World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred Wiley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Social Circle, Georgia
Honored By
Charles Henry Atkinson
Relationship
Vietnam Veteran
HE WAS A 19-YEAR-OLD PRIVATE IN THE 29TH DIVISION DURING WWII. LANDED IN NORMANDY ONE DAY AFTER THE ALLIED INVASION ON JUNE 6, 1944. A FEW WEEKS LATER, HE WAS INJURED WHEN A GERMAN GRENADE EXPLODED NEAR HIM. HE LOST THE SIGHT IN HIS LEFT EYE, IF NOT THE EYE ITSELF. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.