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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Joel Wisner

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Decatur, Illinois

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Activity During WWII

I WAS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ON THE USS LCS(L) 37, WHICH WAS FATALLY DAMAGED BY A JAPANESE SUICIDE BOAT OFF OKINAWA ON APRIL 28, 1945. I THEN SERVED RIGHT AFTER THE WAR AS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ON THE USS LAYSAN ISLAND ARL-1, A DIVING TENDER UNTIL BEING RELEASED FROM THE NAVY ON OCTOBER 22, 1946.