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Wong enjoyed playing golf and was known to play with notable [[Professional Golfers Association|PGA]] golfers.<ref name="Gee" /> In 1986, Wong played with [[Larry Ziegler]] and a team of amateurs to win the U.S. Open Preview Pro Am golf tournament against competing team captains [[Johnny Miller]], [[George Archer]], and [[Gil Morgan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ziegler's Team Wins U.S. Open 'Preview' |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |work=Sports |page=75 |date=1986-05-07}}</ref> |
Wong enjoyed playing golf and was known to play with notable [[Professional Golfers Association|PGA]] golfers.<ref name="Gee" /> In 1986, Wong played with [[Larry Ziegler]] and a team of amateurs to win the U.S. Open Preview Pro Am golf tournament against competing team captains [[Johnny Miller]], [[George Archer]], and [[Gil Morgan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ziegler's Team Wins U.S. Open 'Preview' |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |work=Sports |page=75 |date=1986-05-07}}</ref>{{verify source|date=November 2009}} |
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Mun Charn Wong (January 24, 1918 - September 17, 2002) was a Chinese American life insurance salesman, noted motivational speaker, and humanitarian. He was one of only twelve life insurance agents to be named as a "Legend" in the history of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company.[1] He was also the impetus behind the establishment of the Wah Kau Kong Memorial Award Scholarship in aerospace studies at the University of Hawaii.
Youth and military service
Mun Charn Wong was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 24, 1918.[2] Wong was raised on Oahu and attended Ka'ahumanu Elementary School, Washington Intermediate School, and McKinley High School. He studied chemistry at the University of Hawaii and was a member of the university chapter of the ROTC. He graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree[3] and then joined the U.S. Air Force, where he was eventually promoted to the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel. Long's decision to join the Air Force was inspired by that of his childhood friend, Wah Kau Kong. Wong was stationed across Western Europe and flew several missions over Germany. Wong played football on the Air Force team and was a noted quarterback.[1][2]
Wah Kau Kong
In 1944, Wong learned of the demise of his friend, Wah Kau Kong, who had flown 14 missions with two kills[4] before becoming engaged in an air battle with a German fighter pilot over Blomberg, Germany. However, no further information was available. Determined to find out what happened to Kong, and out of respect for Kong's family, Wong vowed to discover details of the duel and return any of his friend's belongings to the Kong family. Thus, Wong embarked on his own mission to Blomberg with the permission of his commanding officer. Through interviews of local residents, Wong was able to find the specific location that Kong's P-51 Mustang (the "Chinaman's Chance") was shot down. Wong made contact with the man who carried Kong's body from the crash site and was able to recover his friend's remains, sending them home to Honolulu for proper burial.[5]
Career
Wong spent two decades in life insurance and worked as a life underwriter with Occidental Underwriters of Hawaii Ltd. as part of the Transamerica Life company. In September 1989, Wong attended the Transamerica convention in Stockholm, Sweden where he was named the "Legend of Transamerica," the highest honor bestowed by the company.[6]
Personal life
Wong enjoyed playing golf and was known to play with notable PGA golfers.[1] In 1986, Wong played with Larry Ziegler and a team of amateurs to win the U.S. Open Preview Pro Am golf tournament against competing team captains Johnny Miller, George Archer, and Gil Morgan.[7][verification needed]
Associations
Wong was president of the Wong Kong Har Tong society from 1959-1960[8] and the president of the Association of Life Underwriters of Hawaii in 1962.[9]
Publications
- Wah Kau Kong: America's First Chinese-American Fighter Pilot (1993). With Dean C. Sensui.[10]
- "Power Phrases That Sell Money". (May 1988). Insurance Sales 131 , pp. 17-18.
Notes
- ^ a b c Gee, Pat (2002-09-24). "Successful salesman climbed mountains for friends". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ a b Lum, Curtis (2002-09-24). "Salesman Mun Charn Wong dead at 84". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ http://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/851/2/20.1.pdf
- ^ "Aviation History in Hawaii". Pacificaerospace.org. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ Kakesako, Gregg K. (1999-08-20). "WWII pilot not forgotten". Local News. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "Hawaii agent Transamerica's top insurer". Pacific Business News. 28 (31): B14. 1990-10-15.
- ^ "Ziegler's Team Wins U.S. Open 'Preview'". San Francisco Chronicle. 1986-05-07. p. 75.
{{cite news}}: More than one of|work=and|newspaper=specified (help) - ^ "ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa: Wong Kong Har Tong, 2008". Hdl.handle.net. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ All About Hawaii. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1962. p. 319.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Self-published 16 page biography on Wah Kau Kong used by U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka as the source during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion and remembrance of Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant Wah Kau Kong. See the Congressional Record, v. 140, no. 149, December 1, 1994.full text, record. Actual publication available through the Hawaii State Public Library system.
References
- Jones, Wilbur D. (2009). Football! Navy! War!: How Military Lend-Lease Players Saved the College Game and Helped Win World War II. McFarland. p. 202. ISBN 0786442190.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Wong, Kevin Scott (2005). Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674016718.
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Further resources
- Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection, 1950-1961. (1951-08-23) Air Force Convention, 1951. Public domain image of Mun Charn Wong.
- Ray Lovell (host), Wah Kau Kong (subject), Mun Charn Wong. Fighter Pilot (Ray Lovell's Journal) (Television program). Honolulu, Hawaii: KHON-TV.
Profile of America's first Chinese-American fighter pilot, Wah Kau Kong.
{{cite AV media}}:|format=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|date2=ignored (help) - Mun Charn Wong (1977). The World of Mun Charn Wong: The challenge of change, LUA Convention '77. Kensington, New South Wales: Life Underwriters Association Convention and Prudential Video Productions.
{{cite AV media}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - Wong, Randy (2007). "Exploring Initiation Through the 'Other'" (PDF). Journal for Music-In-Education. 1. New England Conservatory/Music-In-Education National Consortium: 45–52.
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