World War II Honoree

George Henry Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Houston, Texas

Honored By

Stephen M. Wilson

Relationship

Son

COMBAT SERVICE: ORDNANCE OFFICER, PLATOON LEADER, 88TH ORDNANCE HEAVY MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 3RD U.S. ARMY. SERVED IN THE CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. FROM 1940 TO 1941, HE SERVED AS A TANK INSTRUCTOR FOR NEWLY COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AT FORT LEE, VIRGINIA UNTIL COMMISSIONED HIMSELF IN 1942. BRANCHED ORDNANCE AND ATTENDED MINE AND BOOBY TRAP SCHOOL AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. DEPLOYED TO ENGLAND IN 1944, WHERE HE DEFUSED DUD BOMBS IN LONDON AND SURROUNDING AREA BEFORE HE LANDED IN FRANCE WITH THE THIRD U.S. ARMY. SAW ACTION IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HELPED LIBERATE A CONCENTRATION CAMP.