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Sherman L. Wiehe
US Navy 7th Sea
Bees, MMS (Machinist Mechanic) 2nd Class Petty Officer, father of Shermie
Wiehe, developer Shermie's
Place. Sherman served WWII in Saipan and Okinawa. Sherman
moved wounded from Shuri Castle (Japanese WWII Headquarters at Okinawa) in the center area
and Yuna Buru eastern side back to the 66 Field Hospital of Okinawa.
The hospital were tents about 40 by 60 feet. Sherman attended boot
camp in
Great Lakes, IL and then went to
Camp Endicott, Davisville, Rhode Island
and trained with Marines there. Sherman then traveled to Camp Parks, CA,
followed by Hawaii then Eniwetak of the Marshall Islands for about 2 weeks to meet with the convoy that went to Saipan. The 7th Sea Bees
B Company was attached to the 1st Marine division. Sherman was
put in the 7th Sea Bees to replace men that got malaria during the war.
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