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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Owen Estel
Date of birth
7 March 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Cherry Lane, Alleghany County, North Carolina
Hometown
Glade Valley, Alleghany County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
33772812
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Amanvillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 40

Immediate family

Members
James C. Wilson (father)
Emma M. Wilson (mother)
Ottis Wilson (brother)
Vivian G. Wilson (wife)

More information

Pvt Owen E. Wilson worked on a farm.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 7 March 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source:NC Digital collections - courtesy of Debbie Holloman