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Donald Willis Wilson

Corporal Army World War II

Army
Army
Corporal
Corporal
101st Airborne Division
101st Airborne Division
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Corporal
Unit
101st Airborne Division, 501 Parachute Infantry Regiment
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1942 – 1946
Date of Birth
02/08/1921
Date of Death
09/08/2012
Hometown
Delaware County, OH
Awards & Decorations
Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Croix de Guerre (France), Orange Lanyard (Holland), Croix De Guerre (Belgium)
Burial Location
Millcreek
Monument Paver
No
Overseas Service
France, Belgium, Holland
Township (entering service)
Delaware County
Township (current / at death)
Scioto (Delaware County)
School
Watkins High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Bronze Star
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Presidential Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation

Biography

Overseas service: France, Belgium, Holland. School: Watkins High School. D-Day in Normandy June 6, 1944 - July 10, Liberation of Holland September 17 to November 1, 1944, Belgium Bulge December 19, 1944; July 10 Liberation of Holland; Sept.17 - Nov., 1944 Battle of the Bulge Belgium

Source: No DD-214 found in Union Co. Recorder's Office as of 12/27/2007 | obit Marysville JT 09/10/2012