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WILSON, Wilford Perry Jr - Date of
birth
14 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia -
Hometown
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-532687 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
Bannholz Woods, north of Sinz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wilford P. Wilson Sr. (father)
Bessie C. (Langford) Wilson (mother)
Clare A. Wilson (sister)
More information
1st Lt Wilford P. Wilson Jr. is remembered at the Westview Cemetery in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Dennard Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Bud, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Bud