Victor Joseph-Joe
Hesseltine Jr. MM1
US Navy Vietnam

Victor Joseph-Joe Hesseltine Jr. photo in uniform

 

Victor Joseph-Joe Hesseltine Jr. photo

 

Joe Hesseltine served in the United States Navy as a Machinist’s Mate 1960-1968, primarily serving on the USS Chevalier Battleship (DD805.) He was born in Iowa City, Iowa in 1940, and moved to Wayland when he was a boy. After serving Honorably in the Navy, he opened an automotive repair shop in Iowa City called JH Mechanics, which served the community for many years until Joe’s death in 1994 of a sudden illness.

Medals earned: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Vietnam)

 

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