William E. Wilder

Captain - U.S. Navy - Retired

1952 - 1975

Korean War

U.S. - Korea - Atlantic & Pacific Fleets

 

 

SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES
  • Graduate of the United States Naval Academy
  • Earned Navy "Wings of Gold" at Corpus Christie, Texas
  • Flew jets off carriers - Wasp - Lake Champlain - Intrepid - Valley Forge
  • Flew off the Valley Forge during the final months of the Korean War
  • Graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
  • Commanding Officer of RC40 - Jacksonville, Florida
  • Retired in 1975 with the rank of Captain
  • He and his wife, Margaret, lived in Sommerset Villas.

 

 William E. Wilder passed away at Lexington on  and is buried in 

 

 

 

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