Wilson William Hollis

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William Hollis Wilson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Black Thursday Monument of Nub�court - Crash of B-17 (42-31059)

Name:

William Hollis Wilson

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-2043778

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1943-10-14

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

William Hollis Wilson was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and a bombardier for the 547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group during WWII.

Wilson died on October 14, 1943 when his B-17 crashed in Griffeny, France during the Second Raid of Schweinfurt. As he went down with the aircraft, Wilson gave the rest of his crew enough time to parachute safely from the crashing plane.

1Lt. Wilson is buried in Luxembourg American Cemetery.