Wesley enlisted into the U.S. Army and reported for duty on
April 23, 1943.
After basic training Wesley was assigned to the Hawaiian
Islands as a supply clerk with the Hawaiian 13th Replacement Depot.
He was a supply NCO and had the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Wesley says that once a small animal ran into the warehouse
where he was working. He didn’t know what it was but he didn’t want it hiding
in the massive piles of clothing and other equipment. He used a broom and finally
killed the animal. Later, someone saw the incident and reported it to Wesley’s
commanding officer. Wesley found out that he had actually killed a Mongoose,
which was a protected animal since it keeps snakes out of Hawaii!
Wesley says that he was on a three day pass in Hilo, Hawaii
when the report of the Japanese surrender came over the radio. “What a day,”
Wesley still remembers.
Wesley was discharged on January 29, 1946.
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