Wang was a UNSC Naval crewman on the UNSC Pillar of Autumn when it crashed on Installation 04. Fortunately, he escaped the dying vessel on the Bumblebee life pod Kilo Tango Victor 17 with a few others, including his commanding officer, Captain Keyes. A Covenant Elite and some Grunts found Ellen and she told the Covenant where Wang and the others were. When the Covenant found them, they were overwhelmed. Wang was shot between the shoulder blades with a Plasma Pistol when he attempted to flee.