World War II Honoree

Ernest F. Wilkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New London, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE MEDICAL DETACHMENT, 366TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 92ND INFANTRY DIVISION AS A CLERK TYPIST IN ROME-ARNO, NORTHERN APENNINES AND THE PO VALLEY. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.