World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Vernon 'Pop' Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cleo Springs, Oklahoma
Honored By
Authorene Wilson Phillips
Relationship
Daughter
SERVING AS A POLICE OFFICER IN WICHITA, KANSAS WHEN HE WAS DRAFTED IN 1944. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, STATIONED ON GUAM. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.