He resided in La Crosse County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 16, 1941 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Wilson was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 has hit by enemy planes during a bombing mission over Bucharest, Romania and crashed during the War. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on October 13, 1950.
Service # O-736327
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-52172):
Harrington, Donald H ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, DE
Lewis, Ballard C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, FL
McCollough, Fred ~ T/Sgt, Nose Gunner, FL
Merritt, Charles E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TN
Norris, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, NJ
Parker, George I ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TN
Patros, Wilson C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Sweeney, Eldon W ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, CA
Tyler, Everett F ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NY
Weisbrod, Joseph C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in La Crosse County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 16, 1941 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Wilson was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 has hit by enemy planes during a bombing mission over Bucharest, Romania and crashed during the War. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here on October 13, 1950.
Service # O-736327
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldiers & sailors were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-24 (#42-52172):
Harrington, Donald H ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, DE
Lewis, Ballard C ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, FL
McCollough, Fred ~ T/Sgt, Nose Gunner, FL
Merritt, Charles E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, TN
Norris, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, NJ
Parker, George I ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, TN
Patros, Wilson C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WI
Sweeney, Eldon W ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, CA
Tyler, Everett F ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, NY
Weisbrod, Joseph C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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