Ellwood Wilson
Ellwood S. Wilson, 2007
- Branch of Service: United States Navy
- Highest Rank: Naval V5 Aviation Cadet
- Military Service: Enlisted, December 3rd, 1942 - April 10th, 1946
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:00 - Enlisted 12/3/1942 as a Naval Aviation Cadet
0:19 - Landed in Australia and assigned to a submarine
1:15 - War patrol on the submarine
1:50 - POWs put on his ship
6:17 - 1st and 2nd atomic bombs are dropped, felt on submarine 7:18 - War ended
7:58 - Learning experience of having prisoners on board
9:53 - Navy Day
11:20 - Surgery for Equilibrium
13:56 - Experiences/opportunities being in a war
15:00 - Liberty time in Australia
16:40 - Brother served in the war also.
18:43 - What Ellwood would like you to know about his experience
19:19 - Pray for soldiers in Iraq
20:14 - A day he felt fear
21:12 - Training
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.
Ellwood S. Wilson, WWII
U.S.S. Croaker SS246 Crew (Ellwood S. Wilson, Row Six, Third from Left)
Naval Air Cadet Training (Ellwood S. Wilson, Second Row, Second from Right)
Ellwood S. Wilson (left) with Keith Gray, Royal Australian Air Force
Ellwood S. Wilson with United States Senator John Thune
The American Legion, Gold Brigade Membership Award, 2007
Department of Army, Authorization for Issuance of Awards
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