7/5/1926 – 9/12/2010
Service Dates: – Wiley enlisted in the United States Navy in June, 1944 during WWII. He served at the Amphibious Training Center in Coronado, Calif. The balance of the war, he was assigned to the USS Carlisle A.P.A. 69 in the South Pacific. He was discharged in June, 1946 at Lambert Field in St. Louis, Mo.
Story uploaded 2006 / updated Sunday September 20, 2026
Harold served in the Army during World War II. In 1938, he joined the Missouri National Guard’s 140th Infantry Regiment. He was later drafted into the Army and sent to California. He soon volunteered for pilot training, and received his wings on January 3, 1943. He was commissioned a Flight Officer, a rank equivalent to a Warrant Officer 1. He was shipped to England and assigned to the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, “Reich Wreckers”, Eighth Air Force, based at Thurleigh, west of London. On June 2, 1943 he was shot down over Germany and spent approximately 22 months in various German prison camps. Then on April 29, 1945, the 14th Armored Division of General Patton’s Third Army liberated his camp and he returned home.
Story uploaded: 2007 / updated Friday July 3, 2026
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