World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilkings 'Bill' Lodwick Hartley
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Morehead City, North Carolina
Honored By
Early R. Hartley
Relationship
Brother
CHIEF ENGINEER ON SEVERAL TANKERS. ONE WAS SUNK OFF THE COAST OF BRAZIL. ATTENDED THE U.S. MARITIME ACADEMY AND RETURNED TO SEA DUTY. WAS IN A LIFEBOAT FOR OVER 7 PLUS DAYS. IN THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY, HIS SHIP WAS SUNK AND HE HAD TO SWIM OUT.