World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Albert Ross Wilcox, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dodge City, Kansas
Honored By
William R. Wilcox & Robert B. Wilcox
Relationship
Sons
U.S. NAVY BUREAU OF ORDNANCE DURING THE WAR. WORKED ON ROCKETS THAT WERE LAUNCHED FROM SHIPS. DECLINED TO WORK ON ATOMIC BOMB, AT PROJECT CROSSROADS AT OAK RIDGE. ATTENDED THE TEST OF THE EFFECT OF AN ATOMIC BOMB ON JAPANESE WARSHIPS AT BIKINI ATOLL IN THE PACIFIC; 1946. LEFT THE SERVICE AS LIEUTENANT COMMANDER.