World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kenneth Charles Wheeler
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Kenneth J. Wheeler
Relationship
Son
SERVED NOVEMBER 1943 TO OCTOBER 1945 AS A MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE (TECHNICIAN) 2ND CLASS. ASSIGNED TO MOTOR TORPEDO BASE 16 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC; EMIRAU ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS AND BASILAN, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 STAR AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL.