WWII Killed in Action List "W"
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WT2c Charles Ray Walton was killed in action off the coast of Algeria when LST-333 was torpedoed by U-593 on 22 June 1943. Walton was buried in American Cemetery, Constantine, Algeria, and reinterred at Keokuk National Cemetery in Keokuk, Iowa. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. |
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SF1c Joseph Wanda was killed in action at Manus on 18 July 1944 while serving with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion. He was 46 years old. Wanda was buried at Manus and reinterred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Jamestown, New York. e was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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BM2c Harry Webb was killed in action at Bougainville on 2 November 1943. Webb was shot in the back by enemy sniper while crawling out of a foxhole. He served with the 75th Naval Construction Battalion. Webb was buried at Blue Beach, Bougainville and reinterred at Manila American Memorial and Cemetery in Manila, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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CCSP Unus Lee Webb was killed in action at Iwo Jima when a dump truck he was being transported in struck a land mine imbedded in the road. He served with the 106th Naval Construction Battalion. Smith was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred Carmel Cemetery, Mansfield, Newton County, Georgia. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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BM2c Ralph Wendell was killed in action during an enemy bombing raid at Rendova on 26 July 1943 while serving with the 24th Naval Construction Battalion. He died at Army Evacuation Hospital of wounds sustained in action. Wendell was buried at Cemetery #1, Rendova and reinterred at Rockport Cemetery, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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CSF(AA) Harry Wiechmann was killed in action after an being hit with shrapnel during an enemy bombing raid on 4 March 1944. Wiechmann was serving with the 40th Naval Construction Battalion on Los Negros. Wiechmann was buried at Los Negros Cemetery and reinterred at Long Island National Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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MM2c William Wilkinson was killed in action aboard LST 472 during the invasion of Mindoro Island on 16 December 1944. An explosion occurred following intense fire when LST 472 was struck by enemy plane carrying a bomb. MM2c Wilkinson suffered extensive second degree burns and was buried at sea. Wilkinson is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, and entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippines Defense Ribbon. |
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MM3c Boyd Bates Willcutt was killed in action during the invasion of Saipan on 15 June 1944 while serving with the 121st Naval Construction Battalion. On the morning of June 15, 1944, the Marines and Seabees landed on the island of Saipan, they were met with machine gun fire by defending Japanese forces. Willcutt was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Saipan and reinterred at Elk Lick Church Cemetery in Lewisburg, Kentucky. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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CM1c Howard Willeke was killed in action from gunshot wound to left chest at Guam on 21 July 1944. He served with Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 515. Willeke was buried at Guam and reinterred at Pleasant View Cemetery, Aplington, Iowa. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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PhM1c Thomas Williams was killed in action at Munda on 16 August 1943 while serving with the 73rd Naval Construction Battalion. Williams was buried at Munda Cemetery and reinterred at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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Bkr1c Vernon Harley Williams was killed in action at Iwo Jima on 16 April 1945, while serving wiht the 106th Naval Construction Battalion. He was killed after the truck he was riding in struck a land mine. Williams was buried at the 4th Marine Division Cemetery, Iwo Jima and reinterred at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit Commendation for the Battle of Iwo Jima, and was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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CCM Isaac Willingham was killed in action presumptively on 10 June 1944 at Normandy, while serving with the 108th Naval Construction Battalion. Willingham was initially reported as missing in action on 9 June 1944 when the craft he was aboard was torpedoed and sunk off invasion coast of Normandy, France. He was declared dead on 10 June 1945. His remains were never recovered. Willingham is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Department du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. |
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CCM Lee Wilson was killed in action during an enemy bombing raid at Rendova on 1 August 1943 while serving with the 24th Naval Construction Battalion. He was seriously wounded and died at Battalion dispensary, Bau Island. Wilson was buried at Cemetery #1, Rendova, and reinterred at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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F1c Stanley Wojcik was killed in action at Finschhafen on 4 December 1943. He was hit by shrapnel following enemy bombing raid on Finschhafen while serving with the 60th Naval Construction Battalion. Wojcik was buried at US Army Cemetery, Scarlet Beach, New Guinea and later reinterred at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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EM1c William Womack was killed in action during the initial invasion of Mindoro on 15 December 1944 while on board LST 472 when it was hit by an enemy plane. He served with the 113 Naval Construction Battalion. His body was not recovered. Womack is memorialized on the wall of the missing at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, and entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic- Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippines Defense Ribbon. |
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S1c Robert Wooliver was killed in action at Okinawa on 27 September 1945 while serving with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion, Okinawa. He was buried at 1st Marine Division Cemetery, Okinawa and reinterred at Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
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CM2c Roy Wymore was killed in action while part of a survey crew on Bougainville, when he was struck in the head by falling timber on 15 December 1943. He served with the 77th Naval Construction Battalion. He was buried at Army Graveyard #1, Bougainville and reinterred at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, and Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal. |
Published: Mon Jul 01 18:04:26 EDT 2024
