Bill Chong

Not to be confused with William Chong Wong.
Bill Chong
Chong in 1943
Native name
鄭根
Birth nameWilliam Gun Chong
NicknameAgent 50
Born(1911-07-15)July 15, 1911
Vancouver, Dominion of Canada
DiedOctober 18, 2006(2006-10-18) (aged 95)
Vancouver, Canada
Allegiance Canada

William Gun Chong BEM (Chinese: 鄭根; 1911–2006) was a Canadian spy who served in the British Military Intelligence unit MI9 during World War II. He is the only Chinese Canadian to be awarded the British Empire Medal, the highest honor that Britain awards to non-British citizens.

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