World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Marion Dale Wykoff
Hometown
New Carlisle, Indiana
Honored By
Lynda, Dale, Cheryl and Lucy Wykoff
Relationship
Son and Daughters
IN NOVEMBER 1940, HE WAS LIVING IN FLORIDA AND TOOK THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM FOR SENIOR ELECTRICIAN. OBTAINED WORK INSPECTING ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AT CAMP BLANDING IN FLORIDA. WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS BOMBED AND WWII STARTED, HE BEGAN WORKING AS A CIVILIAN FOR THE U. S. ARMY ENGINEERS WAR DEPARTMENT ON MILITARY BASES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (CAMP GORDON; GEORGIA, CAMP RUCKER; ALABAMA, FORT BENNING; GEORGIA, KEESLER FIELD; MISSISSIPPI, CAMP FOREST; TENNESSEE, AND EGLIN FIELD; FLORIDA).