World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wesley A. Waggoner
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Watonga, Oklahoma
Honored By
William E. Shaklee
Relationship
Friend
HE ENTERED THE US NAVY IN THE LATTER PART OF WWII. HE TRAINED AS A NAVY SEABEE. HE HELPED LIBERATE THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AMID JAPANESE SNIPERS. HE LATER TRANSFERRED TO GUAM IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO GUARDING JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR.