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WILSON, George Robert - Date of
birth
8 February 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Bromley, Kenton County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Kenton County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35261476 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
741st Tank Battalion
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1945 - Place of
death
Intersection of Karl Heine Straße and Zschochersche Straße
Leipzig, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 16 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert E. Wilson (father)
May (LaBare) Wilson (mother)
Dorothy M. Wilson (sister)
Vera A. Wilson (sister)
Clifford E. Wilson (brother)
Dorothy Wilson (wife)
More information
Pfc George R. Wilson attended college for one year and was a chauffeur.He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 13 January 1942.
On 18 April an attack on the Western section of Leipzig was planned with one platoon. After advancing ten blocks, one platoon was divided into two sections, in order that two streets could be covered in the movement further into the city. No opposition of significance was encountered until tanks approached a bridge across a canal. At this point a large amount of small arms and panzerfaust fire was met. Here the tank, of which Pfc Wilson was a crew member, was hit by panzerfaust fire and destroyed with the loss of the entire crew.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Greg Bilhartz, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.wikimedia.org, www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees