Raymond L. WILSON
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35895815 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | - yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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ETAT | INDIANA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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RANK | PVT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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REGIMENT | 22nd Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 4th Infantry Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 22 june 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Sector Cherbourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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DataGraves Overlord
I have been sponsoring Raymond L. Wilson for 5 years and I have tried everything to find out who he was. That's the reason. By understanding this I ended up finding his family, knowing who he was and I knew that his mother always regretted letting him go hiding that the last time he saw his parents at the end of his training, he told them he would not come back. This morning after having exchanged a lot with the family, I present you Raymond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The date 21 June marks the end of the first phase in the drive for Cherbourg. The 9th and 79th Divisions, after running into strong German resistance on 20 June, further developed the German positions on 21 June to determine more accurately the main enemy line. The 4th Division, encountering its first heavy opposition in the upper peninsula, established the enemy's main line of resistance, which ran generally from Hill 178 to the northwest edge of the Bois du Coudray and thence to Hill 158. The line took advantage of the commanding ground near the upper reaches of the Trotebec and Saire Rivers. Strong points were situated along the forward slopes. Pressed against this enemy line, the 4th Division, like the 9th and the 79th in their respective sectors, was now ready for the final phase of the assault on Fortress Cherbourg. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th INFANTRY DIVISION - IVY
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - DataGraves Overlord - 1-22infantry.org |
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PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |