Wilson Robert Lewis

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Robert Lewis Wilson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Waal River Crossing Memorial - 82nd Airborne Division

Name:

Robert Lewis Wilson

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

34531391

Unit:

504th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1944-09-20

State:

Florida

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Comments:

Robert Lewis Wilson was born on July 17, 1917, in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio. He was the son of Howard L Wilson and Mae Brown Wilson.

Robert served in Company G, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private First Class, during World War II. He was Killed in action on September 20, 1944, during Operation Market Garden while participating in the Waal River crossing, the heroic crossing that liberated Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He was one of the 49 paratroopers killed during the assault on German positions on the opposite bank. PFC Wilson is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.