World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonodus 'Lonnie' L. Wilkerson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
Leonodus L. Wilkerson
At the Washington D.C. Navy Yard and on the USS David W. Taylor DD-551. In U.S. mine warfare, Solomon Islands, Leyte, Samar, Philippines. Served with the Advanced Base Aviation Training Unit at Lido Beach, Long Island, New York; with Acorn 30, Fleet Air Wing 10 at the Jinamoc Island Naval Air Base; with the Southern Air Group at Puerto Princesa, Philippines. At the Naval Advanced Base, Command Air Sea Frontier (FLAG) Naval Air Base Navy 3291 and Navy 961. Awarded the American Area Medal, Meritorious Service Commendation, Good Conduct Medal, European Theater of Operations with 2 bronze stars, Asiatic-Pacific with 2 bronze stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 bronze star and the WWII Victory Medal.