World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles Edward Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Eubank, Kentucky
Honored By
Ms. Diana Crow
4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 42ND FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, BATTERY C. LANDED IN FRANCE FROM ENGLAND AT UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY. LINKED UP WITH THE 82ND AND 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISIONS. HELPED TAKE CHERBOURG, FOUGHT IN THE HEDGEROWS AND HELPED PATTON'S ARMY LIBERATE PARIS AUGUST 25, 1944. ON THROUGH FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY FOR THE BLOODY BATTLES OF THE HUERTGEN FOREST AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WAR ENDED FOR HIM AT BAD TOLZ, GERMANY.