World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William James Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Cooleemee, North Carolina
Honored By
Novaro & Jan Nichols
Relationship
Friends
ABLE BODIED SEAMAN. ENLISTED AT AGE 17. HE TOOK BASIC AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY, NEW YORK AT THE MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY. SERVED ON THE LIBERTY SHIP, SS JAMES MONROE AND THE TUG BOAT ERRATIC PICKING UP TROOPS AND SUPPLIES UNTIL HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE AIR FORCE ON 3 MARCH 1946 WHERE HE BECAME A SERGEANT.