World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Allen H. Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kingswood, Kentucky
Honored By
Family
1ST SERGEANT IN HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 414TH INFANTRY. SERVED NOVEMBER 18, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1945. ALSO PLATOON SERGEANT AND SERVED IN NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS WERE SHARPSHOOTER RIFLE MI-43, EXPERT INFANTRY BADGE (GO 199 HEADQUARTERS 104TH), COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE (GO 12, HEADQUARTERS, 414TH INFANTRY, 44TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 1944). RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL GO 38, HEADQUARTERS, 104TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 1945.