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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Gerald Raymond
Date of birth
29 September 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Stoneboro, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33296923
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sainte-Géneviève, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 18 90

Immediate family

Members
John A. Wilson (father)
Ellen W. Wilson (mother)
Herbert F. Wilson (brother)
Harry M. Wilson (brother)
Mildred E. Wilson (sister)
Clarence W. Wilson (brother)
Wilber M. Wilson (brother)
Ellen A. Wilson (sister)
Ninna W. Wilson (sister)
Gladys V. Wilson (brother)
Carl L. Wilson (brother)
Eugene Wilson (brother)

More information

Pfc Gerald R. Wilson was a repairman before he enlisted at Fort Indiantown, Gap, Ohio on 7 October 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.80thdivision.com
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