Todd, Wesley S., 1921-

Dates:
Birth 1921

Biographical notes:

Wesley S. Todd (b. 1921), flew Corsair aircraft as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in the Pacific during World War II. He received two Distinguished Flying Crosses for his military service and returned home after completing all his required missions. After the war, Todd went into business with the Air-cooled Power Equipment Company that he and a friend started up. Todd settled in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

From the description of Oral history interview with Wesley S. Todd [sound recording], 1997. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 56210941

Todd (b. 1921), flew Corsair aircraft as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in the Pacific during World War II.

He received two Distinguished Flying Crosses for his military service and returned home after completing all his required missions. After the war, Todd went into business with the Air-cooled Power Equipment Company that he and a friend started up. Todd settled in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

From the description of Oral history interview with Wesley Todd, [videorecording], 2002. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 682605430

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Subjects:

  • Combat
  • Corsair (Fighter plane)
  • Fighter pilot
  • Fighter plane combat
  • Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
  • Kamikaze airplanes
  • Marines
  • Marines
  • Soldiers
  • Veterans
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Wisconsin--Oconomowoc (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Wauwatosa (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Oconomowoc (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Wauwatosa (as recorded)
  • Japan--Okinawa Island (as recorded)