World War II Honoree

John L. Wetzel

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Honored By

Wendy Michelle Lowry

Relationship

Grand Niece

BOOT TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; ARMED GUARD SCHOOL AT GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. SERVED ABOARD THE SS JAMES G. MAGUIRE, THE SS HUGH N. SMITH AND THE SS SULLYS HILL IN THE AMERICAN AREA, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AND THE PHILIPPINES. HE STOOD GUARD AS A 20MM MACHINE GUNNER. EARNED THE LIBERATION STAR FOR THE NAVY OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED JUNE 1946.