World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilson M. Benson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Diego, California
Honored By
Wilson Benson
On the USS Idaho BB-42, Volunteer Division; anchored in Reykjavik, Iceland when Pearl Harbor was hit. Attached to Navy Battleship Observation Squadron 3. Returned to Norfolk, Virginia and was attached to the following during WWII: Patrol Squadron 34, Headquarters Squadron 3, Patrol Squadron 1, Naval Proving Grounds, Dahlgren, Virginia.