World War II Honoree

Charles Ruebel Wilcoxon

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lexington, Missouri

Honored By

Mary K. Gooseman

Relationship

Niece

SERVED IN A NAVAL SEABEE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PRIOR TO HIS OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT HE HAD RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TRAINING CENTER, WILMINGTON, VIRGINIA AND THE 131ST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BASE DEPOT. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, U.S. NAVAL RESERVE HONORABLE DISCHARGE BUTTON AND THE DISCHARGE EMBLEM. ENTERED THE SERVICE AUGUST 11, 1943 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OCTOBER 8, 1945 AT THE U.S. NAVAL PERSONNEL CENTER SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.