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WILSON, Harold J - Date of
birth
5 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Hardin County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-190787 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
671st Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 February 1945 - Place of
death
Estate of farmer Potenk
Eversum, community of Olfen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard O. Wilson (father)
Joseph M. Moore (stepfather)
Nina M. Moore (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-39321 -
Data
Type: A-26B
Destination: Unna, Germany
Mission: Bombing of ordnance depot
MACR: 12448
More information
Flight Officer Harold Wilson graduated from Harding High School.He enlisted on 20 October 1941 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
His plane was hit by flak.
He was first buried at the cemetery of Olven.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Jac Engels, Warren Tribune Chronicle - 23 January 1946