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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Robert William
Date of birth
16 September 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota
Hometown
Dawson County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37746799
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Langlire, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 1 43

Immediate family

Members
Matthew Wilson (father)
Della Wilson (mother)
Harold Wilson (brother)
Lawrence Wilson (brother)
Virginia Wilson (sister)
Maynard Wilson (brother)

More information

Pvt Robert W. Wilson worked on a farm.

He enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 21 June 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - Remy Mortelette