World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jode R. Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Cordell, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL WITH ‘ASIA’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT SERVICE, INCLUDING WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD, AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL.