World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert G. Wilder
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert G. Wilder
COMMISSIONED AS ENSIGN DECEMBER 1942. PARTICIPATED IN INVASION AT ANZIO ABOARD MINESWEEPER YMS-24. IN 1944 AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE ABOARD YMS-24. THIS SHIP WAS SUNK ON D-DAY DURING MINESWEEPING OPERATION, HE WAS RESCUED. TRANSFERRED TO A BRITISH MOTOR LAUNCH WHICH BLEW UP WITHIN AN HOUR AS A RESULT OF HITTING ANOTHER MINE. BOTH SHIPS WERE SWEEPING IN THE BAY OF ST. TROPEZ WHICH CONTAINED MORE THAN 600 MINES.