World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Lee Whittlesey
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN NAVY JUNE 1942. SERVED WITH SEABEES. STATIONED IN SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER FOR 10 MONTHS, SERVING IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND FOR 6 MONTHS ON GUADALCANAL. ARRIVED ON GUADALCANAL IN NOVEMBER 1942 AND WAS EVACUATED TO A PACIFIC ISLAND HOSPITAL JUNE 1943. FURTHER EVACUATED TO HOSPITAL IN NEW ZEALAND; NEXT TO OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA IN AUGUST 1943 AND THEN TO NAVAL HOSPITAL AT NORMAN, OKLAHOMA.