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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Sloan Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Colonial Beach, Virginia

Honored By

James C. Bunch

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER TAMPA WPG-48 ON THE GREENLAND PATROL; AND LATER THE USS NAGAK WYP-171, FIRST AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THEN AS COMMANDING OFFICER. LATER SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE U.S. ARMY VESSELS FS-158 'SUPPLY VESSEL' AND Y-14 'TANKER'. BOTH COAST GUARD-MANNED. WROTE THREE NOVELS BASED ON HIS WAR SERVICE: 'VOYAGE TO SOMEWHERE' FS-158, 'PACIFIC INTERLUDE' Y-14, AND 'ICE BROTHERS' USS NAGAK.