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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Carl Franklin
Date of birth
27 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas
Hometown
Cantonment, Blaine County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38694538
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Koslar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 13 22

Immediate family

Members
James B. Wilson (father)
Nina (Howerton) Wilson (mother)
Wilbur H. Wilson (brother)
Mildred A. Wilson (sister)
James L. Wilson (brother)
Elsworth L. Wilson (brother)
Mary E. Wilson (sister)
Walter F. Wilson (brother)
L.E. Wilson (brother)

More information

Pvt Carl F. Wilson enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 6 April 1944. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 26 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach, Joniece LeValley (niece)