World War II Honoree

Wilder Buren Allsup

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bryans Mill, Texas

Honored By

American Legion Post 92 & Douglas M. Alford, USN

Relationship

Friend

HE ATTENDED EAST TEXAS TEACHERS COLLEGE PRIOR TO JOINING THE ARMY IN 1939. HE RECEIVED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT KELLY FIELD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. HE SERVED HIS ENTIRE TIME IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS EXCEPT FOR A TOUR AT PEARL HARBOR. DURING HIS TOUR HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. AFTER HIS TOUR HE WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND RETURNED TO HIS HOMETOWN.