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First Name: Irving
Last Name: Wiltsie
Birthplace: Hartford, CT, USA
Gender: Male
Branch: Navy (present)
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Home of Record: Plainfield, NJ |
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Middle Name: Day
Date of Birth: 14 November 1898
Date of Death: 24 November 1943
Rank or Rate: Captain
Years Served: 1921-1943 |
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Irving Day Wiltsie
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Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1921
Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945)
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Biography:
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Irving Day Wiltsie
Captain, United States Navy
United States Navy captain who died while commanding USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) during the Battle of Makin. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions.
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Honoree ID: 104643 |
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