World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William T. Helm
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Honored By
William T. Helm
Trained in radio and radar technology. In charge of headquarters radio at Cherry Point. After spending time in California and Hawaii, shipped out to Kama Sima, a small island near Okinawa, to provide warning of incoming Japanese bombers. After the war, shipped to Tsingtao, China to cover U.S. planes protecting railroad between Tsingtao and Peking.