After obtaining an Associate of Arts degree from Bakersfield College, he transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, where he would earn a B.S.

Wong met his wife, Dolores (née Wing), at Berkeley; she graduated from there in 1943 and earned a master's degree from Smith College.

For his bravery and dedication, First Lieutenant Delbert Wong was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, as well as four Air Medals.

One of his Cub Scouts was Lance Ito, later to become trial judge in the infamous O. J. Simpson murder case.

Ito appointed then-retired Judge Wong to serve as a special master to retrieve a switchblade knife from the Simpson residence that had been missed by police detectives.

[8] After his formal retirement, Wong served as a senior judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court.