World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Walter E. Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Denison, Texas
Honored By
Chuck Farrow
Relationship
Researcher
RADAR OBSERVER, 374TH BOMB SQUADRON, 308TH BOMB GROUP, 14TH AIR FORCE. STAFF SERGEANT WILSON DIED ON A LOW LEVEL MINE LAYING MISSION OF THE YANGTZE RIVER NEAR HSIA K'ENG, CHINA OCTOBER 9, 1944. AWARDS INCLUDE THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.