William Wolfe Wileman

Who was William Wolfe Wileman?

William Wolfe Wileman, born 4 May 1917 in Ventura County, California, United States, graduated from University of California at Berkeley in 1940 then enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve, on 12 February 1941, as a seaman second class. After basic training at Oakland, California, he transferred 3 April to the Pensacola Naval Air Station for aviation training; the following day, he received appointment as an aviation cadet. Finishing the basic course at Pensacola in August, Cadet Wileman moved, on the 31st, to the Miami Naval Air Station for advanced training. His flight instruction ended 4 November; on the 5th, Wileman was commissioned ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve.