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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Mitchell
Date of birth
27 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33934637
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 February 1945
Place of death
Höfen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 56

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Wilson (father)
Stella (Doman) Wilson (mother)
Mary (Sharatz) Wilson (wife)

More information

Pvt Mitchell Wilson was a machine operator.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 18 April 1944.
He was married Mary Sharatz on 6 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / Marriage Record, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet