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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Chester H
Date of birth
1912
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
20633082
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 February 1945
Place of death
Near Saarlouis, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

More information

T/5 Chester H. Wilson attended high school for three years and was a mechanic and repairman before he joined the National Guard in Pontiac, Michigan on 15 October 1940.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman