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MSGT WILKENING WAS CAPTURED AT CORREGIDOR AND HELD IN THE SENDAI #10 IWATE POW CAMP FOR 3 YEARS .
HE WAS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN DEFENDERS OF BATAAN AND CORRIGIDOR ASSOC
MEMBER OF THE 4TH MARINE CHAPTER
MEMBER OF THE ROCKY MOUNT CHAPTER OF AMERICAN EX-POWS
HE RETIRED IN 1958
1952-1954, 0845, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liason Co (ANGLICO)
1st Air Naval Gunfire Liason Company (1st ANGLICO)
Expeditionary Units: I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group
The unit's mission is to provide Marine Air Ground Task Force commanders with close air support, fire support and act as forward observers. Teams, made up of primarily forward observers and field radio operators, go out with ground elements and set up forward observation posts. There they gather information and when the enemy moves into a certain area, ANGLICO members call in artillery, air support or naval gunfire.
