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SSGT Ervin E. Wilson

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SSGT Ervin E. Wilson

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
21 Oct 1944 (aged 23–24)
Netherlands
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Staff Sergeant Wilson served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 1 HQ

His Army enlistment date / place / Serial # was:
• March 23, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35044635

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Sales clerk

He was Killed In Action in:
Holland during World War II

He was posthumously awarded the:
• Purple Heart on December 2, 1944

He was the son of:
• Maxie Lee Wilson
(03/07/1890 - 10/19/1974)
• Mary Margaret "Maggie" Wilson
(c. 1894 - ????)

He was the brother of:
• Rowena L Wilson Riley
(10/06/1917 - 12/18/1980)
• Lena Wilson
(08/01/1918 - 11/04/1918)
• Flora "Sissy" Wilson Black
(02/10/1921 - ????)
Lawrence Wilson
(01/30/1922 - 06/02/1993)
Stewart Wilson
(03/04/1923 - 08/27/1993)
• Ona Laverne Wilson Shake
(08/19/1927 - 12/10/1985)
_____________________

***** NOTE *****

A thorough search was performed on July 28, 2011 for a prior memorial creation for Sergeant Wilson, and none was found.

If anyone has factual knowledge regarding:

• His Date / City / County of Birth
• His Middle Name
• Additional biographical / family information
• Any additional siblings not listed here


please send it via "Edit / Suggest A Correction" through this memorial. Thank you.
Staff Sergeant Wilson served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company 1 HQ

His Army enlistment date / place / Serial # was:
• March 23, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35044635

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Sales clerk

He was Killed In Action in:
Holland during World War II

He was posthumously awarded the:
• Purple Heart on December 2, 1944

He was the son of:
• Maxie Lee Wilson
(03/07/1890 - 10/19/1974)
• Mary Margaret "Maggie" Wilson
(c. 1894 - ????)

He was the brother of:
• Rowena L Wilson Riley
(10/06/1917 - 12/18/1980)
• Lena Wilson
(08/01/1918 - 11/04/1918)
• Flora "Sissy" Wilson Black
(02/10/1921 - ????)
Lawrence Wilson
(01/30/1922 - 06/02/1993)
Stewart Wilson
(03/04/1923 - 08/27/1993)
• Ona Laverne Wilson Shake
(08/19/1927 - 12/10/1985)
_____________________

***** NOTE *****

A thorough search was performed on July 28, 2011 for a prior memorial creation for Sergeant Wilson, and none was found.

If anyone has factual knowledge regarding:

• His Date / City / County of Birth
• His Middle Name
• Additional biographical / family information
• Any additional siblings not listed here


please send it via "Edit / Suggest A Correction" through this memorial. Thank you.

Bio by: KATHY


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