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WILSON, Howard Mayo - Date of
birth
3 April 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Horn Lake, Desoto County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34731999 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
275th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Roth-Kobscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 13 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gertrude R. Wilson (mother)
More information
Cpl Howard M. Wilson enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 29 April 1943.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet