World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerald Raymond Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Belding, Michigan
Honored By
Janet Shepard
Relationship
Daughter
PEARL HARBOR, HE WAS STATIONED ON THE USS TENNESSEE (ON PASS) WHEN IT WAS BOMBED. RETURNED TO SEA AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED AND WENT DOWN ON IT A SECOND TIME. THERE WAS ONE OTHER SHIP THAT SANK WHILE HE WAS STATIONED ON IT. HE WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS.