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
Ellwood S. Wilson Obituary
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Sioux Falls, SD.