World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wallace Wayne Waddelow
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Sonora, California
Honored By
Bernice Waddelow and Pamela Neher
Relationship
Wife and Daughter
SERVED MARCH 1944 TO MAY 1946. SAW ACTION IN CHINA, RYUKYU ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. LANDED ON OKINAWA ON EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1,1945. WOUNDED IN ACTION MAY 15TH, 1945 AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.