World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wade P. Bettis
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Canby, Oregon
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
ENLISTED IN 1942 AND WENT ON TO BE A DRILL INSTRUCTOR IN SAN DIEGO. AFTER HIS COMMISSIONING IN 1944 AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT, HE SERVED WITH THE MARINE DETACHMENT, ABOARD THE USS ALABAMA BB-60 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN.