Theodore S. Wilkinson Jr.

Theodore Wilkinson was born at Annapolis on December 22, 1888, and his Medal of Honor record lists Louisiana as the state he was appointed from. As an ensign on USS Florida he led the ship's 2nd Company ashore at Veracruz on April 21 and 22, 1914. He became Director of Naval Intelligence on October 15, 1941, later commanded amphibious forces in the Pacific, and led Task Force 79 in the Philippines from October 1944. A vice admiral, he died on February 21, 1946, in a ferry accident at Hampton Roads after saving his wife.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu — 1.1 mi
  A 6,000-square-foot museum of southwest Louisiana Carnival with about 275 costume mannequins and 14 animated figures, opened in April 2026.
• Imperial Calcasieu Museum — 1.4 mi
  Lake Charles's history museum, founded by the Junior League in 1963, with parish artifacts, Claire Chennault's uniform and the Sallier Oak.
• Sam Houston Jones State Park — 5.0 mi
  A 1,087-acre park on the West Fork of the Calcasieu with longleaf pine, cypress-tupelo swamp, five trails, cabins and kayak rentals.
• Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point — 9.4 mi
  A free visitor center at the western gateway of Louisiana's only All-American Road, with exhibits on alligators, migrating songbirds and the estuary.

More markers nearby

• Thomas J. Ryan — steps away
• Adolphus W. Greely — steps away
• Albert Weisbogel — steps away
• Martin Freeman — steps away