World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Maynard Wellington Wilkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bainbridge, New York
Honored By
CDR Robert M. Wilkins, USCG (Ret)
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM AUGUST 1944 TO OCTOBER 1946. COMPLETED JUMP SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 503RD PARACHUTE REGIMENT. SAW ACTION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SERVED WITH THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION OCCUPYING JAPAN AFTER THE WAR.