World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard W. Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Winchester, Connecticut
Honored By
Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders
Served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations with Company F, 90th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron(Mechanized), 10th Armored Division as a Light Tank Crewman in the Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon with 3 Bronze Service Stars, American Theater Campaign Ribbon, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.