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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Charlie Gifford
Date of birth
24 October 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Crenshaw County, Alabama
Hometown
Wharton County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38160412
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
394th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
North of Cologne, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 6 56

Immediate family

Members
George M. Wilson (father)
Lena C. (Worthington) Wilson (mother)
Toliver A. Wilson (brother)
Marion S. Wilson (brother)
James L. Wilson (brother)
Estelle Wilson (sister)
Mildred E. (Thomas) Wilson (wife)
Charles G. Wilson (son)

More information

Sgt Charlie G. Wilson on a farm before he enlisted in Houston, Texas on 16 April 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos