World War II Honoree

James Vance Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Versailes Burough, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mike McGuirk

Relationship

Grandson

EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON USS PIERCE AP-50, 1942-1945, INVOLVED IN LANDINGS AT MAKIN IN THE GILBERT ISLANDS, KWAJALEIN ATOLL IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, SAIPAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS, ANGUAR IN THE PALAU ISLANDS, LEYTE AND LUZON IN THE PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA IN THE NANSEI SHOTO ISLANDS. CAPTAIN ON USS MAZAMA AE-9, 1945; CAPTAIN ON USS LORENZ, 1946. INVOLVED IN THE MAGIC CARPET RUNS FROM THE PACIFIC TO PORTLAND, OREGON. THEN DOWN TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA FOR DECOMMISSIONING IN APRIL 1946.