John A. Wilson

Captain John (Jack) A. Wilson – Memorial book photo

photo of cross, photo wearing dress tunic and glengarry
date of death 23 May 1944; Officer Commanding Baker Company on second day of fighting inside the Hitler Line. Although wounded in the head he refused to go out of battle. Killed later at noon by mortar fire while exploring a means to get one of his platoons forward.
Buried at Cassino War Cemetery 1X.H.2. , Italy

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Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
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