World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Hiram Emory Widener, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Abingdon, Virginia
Honored By
VMI-Mc'43
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FROM 1940 TO 1941 AND RECEIVED AN APPOINTMENT TO THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, FROM WHICH HE WAS GRADUATED IN 1944. SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND AT OKINAWA.