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Personal info

Full name
WILLSON, Victor James Jr
Date of birth
17 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
12215254
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 September 1945
Place of death
Wylerbaan-Den Heuvel
Groesbeek, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Victor J.F. Willson (father)
Gertrude O. (Pattison) Willson (mother)
Donald V. Willson (brother)
Ruth Willson (sister)
Glenn Willson (brother)
Raymond Willson (brother)
Betty J. Willson (sister)
Marion Willson (sister)

More information

Pvt Victor J. Willson Jr. enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 15 December 1942.
His remains were recovered on 23 March 1988 at Groesbeek, Wylerbaan-Den Heuvel, the Netherlands. His unit was part of the massive ground and airborne assault, Operation Market-Garden. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia Section 34, site 101-A1.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census/Tackle Family Tree

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, John Evans, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com