World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sam Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Honored By
Willie W. Russell
SERVED FROM 1940 TO 1945. TRAINED IN ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NEW JERSEY AND GEORGIA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, FRANCE AND GERMANY. RECEIVED 4 SERVICE STARS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, DRIVER BADGE AND PURPLE HEART. WOUNDED IN GERMANY IN 1944.