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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Dewey Dewitt Wheat

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

New Orleans, Louisiana

Honored By

Colonel Dewey D. Wheat, Jr.

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY IN 1943 AT AGE 32. SERVED ABOARD THE USS VENT (AUXILIARY, RESCUE AND SALVAGE - 29) AS A SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. IN SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC TO INCLUDE THE INVASION OF OKINAWA. RETURNED THE TO THE U.S. IN 1945 AND DISCHARGED HONORABLY.