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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Kenneth A. Wheeler

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Shirley, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles B. Church III

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1945. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP PEARY, VIRGINIA. WENT TO SAN DIEGO NAVAL HOSPITAL, CALIFORNIA FOR MEDICAL TRAINING AND BECAME A HOSPITAL APPRENTICE. TRANSFERRED TO OAKLAND NAVAL HOSPITAL AND SERVED AS A HOSPITAL CORPS WARD ATTENDANT FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS ENLISTMENT. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. AS A HOSPITAL APPRENTICE FIRST CLASS, HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1947.