World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Walter 'Bill' Wicker
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE 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.