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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Charles Frederick "Fake"
Date of birth
17 December 1915
Age
28
Place of birth
Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia
Hometown
Marion County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35275074
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 10 2

Immediate family

Members
Henry L. Wilson (father)
Elah M. (Shanks) Wilson (mother)
James Wilson (brother)
Edward Wilson (brother)
William C. Wilson (brother)
Richard H. Wilson (twin-brother)
Jean F. Wilson (sister)
Donald S. Wilson (brother)
Patricia M. Wilson (sister)
Franklin B. Wilson (brother)

Biography

http://www.wvculture.org

More information

Cpl Charles F. Wilson graduated from Mannington High School, where he was a star of the football team.

Somewhere along the line, Charles Wilson (also known by his middle name, Frederick) acquired the nickname "Fake." Although the origin of his name is unknown, most likely it was the product of a happy, carefree childhood in middle America.

He enlisted at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 10 February 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet