Wasson: Rosenthal chapter mourns loss of longtime VP

Bill Wasson

USMC veteran William “Bill” Wasson passed away early morning, Sept. 25, 2017.  Wasson was the longtime Chapter Vice-President of the Joe Rosenthal Chapter, USMC Combat Correspondents Association. He was one month short of his 99th birthday.

Dale Cook, Chapter President, made the announcement after speaking with Wasson’s daughter.

Wasson was a photographer and Senior NCO for the Marine Corps in San Francisco during WWII. After the war, he was a photographer for many years for Kaiser Aluminum and ran his own photography business. He did so much aerial photography he learned to fly a helicopter by observing the pilots—but never flew himself.

A gravesite service with military honors is planned for October. Details are pending.