World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bobby Lee Wilkerson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
LEFT HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE GRADUATING TO SERVE IN THE WAR IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. HIS SERVICE INCLUDED DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE HONOR GUARD FOR SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER IN JAPAN, GENERAL MACARTHUR FROM NOVEMBER 1945 TO SEPTEMBER 1946. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'JAPAN' CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN DECEMBER 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.