World War II Honoree

Adelbert Lee Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wheaton, Kansas

Honored By

Trenton Lee Wilson

Relationship

Grandson

SERVED DECEMBER 20, 1942 TO FEBRUARY 4, 1946. SERVED AS A GUNNER’S MATE ABOARD THE USS WHITE PLAINS. RECEIVED WWII VICTORY MEDAL; AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL; ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 STARS; GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 STAR. RANK OF GUNNER’S MATE THIRD CLASS WHEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.