Albert Walter Wiley - Smilth Wiley Post 4

Gardiner, ME

Albert Walter Wiley was one of the Veterans that the Smith-Wiley Post 4 in Maine is named for. He died in Karachi, India on May 4, 1942. He was buried in the Memorial Cemetery in the Pacific in Hawaii. After records were received through the Freedom of Information Act, forms were filed, and the Post paid for the expenses to bring home his remains, Albert Wiley was laid to rest at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta, Maine. He was escorted from the Legion Post by the Post's Legion Riders. The ceremony included full military honors. The Kennebec County Color Guard and others participated in the ceremony.

Over 70 guests including Wiley's daughter, Arden Clement, and her children were in attendance.

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