World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William B. Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rochester, New York
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A PILOT IN THE U.S. NAVY DURING WWII. HE ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 8, 1941, THE DAY AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. HE SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT WHO TAUGHT AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND WAS BASED ABOARD THE USS INTREPID.