sentences:  For his actions during the mission, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on March 24, 1944.Wilkins' remains were never recovered; a marker in his memory was placed at Olive Branch Cemetery in his hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia.Yokota Air Base in Japan was to have been changed to Wilkins Army Airfield (WAAB) after him, but orders for this never arrived and it remained under the name Yokota Some metal manhole covers stamped "WAAB" remain in use around the base as of 2017.