World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Howard Wiles
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Zanesville, Ohio
Honored By
Suzanne Wiles
Relationship
Daughter
FEBRUARY 1, 1943 TO FEBRUARY 21, 1946. SEAMAN 1ST CLASS, LANDING CRAFTS, LST 49 AND LST 914. FIRST WAVE OF THE INVASIONS OF NORMANDY AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. INVASIONS OF OKINAWA AND THE PHILIPPINES. SERVED IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS. NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA; NAVAL AIR AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE APPLEDORE, DEVON, ENGLAND; ADVANCED AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE ST. MAWES, ENGLAND; NAVAL AIR AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE FOWEY CORNWALL.