courtesy of Michael Beach |
Carl was not drafted until April 1944. After completing his basic military training which began at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he was sent to the European theater. PVT Wilson was transferred from the replacement depot to L Company 116th Infantry on 26 Oct 1944. The unit was already in Germany at that time. He then fought as a rifleman with the unit until he was killed in action on 27 Nov 1944.
PVT Wilson rests forever in the Netherlands American Cemetery.
Younger brother, Walter Forest Wilson, served as a MM3c in the U.S. Navy aboard several different ships during the war.
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