World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene Noah 'Gene' Wise
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Oilton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1944. SERVED AS A RADIOMAN IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS MCKEE (DD-575). PARTICIPATED IN OPERATIONS AGAINST OKINAWA AND THE JAPANESE HOME ISLANDS. HIS SHIP WEATHERED A TYPHOON AT SEA IN JUNE, 1945 WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.