Name:
Isaac Rufus Wilson
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
34680269
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-05
State:
Georgia
Cemetery:
Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Barwick, Brooks County, Georgia, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Isaac Rufus Wilson was born on November 23, 1921. He was the son of George Ashton Wilson and Susan Savilla Donaldson Wilson. He was married to Eula Evelyn Wiley Davis. He was a farmer before joining the military in January 1942.
Isaac served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 5, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. PFC Wilson is now buried in the Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Barwick, Brooks County, Georgia, USA.