World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leon E. Wesner
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Cheyenne, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1942, AT AGE 17, HE BOARDED A TRAIN FOR SERVICE WITH THE U.S. NAVY. SERVED 38 MONTHS INCLUDING AS A RADIO OPERATOR IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS COWELL (DD-547). AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 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.