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WILSON, Robert Harold - Date of
birth
29 December 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana -
Hometown
Edwards County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36079399 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Apweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jesse G. Wilson (father)
Zelma M. (Shelby) Wilson (mother)
John E. Wilson (brother)
Minyion M. Wilson (wife)
Robert Wilson (son)
More information
At the time of his death, his brother was serving in Italy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joshua Steinlicht / Tamara Rich (granddaughter)