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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, William Hollis
Date of birth
4 July 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Livingston, Polk County, Texas
Hometown
Goose Creek, Harris County, Texas

Military service

Service number
O-2043778
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Bombardier
Unit
547th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1943
Place of death
Near Soissons, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 9 46

Immediate family

Members
Ray E. Wilson (father)
Rachel E. Wilson (mother)
Ora Wilson (sister)
Quincy Wilson (sister)
Charles Wilson (brother)
Inez Wilson (sister)
Gordon Wilson (brother)
Angie Wilson (sister)
Lorene Wilson (sister)
Claudine Wilson (sister)
Wilma Wilson (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31059
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearings industry
MACR: 842

More information

1st Lt William H. Wilson attended Robert E. Lee High School.

He enlisted in Houston, Texas, on 13 December 1941.

The plane was shot down by enemy fighters. Lt Wilson was found in the wreck after the crash by French peasants.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records,
www.fold3.com - MACR, http://www.8thafhs.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, John R. Spencer (great nephew), www.384thbombgroup.com