World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon Wilder
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honored By
The Wilder Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH COMMANDER 14TH NAVAL DISTRICT, USS SPEARFISH SS-190, USS POLLACK SS-180, USS PLUNGER SS-179, USS PLUNGER (COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 43 FLAG) USS SUNFISH SS-281, SUBMARINE BASE PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII; USS PLUNGER (COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 43 FLAG) USS RUNNER (COMMANDER SUBMARINE DIVISION 141 FLAG) SUBMARINE BASE NAVY 128 PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII AND SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.