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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, James Wilbert
Date of birth
17 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Floyd County, Virginia
Hometown
Floyd County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33658021
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 12 64

Immediate family

Members
James E. Wilson (father)
Elvie G. Wilson (mother)
George W. Wilson (brother)
Dauris W. Wilson (brother)
Cuzza E. Wilson (sister)
Edward O. Wilson (brother)
Annie B. Wilson (sister)
Alien T. Wilson (sister)
Lorine S. Wilson (sister)
Clifton V. Wilson (brother)

More information

Pvt James W. Wilson enlisted in Roanoke, Virginia on 12 October 1943.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block A, Row 3, Grave 74.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Virginia Birth Records / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet