, Arkansas.
The California Folklore Quarterly, Volume 2, Number 2, April 1943, published Hoy’s article, “Chinatown Devises Its Own Street Names”.
Hoy was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Hoy and his hometown in 1945 on page 214.
William J. Hoy…..San Francisco, CaliforniaIn the book he was mentioned on pages 15, 16, 69, 71 and 76.
The squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 1, December 25, 1943, said
...Greetings to the 4 new men who joined the 407th this week. They are Cpl Eugene Szeto and Pvt Gem Y. Lee of New York, Cpl San Pon of Detroit, and Cpl William J Hoy of San Francisco....and Pfc Hanson Siu was transferred to the 555th Squadron at Springfield, Illinois........Gung Ho, No. 2, December 31, 1943, said
…And before we forget to remember, here’s some cuff notes from our Xmas shingdig [sic] last week….Sgt Andrew Lee had one too many, but Cpl W. J. Hoy had to be content with just a sip, because he had a train to catch……..Gung Ho, No. 5, January 21, 1944, said
Squadron Party Huge Success.Gung Ho, No. 6, January 28, 1944, said
One more squadron party was held last Tuesday in the spacious clubrooms of the Loretto Club in Dayton. Consisting of a Chinese dinner and dance, it was arranged and prepared in a matter of 48 hours. Yet it turned out to be the best party so far given by the 407th. This was the consensus of opinion of both the EM’s and their guests.
Some 350 persons, including 150 guests, enjoyed themselves on the specially prepared 5-course Chinese dinner, which, incidentally, was cooked in our own mess and rushed by truck into town. To many of the guests the men of the 407th were the first Chinese-Americans they had ever met and talked with. Thus the development of Sino-American friendship also became an element of this party, though few were actually aware of it.
… Doing their part in making the preliminary arrangements was the 407th’s own committee which included S/Sgt York M. Kai [sic], Cpls. Stephen Ng and William Hoy. With the exception of the Pfc’s and the Pvts, all EM’s of the unit did their share of work before, during and after the party.
Free Concert Tickets Available
This coming Sunday afternoon the second of a series of free USO concerts will be given at the Memorial Hall in Dayton. The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will play, and the guest solist [sic] will be the famous pianist Leonard Shure.
The program will begin at 2:30 PM. A number of tickets are available to the 407th, and each EM may bring one civilian guest. For those wishing to attend this concert please see Cpl William J. Hoy got tickets. But do so before 5 PM Saturday.
…And now for a few bits of this ’n that gleaned from faraway N’York, where a few of the squadron EM spent a weekend that just couldn’t be called quiet….one group, the one that did the most running around, included none other than M/Sgt Floyd Sam, S/Sgt Hong S. Wee, and Pvt Woo K. Leung. Now, Leung was a NY Chinatownian, but Wee and Sam had never been to America’s #1 town before, and wanted to see what NY was all about…..
…They started out Saturday noon with only themselves, but when dinnertime came the party numbered 18 people…with enuf gals for all the boys present…Sgt Wee found himself in a predicament when he was introduced to two gals…and they were twins! He couldn’t make up his mind whether to take Janet or Muriel…so he escorted both..and was pleased as Punch…whiel [sic] Pvt Leung took care of ze third sis, Eleanor….but Sgt Sam came into the picture, and Wee had to relinquish Muriel….
….While frolicking in a nite club, all that stood between Wee and the La Conga line was another Orange Blossom…..now he is advertising for an instructor to show him how to get in the groove, skin the cat, hop it up, and jive it down…..Whee, Wee!……
…..At a bowling session the party took two alleys…and Wee and Sam vied in showing the maximum of their pin rolling skill…the gals oh’d and ah’d as they rolled up strikes and spares…while Pvt Leung and Eleanor retired to a far corner and had themselves a conversation….no, it wan’t about the weather…
….Thus it went on…there were dinners and shows and sightseeing…the trio on the loose met many persons, including Donaldina Lew, lyric soprano from San Francisco’s Chinatown, singing in a Times Square nitery; and Helena Kuo, Chinese author and lecturer….’tis only fair to add that hovering in the background of all this was ye editor of “Gung Ho”…Hoho…
The Tale of a Pig’s Stomach & Other Celestial VictualsGung Ho, No. 8, February 11, 1944, said Hoy was presented the Good Conduct Ribbon by Captain E.F. Brown.
There were six celebrants to begin with: Sgt Henry Lew, Cpl Hung-sheung Lee, Pfc’s Gwon J. Lee, Fong K. Eng, Fot Y. Moy, and Pvt Thomas W. Chan. I was the seventh and extra participant.
It was the eve of Chinese New Year and an occasion not to be lightly passed. What if we were four thousand lis from home, strangers in a strange land, and without the proper locale and ingredients for a celebration? The advent of the Year of the Monkey still had to be observed. So thought, Sgt Lew, late of San Francisco Chinatown, and so the others concurred. One must have wine to toast the new dawn, and at least a facsimile of a celestial banquet. Women and songs may be passed over, but viands for the inner man were truly essential.
The esteemable Mr Quan, chef at the Nanking chop suey nookery, was consulted[.] Immobile of feature and calm of demeanor, he viewed the culinary problem amidst a profusion of pots and pans and Chinese frying skillets. The Nanking catered to an American clientele, and only such foods as chop suey and chow mein were served—abominable vittles which the epicures properly hold in disdain. But how could one obtain the ingredients of a feast which would delight the palate of these brethren from afar? Some strategy was required, Mr. Quan observed. He knitted his brow in concentration. Sgt Lew was apprehensive.
The chef’s mettle was challenged, for he must fashion some tasty victuals from very simple ingredients, since the traditional foods were unavailable. Birds’ nest and shark’s fins were but a nostalgic memory here, and there were no condiments and herbs for the preparation of steamed ducks and chickens. And there was likewise no mellow rice wine. It was a culinary situation which called for cleverness and skill adaptation. The artist in Mr. Quan rose to the occasion, for was not every cook worthy of his calling an artist at heart?
So a passable dinner for six hungry celestial GI’s was promised. Sgt Lew departed to rally his five other celebrants together. The chef made this proviso—the dinner was not to be eaten till the Hour of the Serpent, at 9 PM., after the Nanking had closed its doors for the day. This was necessary to allow the chef time to do the cooking, and permit the diners to sample the dishes at their leisure and in a semblance of privacy.
At five, out of curiosity, I made a reconnaissance of the kitchen. All I saw were three pots, tightly covered, with food being steamed from Chinese iron-cast cooking pans. Dried bean curd was being steamed in one pot and dired [sic] oysters in anohter [sic], and both were later to be concocted into a soup. From the third pot came a faintly familiar and pleasant aroma.
“That,” the chef explained, “is a pig’s stomach. I was fortunate in getting a good one today, fresh and full of gastric juice.”
Pig’s stomach! (chu tu) A food as common as salt, yet, properly prepared, an epicure’s delight. Properly steamed en casserole with soup and condiments, the resultant meat fulfilled the Chiness [sic] gourmand’s three tests of a food’s virtue: taste, tenderness and crispiness.
The honorable Quan was speaking again: “I shall blend the pig’s stomach later with the bean curd and oysters. Then will be added water-chestnuts, slices of abalone, and fresh pork for additional taste. A dash of dried peppers will give the soup a special tang. It’s all a matter of blending the ingredients.”
At 8 o’clock the celebrants had arrived, adequately equipped with alcoholic liquid to do the occasion justice. With commendable patience they sat and waited. A bottle was uncorked. Talk of old times and other Chinese New Years filled the little restaurant.
And at the Hour of the Serpent the viands were brought forth, all steaming hot. All except the plate of boiled chicken, which must be cold and must be flavored with freshly prepared mustard and soy sauce. The skin of the chicken had the proper degree of yellow hue, signifying it was cooked just right, and the meat was snow-white.
There was a dish of fried prawns, large shrimps cooked in catsup in their shells until they took on the color of ripe tomatoes. Each prawn reposed on the plate in the shape of a red crescent moon.
There was barbecued spareribs—chopped into cubes and fried in deep fat and then poured over with gravy compounded of many condiments. Shredded green onions over the top gave the dish a touch of vivid color.
Then there were small shrimps finely diced and fried with several varieties of vegetables. It was a dish notable for its crunching crispiness and its colors of pink and green and brown.
There was a plate of crispy siu choy, the vegetable-that-looks-like-dragon-teeth. It wasn’t fried, as was the usual custom, but broiled to a crisp brown, them lightly fried with a portion of the pig’s stomach that was not used for soup. Siu Choy and chu tu—an unbeatable combination for crispiness and taste!
All these and wine too. Pvt Chan rose and toasted the gathering. The viands gradually vanished, though the soup bowls were replenished more then [sic] once. Pfc Moy, his moon-face now rosy, likewise proposed a toast. The wine bottle emptied.
When the Hour of the Rat was in its half-way mark, which is midnight, the good was all consumed. It was then that chef Quan came out form his kitchen nook. His eyes swept the empty dishes on the table, and his head nodded in satisfaction. Respectfully, the celebrants rose as one man and prevailed upon him to sip a toast to the coming year.
The Year of the Monkey was thus ushered in. The celebrants, though far from home, we're happy for the moment. The party was over.
....W. H.
Cpl Hoy Talks on China.
What postwar China will be like Wass the topic of a talk given this week by Cpl William J. Hoy tom embers of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church laymen’s league in Dayton. Cpl Hoy was one of three speakers on the program who discussed the future of China, Russia and Great Britian. [sic]
Mr. Samuel Aronoff, vice-president of Globe Industries in Dayton, discussed Russia, while Rev. Denis Smith talked on Great Britain. Cpl Hoy, discussing China, told of the progress already made in the development of modern China. The talks were followed by a questions and answers period.
Gung Ho, No. 10, February 25, 1944, said
MEN OF THE 407TH—Yank, February 11, 1944, said
MAKE MUSIC? CAN DO!
The 407th EM may never make history, but, by the beard of Confucius, they are determined to make music.
For several months now certain jive-loving squadron EM have been tooting their saxophones and strumming their string instruments individually in the peace and quiet (!) of their respective barracks after the sun goes down. Most of these music-loving souls hailed from San Francisco’s Chinatown, where the strident rhapsodies of old Canton vied with the jazzing of Duke Ellington to make life a wee bit trying to the older generation.
When some of these boys marched off to war and joined the 407th some months ago, their instruments came along with their GI duds. Three members who had played together on the same band in SF Chinatown found themselves side by side again. They yearned mightily to be in the groove once more, but the opportunities were lacking, and certain needed instruments were scarcer that the eggs of an ancient turtle.
But this week the glimmer of a 407th orchestra began to take shape. Ten EM—8 of them Californians—decided that a certain amount of jiving was possible with the material at hand. After some efforts, a set of drums materialized. And already available were saxophones, clarinet, and violins. Plus a ready-made voxcalist [sic] Raymond K. Fong, of Stockton, Calif., who has had radio and stage singing experience. Other members of this aggregation of celestial cacophonist include:
Cpl Wilfred Eng, who played the sax. Once out of high school in Oakland, Calif. he organized and led his own orchestra of eight peices [sic]. His hometown neighbor, Cpl Stanley Chinn, also toots the same instrument.
Pfc Allen K. Pang, violinist, has been going through an appreticeship [sic] in the classics from Seattle[,] Washington to Patterson Field. On the other hand, Cpl William Hing has been tooting on his clarinet right here in the Buckeye state, for he comes from Cleveland, Ohio. His dexterity with the clarinet comes from playing with his high school orchestra.
The rest of the players are San Francisco Chinatownians all, with three of them former members of the Cathay Band, a fifty-men outfit with a 30-year old history behind it. This trio are Pfc Elwin W. Ong, drummber [sic]; Pfc Henry Leong, saxophonist; and Pfc Stanley Tom, tuba tooter and pianist. Ong and Tom have also played with the Cathay orchestra, the young off-shoot of the Cathay Band.
Cpl Albert Fong is another saxophonist. He was a fife player, too, and belonged to the Chinese Drum, Fife, and Bungle [sic] Corps back home.
The remaining two are string instrumentalists, Cpl Arthur T Wong is a steel guitar strummer of no mean ability. Since most native Chinese musical instruments are of the string variety, Wong may have inherited his dexterity.
Last, and without a doubt the least, is ye scribe himself, who strums that old fashioned instrument known as the mandolin. The professionals gaze with utter contempt on this mechanism, but there is something about it which makes it beloved among certain unorthodox musicians. Other instruments come and go, but the mandolin, like faith seems to endure forever. So let the sophisticated rant, but we shall strum our mandolin.
So from now on, if you should hear the strains of “Chinatown, My Chinatown,” it’s the 407th melody celestials tooting away. ....W. H.
....So we’re to have an orchestra! At this writing, it looks good.....Cpl William Hoy has rounded up most of the known musicians in the Squadron and they had their first jam session in the day-room t’other day..and those of you who weren’t on hand to enjoy the hot licks really missed sump’n...let’s have some suggestions for a band name.....and a theme song.
Camp newsGung Ho, No. 9, February 18, 1944, said
Anglo-Chinese Paper
Patterson field, Ohio—Newest GI paper on this post is Gung Ho, a six-page mimeographed sheet printed in English and Chinese by members of the 407th [Air] Service Squadron.
Staff of this unique publication includes William J. Hoy as editor; Pfc. Paoling Deng, editor of the Chinese section, and Cpl. Yow R. Chinn, Cpl. James G. Jay, Cpl. Richard E. Gee , Pvt. Young Q. Ark, and Pvt. Woo K. Leung, editorial assistants.
….Cpl William Hoy performed the herculean feat of keeping some 30 young ladies quiet t’other eve in Dayton....It’s true, s’help us....he made an hour-long speech on Chinese customs and traditions to a group of YWCA gals, that’s why..afterwards, tho, the femmes fired questions at him without letup for fifteen minutes...he edged for the door.....but fast........Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury (New York, New York), February 25, 1944, said
Ohio Airmen Edit Gung Ho, Chinese-English News SheetGung Ho, No. 11, March 3, 1944, said
Gung Ho, mimeographed news sheet in English and Chinese, brings information of the men in the 407th [Air] Service Squadron, AC Patterson Field, Ohio. Attractively illustrated, the longest single feature is the Chop Suey which is made up of short personal sketches.
The staff includes Cpl. William J. Hoy, editor; Pvt. Young Q. Ark, Chinese section contributing editor; Cpl. Yow R. China [sic], staff artist; Cpl. James G. Jay, Cpl. Eugene F. Szeto, Pfc. Elwin W. Ong and Pvt. Woo K. Leung, editorial assistants.
Old China Hands may find a kindred spirit in the soldier about whom the following chop suey item appears: “Cpl. Eugene Szeto is taking up Chinese in a big way ... trying to learn both the spoken and written lingo ... Like any guy from Brooklyn, he’s finding the going tough ... when you find a half dozen words with the same sound but meaning six totally different things, that’s too much for a boy from Brooklyn ... Thus far Szeto us averaging two characters a day ... By the end of the duration he should know quite a handful of those ideographs ...”
....On the musical front: S/Sgt Henry Leung and Ton G Lum run neck and neck in their daily race to the mandolin....both are lovers of the old Chinese classics....but since Henry Leung always seems to get to the instrument first, Ton G Lum has to be satisfied with vocalizations only....And Cpl William Hoy has a tough time getting the mandolin away from them long enough for band practice....The San Francisco Chronicle, March 3, 1944, said
Chinatown in Ohio: Corporal William J. Hoy, former editor of the Chinese Digest and the Chinese Press here, is now editing “Gung Ho,” a weekly paper published by the enlisted personnel of the 407th Service Squadron at Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio. The squadron comprises men of Chinese descent who are bring trained as airplane mechanics.Gung Ho, No. 12, March 10, 1944, said
Many of its members come from San Francisco’s Chinatown, and last week they formed the 10-piece 407th Band, six musicians of which learned their scales within a stone’s throw of Grant avenue. Three of them, Privates First Class Elwin W. Ong, Henry Leong, and Stanley W. Tom, used to play with the 50-piece Cathay Band, and Corporal Albert Fong was a member of Chinatown’s drum, fife and bugle corps. The other San Franciscans are Corporal Arthur Wong, and Corporal Hoy himself, who plays the mandolin. The band’s theme song os “Chinatown, My Chinatown.”
….On the Musical front: S/Sgt Henry Leung having the time of his life with a Chinese fife....he can really toot it too, by gosh! Since this has displaced his fondness for the mandolin, one Cpl Hoy has been able to lay his hands on the instrument for his own practice...holding a one-man musicale in his staff-room....Gung Ho, No. 13, March 17, 1944, said
…..Cpl William Hoy is doing some talking these days….But not in the manner you’d think….We mean he’s been doing some more speechifying. One eve he was a panel discussion resource leader before a YMCA group in Dayton….devoted to post-war U.S. problems….next eve he talked before a church youth group on Christianity in modern China…all velly intelesting….Gung Ho, No. 14, March 24, 1944, said
....Since last week is China Book Week in libraries all oved [sic] the land Cpl William Hoy was invited to the Dayton public library to tell ze staff something about literature in modern China t’other day....which he did—at 8 ayem in the mawning...Gung Ho, No. 20, July 15, 1944, said
...Herewith once more is our usual dish of il-literary beansprouts...It’s a far cry from Patterson Fld, Ohio to India, but chop suey is still chop suey wherever the locale..so here goes nothing...Robert O’Brien, in the San Francisco Chronicle, August 23, 1944, wrote
...& as we go to press we Gung Ho editor & janitor Bill Hoy is racking his—ah—brain trying to think up a few good points for a talk on China he’s going to give at the theater. The talk is part of an orientation program just started at this base...
Golden Gate Gazette: … Corporal Bill Hoy, former editor of the Chinese Digest and the Chinese Press here, is now editor of Gung Ho, a paper published somewhere in India by and for the enlisted personnel of the 407th [Air] Service Squadron.William Hoy’s story, “Pvt. Wah Louie & The Crane”, appeared in the CBI Roundup, October 19, 1944.
Two items from his “Chop Suey” column: “Lawrence Fong, who hails from Oakland, Cal., has discovered an Oakland in India … Chinatown is still there (in San Francisco), we understand, though few bother to write us about it any more …”
Hoy married Sofita Sun on February 28, 1947 in Shanghai, China, according to her naturalization petition. She was aboard the steam ship Contest when it departed Hong Kong on May 31, 1947. Sofita arrived at San Francisco on June 15, 1947. Hoy’s San Francisco address was 857 Stockton Street.
Hoy passed away on August 29, 1949, in Oakland, California. Obituaries appeared in The New York Times and Oakland Tribune, August 31, 1949, and Pacific Citizen (Salt Lake City, Utah), September 10, 1949.
The New York Times
William J. Hoy, an authority on the history and sociology of Chinese communities in the United States, died yesterday at the Veterans’ Hospital in Oakland. He was 38 years old.Oakland Tribune
Mr. Hoy wrote many articles on Chinese-Americans and compiled an English-language history of San Francisco’s Chinese companies. He also founded the Chinese Pioneer Historical Society. At his death, he was managing editor of The San Francisco Chinese Press. During the second World War, he served as a war correspondent with the Air Force in China, Burma and India.
His widow, Mrs. Sofita Sun Hoy, survives.
Chinese Press Chief’s Rites SetPacific Citizen
Funeral services will be tomorrow for William Jer Hoy, 39, managing editor of the San Francisco Chinese Press, who died in an Oakland hospital on Monday.
A native of Alameda, Hoy lived at 952 Powell Street, San Francisco. He was a member of Cathay American Legion Post No. 384, the Chew Lun Association, and the California Chinese Historical Society.
During World War II, Hoy served as an Army correspondent with the Air Force in China, Burma and India.
He is survived by his widow, Sofita Hoy. Services will be from the Grant D. Miller Chapel, 2372 East 14th Street, at 8 a.m. tomorrow, with a mass at 9:15 a.m. at St. Mary’s Chinese Catholic Mission Chapel in San Francisco. Interment will be at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.
Chinese Americans are mourning the untimely death on Aug. 29 of William J. Hoy, managing editor of the Chinese Press of San Francisco, at the age of 38. Mr. Hoy was a leading historian of Chinese life in the United States and had published more than a score of articles and monographs on Chinese American life, history and sociology. He served as an Army correspondent in China, Burma and India during World War II. He is the author of a history of the San Francisco Six Companies.Hoy was laid to rest at Golden Gate National Cemetery. Unfortunately, his middle name was misspelled Jee on the headstone.
Sofita was naturalized on November 13, 1950. Her address was 952 Powell Street in San Francisco. She passed away on November 15, 1994.
WILLIAM P. HSIA
William P. Hsia was born on November 19, 1905 in Shanghai, China according to his World War II draft card. A passenger list said his birthplace was “Chekiang, China”. Hsia’s birth year was 1903 at the Social Security Death Index and on his veteran’s file.
Hsia’s overseas travel to the United States was announced in The China Weekly Review, August 14, 1926.
Nearly 200 Chinese Students Going to AmericaHsia was aboard the steam ship President McKinley when it departed Shanghai on August 22, 1926. He arrived at Seattle, Washington on September 6, 1926 and was admitted the same day. Hsia’s Chinese Exclusion Act case file number was 5676/5-12. His final destination was the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The 1926 Tsing Hua Student Party
… Hsia, William P. Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich.
Hsia was listed as a member of the Chinese Students Club in the Michiganensian yearbooks for 1927 and 1928.
In 1928 Hsia earned his bachelor’s degree in economics. Hsia attended Northwestern University for his master’s degree which he attained in 1931.
The Handbook of Chinese Students in U.S.A. 1931 listed Hsia at 340 Walnut Streeet in Winnetka, Illinois. The China Institute in America’s Theses and Dissertations by Chinese Students in America (1931) included Hsia.
Hsia has not been found in the 1930 and 1940 United States censuses.
On February 16, 1942 Hsia signed his draft card. His address was 818 Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois. (The National Archives at Chicago has his Chinese Exclusion Act case file, number 2038/1116.) Hsia was employed at the Sarra Studio, 16 East Ontario, Chicago. He was described as five feet seven inches, 130 pounds, with black eyes and hair.
The Handbook of Chinese Students in U.S.A. 1931 listed Hsia at 340 Walnut Streeet in Winnetka, Illinois. The China Institute in America’s Theses and Dissertations by Chinese Students in America (1931) included Hsia.
Hsia has not been found in the 1930 and 1940 United States censuses.
On February 16, 1942 Hsia signed his draft card. His address was 818 Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois. (The National Archives at Chicago has his Chinese Exclusion Act case file, number 2038/1116.) Hsia was employed at the Sarra Studio, 16 East Ontario, Chicago. He was described as five feet seven inches, 130 pounds, with black eyes and hair.
Hsia’s veteran’s file said he enlisted on January 2, 1943. At some point during the year he was naturalized. (See Naturalization and Declaration of Intent, San Luis Obispo County, California, PDF page 111)
On September 21, 1943, Hsia married Ina Hazleton.
Hsia was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Hsia and his hometown in 1945 on page 214.
William P. Hsia…..New York, New YorkIn the book Hsia was mentioned on page 17; he earned a master’s degree in economics.
The squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 8, February 11, 1944, said Hsia was presented the Good Conduct Ribbon by Captain E.F. Brown.
Gung Ho, No. 9, February 18, 1944, said
…For the record, the oldest EM in the 407th seem to be Cpls Henry Luke and Bert L. Deng…closely followed by Sgts William P. Hsia and Henry B. Lew….and the youngest is Pvt Johnny Quong….their respective ages?….that’s a telling!……After the war Hsia found employment in New York City.
The 1953 city directory listed Hsia at 780 8th Avenue in Manhattan. The Board of Elections in the City of New York said he was registered as a Democrat. The 1957 directory had Hsia’s address as 444 Central Park West. The Democrat was at the same location in the 1969 Board of Elections in the City of New York.
Hsia’s wife passed away in July 1987. She was born on June 2, 1894. Hsia passed away on August 14, 1990, according to his veteran’s file. The Social Security Death Index said his last residence was in Manhattan.
HENRY HSIANG
Henry Chew Hsiang was born on July 8, 1923 in Canton, China according to his World War II draft card. Hsiang’s Social Security Application said his parents were Kee Chew and Lee Shee. It’s not known when he immigrated to the United States.
Hsiang has not been found in the 1940 United States census.
On June 30, 1942 Hsiang signed his draft card. His New York City address was 530 West 124th Street; later it was crossed out and replaced with 37 Mott Street in Chinatown. He was a student at Brooklyn Technical High School. Hsiang was described as five feet four inches, 115 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Hsiang enlisted on April 19, 1943.
Hsiang was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Hsiang and his hometown in 1945 on page 215.
Henry Hsiang…..New York, New YorkIn the book he was mentioned on page 62 and appeared in a photograph on page 53 and the squadron fold-out photograph between pages 54 and 55.
The squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 4, January 14, 1944, said
EM’s Visit Sheffield Plant.Gung Ho, No. 7, February 4, 1944, said Private Henry C. Hsiang was promoted to Private First Class.
This week 8 GI’s spent an enjoyable and informative 3 hours touring nearby Sheffield Corporation plant, now manufacturing precision and gauge instruments for war uses. They were interested in the instruments because all 8 were from the machine shop unit of the engineering section. They were Sgt Joseph K. Lee, Cpl George Gon, Pfc, Howard Quan, Pfc Harry King, Pfc Gordon Wong, Pvt On Y. Yee, Pvt Henry Hsiang, and Pfc Ying Y. [sic] Chin.
The GI’s not only toured the plant under a special guide, but also had their pictures taken at every stop they made. They were interested in the instruments, but the photographer was interested in them.
Gung Ho, No. 12, March 10, 1944, said
.....Some Dee-troitism:... At least 3 EM’s almost froze in last weekend’s blizzard there....[on] account they didn’t don their GI overcoats....for Pvts Ralph Wong and Ng Y Wing and Pfc Henry Hsiang it was their initial reconnaissance to the Wolverine state’s big town... For hours they dodged the icy wind and swirling snow looking the place over.... Pfc Henry Hsiang, going into a coffee shop with the boys for some breakfast got a greeting in the form of an impromptu dousing by a waitress whose hand slipped....Gung Ho, No. 14, March 24, 1944, said
....Dept of Romance & Similar Nonsense: It wasn’t windburn you saw on Pfc Henry Hsiang[’s] face t’other day....he was actually blushing....Y’see, he upped and wrote to a gal in Dee-troit....and she reciprocated, to his surprise....Gung Ho, No. 20, July 15, 1944, said
...Herewith once more is our usual dish of il-literary beansprouts...It’s a far cry from Patterson Fld, Ohio to India, but chop suey is still chop suey wherever the locale..so here goes nothing...After the war Hsiang returned to New York. He has not been found in the 1950 census.
...And Henry Hsiang, taking a shower t'other eve by the water pump, slipped on ze wet planks... ’n came up minus half of an upper front tooth...now he’s got to have the other half yanked out...
Hsiang passed away in July 1992. His last known address was 112 Terrace Avenue in Hempstead, New York.
CALVIN HUIE
Calvin Huie was born on February 14, 1924 in Butte, Montana according to his World War II draft card. His birth certificate misspelled the surname as Huei.
The Billings Weekly Gazette (Montana), April 22, 1924, said Huie was named after President Coolidge.
Silver Bow’s first baby to bear the name of President Coolidge is little Calvin Huei [sic], the 2-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Huei, American-born Chinese, who live at 341 East Park.In the 1930 United States census, Huie was the twelfth of thirteen siblings. The family resided in Butte at 341 East Park Street. Huie’s father was a tailor.
The little almond-eyed baby, who is the president’s namesake, has a remarkable heritage the age-old civilization of China and a bright American future. His father was born in San Francisco 42 years ago. His mother was also born in San Francisco. The mother’s maiden name was Jaw Sam.
Calvin Huei is the twelfth child of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Huei. According to Mrs. Mary Phillips, clerk at the city health office, where birth records are kept, Chinese parents are much more particular than others about having birth records exact.
The records at the city health office fail to disclose any other “Calvin” since President Coolidge took the presidential oath.
The 1940 census counted Huie, his father and three brothers at the same address. Huie’s father was a medicinal physician.
The Montana Standard (Butte, Montana), December 2, 1941, said Huie was one of the 344 students on the graduation list of Butte High School.
On June 30, 1942 Huie signed his draft card. His address was unchanged. He was described as five feet eight inches, 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Huie enlisted at San Francisco on May 28, 1943.
“Kelvin Huie” was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Huie and his hometown in 1945 on page 215.
Calvin Huie…..San Francisco, CaliforniaIn the book Huie appeared in photographs on pages 20, 27, 30, 38, 44, 53, 58 and the squadron fold-out photograph between pages 54 and 55.
The squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 3, January 7, 1944, said Private Huie was promoted to Private First Class.
Gung Ho, No. 6, January 28, 1944, said
….There was a sort of pre-New Year party t’other day too at the Nanking…complete with principal speakers and toastmaster ’n everything…with Pfc Clavin [sic] “Sinatra” Huie exercising his synthetic molars and warbling a popular ditty….Gung Ho, No. 8, February 11, 1944, said
…Musical notes: Pfc Glenn “Fuzz” Chin [sic] and his rendition of “Red River Valley” is driving the boys of the lower foyer of barracks 3 crazy….so, at times, does the warbling of Pfc Calvin Huie….for his is the simulated moaning of a dying moose…according to his best pals….Gung Ho, No. 9, February 18, 1944, said
….On the subject of boithday, we gotta note here the occasion of Cpl Harry G. King and Pfc Calvin Huie’s joint celebration at the Chungking St Valentines Day....certainly all had a wunnerful time, judging from the hilarity and laffter......Gung Ho, No. 10, February 25, 1944, said
....Most of the strange sounds that memorable evening emanated from the 25 “Humdingers” everyone was trying to coax a tune from....
....Harry is 19 and Calvin has reached the ripe old age of 20....or as Pfc Henry Wong (30) so aptly stated, nest [sic] year Calvin can vote for Roosevelt....The whole affair was keyed to foolishness, from the bibs the two celebrants wore about their necks to the plastic eating utensils they found before them...But they somehow managed to devour their chicken dinner.....
….Entertainment was furnished by both celebrants and the 26 hosts…just to mention a few hi-lites and ji-jinks [sic]….Cpl Ray Fong sang a few choice arias and melodies….Calvin’s rendition of Chinatown in Chinese brought down the house….And the Red River Valley Trio, consisting of Harry, Calvin, and Pfc Glen [sic] Fuzz Chin struggled thru a few unidentified ditties....
….Pfc Calvin Huie sports a durn nice looking pipe around……but he never lights it…fact is…he never puts tobacco in it……says he uses it only to keep from getting too nervous….could be, but it must be durn inconvenient at times…like his synthetic molars..false teeth, to you…Calvin hasn’t tasted a good stesk [sic] in a heckuva long time…Gung Ho, No. 22, July 22, 1944, said
...Short Shorties: Calvin Huie said it wasn’t Albert F.L. Fong who gave him the bloody nose in the little boxing tilt as reported last week, but plain Albert (NMI) Fong...After the war, Huie returned to California.
The birth of Huie’s daughter was noted in the San Francisco Chronicle, October 15, 1948.
According to the 1950 census, Huie, his wife, Alice, daughter, Susan, and son, Samuel, were Alameda, California residents at 2353 Martin Street. Huie was an aircraft mechanic at the Naval Air Station.
The San Francisco Chronicle, December 27, 1954, reported the car accident involving Huie and his family. A male driver struck Huie’s car causing it to overturn. The fleeing driver was caught by a police officer. Huie, his wife and three daughters were treated for bruises. His sister-in-law suffered multiple cuts on the face, elbows and knees. At the time Huie’s address was 235 Singleton Street in Alameda.
Huie passed away on December 11, 2005 in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle, December 18, 2005, published an obituary.
Calvin Huie died peacefully on December 11, at the age of 81, with his wife and two of his children by his side. Born on February 14, 1924 in Butte, MT, he was an Army Air Corp veteran of WWII, proudly serving in the 407th Air Service Squadron of the Fourteenth Air Force known as the Flying Tigers.” He made his home and raised his family in Alameda where he worked at the Naval Air Station before retiring after more than 40 years of service.
He is survived by his wife, Alice; his nine children: Susan, Sam, Amy, Audrey, David, Deanna, Carole, Cathy and Pamela; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was 12th of 13 children, and leaves behind five brothers: Frank, Wah, Theron, Charles and George.
Private services celebrating his life will be held in Alameda on December 27. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.
BING G. HUM
Bing Gim Hum aka Robert Bing Humm was born on May 10, 1918 in Canton, China according to his World War II draft card. The birth year 1920 was recorded on Hum’s Social Security application and Minnesota death certificate. His headstone had the birth date January 16, 1916. A 1928 passenger list said his birthplace was “Yu Nguey, Sunning, Kwangtung, China”.
Hum lived with his mother, Yee Shee, at “Yu You Village, Sunning, Kwantung, China”. Hum was aboard the steam ship President Taft when it departed from Hong Kong on September 4, 1928. He arrived at Seattle, Washington on September 24, 1928. After an investigation he was admitted on November 14, 1928. Hum’s Chinese Exclusion Act case file number was 7030/8006. His final destination was to his father, Hum Yuen Mon, at 438 Rosabel Street in St. Paul, Minnesota.
On November 9, 1935 Hum began his travel to China. He married Yuen Shee and lived at “Ko Ping, Toyshan, Kwangtung, China”. Hum was aboard the steam ship President Jackson when it departed Hong Kong on November 7, 1936. He arrived at Seattle on November 25, 1936. Hum visited Tsang Shue Chuen, a friend, at 701 King Street, in Seattle then continued on to St. Paul.
On October 16, 1940 Hum signed his draft card. His address was 125 Winnipeg Avenue in St. Paul. He operated Bing’s Eat Shop. Hum’s description was five feet six inches, 135 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Hum enlisted on May 5, 1943.
Hum was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Hum and his hometown in 1945 on page 215.
Bing G. Hum…..St. Paul, MinnesotIn the book Hum’s portrait photograph appeared on page 18.
After the war Hum returned to Minnesota. Hum is on the U.S. Army Air Forces Final Registered List of the Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project.
In the 1950 census “Robert B. Humm”, his wife, Jane, and year-old daughter, Elizabeth, lived in St. Paul at 432 Toronto Street. Husband and wife owned a restaurant.
Hum was naturalized on January 21, 1964. He changed his name from Moy Wing Sue to Robert Bing Humm.
Hum passed away on June 18, 2002 in Woodbury, Minnesota. An obituary appeared in the Pioneer Press, June 19, 2002.
Humm – Robert Bing, 86, passed away on June 18, of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. Survived by beloved wife, Jane; daughters, Joan E. Fawcett & spouse, David, Linda J. Brant & spouse Jerry & their children, Melissa and Kimberly; son, Ronald & spouse, Robyn & their daughter, Courtney. Special thanks to the good friends and caregivers who have supported the family. Robert was born in China and came to America with his brother at the age of 13. During WWII, he owned several Chinese-American restaurants in St. Paul. Bob served in the war as an Air Corps. Sgt., assigned to the India-Burma Theater. Using the G.I. bill, he attended the University of Minnesota and received a Juris Doctor from the William Mitchell School of Law. After 11 years of private law practice, Bob went to work for the state of Minnesota, retiring in 1986 as a worker’s compensation judge. Since retirement, Bob spent time fishing, golfing, and with his 3 grandchildren. Bob served the community as president of the P.T.A. and as secretary and director of the Chinese-American Association. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Union Gospel Mission, which was a special place to the young Robert, or to the donor’s choice. Private family services and interment. 678 Snelling Ave. S. 651-698-3878.Hum was laid to rest at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL HUNTER
Lieutenant Colonel Hunter took over the 407th when Major Sydney Smith was injured. This was mentioned in Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993 and In the Shadow of the Tiger. Hunter nay have appeared in a photograph on page 57. Additional information about him has not been found.
YOT G. ING
Yot Gong Ing aka Donald Y.G. Ing was born on March 15, 1923 in Canton, China according to his World War II draft card. A passenger list said his birthplace was “Hoiping, China”.
Sixteen-year-old “Yot Gong Ng” was aboard the steam ship Empress of Russia when it departed Hong Kong on June 23, 1939. The passenger list said he had been with his mother, Seto Shee, at “Kong Mee, Hoiping, China”. He arrived at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on July 10, 1939. He transferred to the steam ship Princess Marguerite which arrived at Seattle, Washington the same day. Ing was admitted on August 18, 1939. Ing’s Chinese Exclusion Act case file was number 7030/12169. His final destination was to his father, at 701 King Street in Seattle.
Ing has not been found in the 1940 United States census.
On June 26, 1942 Ing signed his draft card. His address was 2324 South Wentworth Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. He was a student at Harrison Technical High School. Ing was described as five feet inches, 135 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.
Ing enlisted at San Francisco, California on July 1, 1943.
Ing was on page 73 of Chinese America: History and Perspectives 1993. In the Shadow of the Tiger listed Ing and his hometown in 1945 on page 215.
Yot G. Ing…..Chicago, IllinoisThe squadron’s publication, Gung Ho, No. 7, February 4, 1944, said
....During the physical fitness test t’other dawning Cpl Homer Wong [sic] did a Superman in reverse....in the shuttle run race he was so-o slow the officer timing him almost started to count by minutes instead of seconds......Pvt Yot G. Ing was the best all-around man...and proved it by logging a score of 189....the highest in the squadronGung Ho, No. 8, February 11, 1944, said
….Everything-happens-to-me dept:..On a bright frosty morning Pvt Yot G. Ing drove a truck too near the front of the orderly room…and broke a few of the planks on the boardwalk…which he had to repair himself. Then, the same day, while taking a shower, he slipped and fell all over the wet concrete….with proper sound effects…no bones broken tho……..Gung Ho, No. 12, March 10, 1944, said
.....Everything-happens-to-me-dept: Right after his teeth had been worked on, Pvt Yot G. Ing tripped and stubbed his toe....so for once he no can talkie, no can walkie....After the war Ing returned to Chicago. He has not been found in the 1950 census.
The Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, at Ancestry.com, said Donald Y.G. Ing married Agnes Y.Y. Shen on July 6, 1950. She was naturalized on July 16, 1963 at Chicago, Illinois.
The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, July 24, 1973, published Todd G. Anderson and Ing’s patent for a “Portable Radio with Integral Acoustical Horn”
A Public Records Index, at Ancestry.com, said Ing, in 1992, resided in Chicago at 238 West 24th Place.
Ing passed away in May 2022 according to Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection at Ancestry.com. The obituary was dated May 19, 2022.
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