Alfred Leonard Wilson

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Husband Alfred Leonard Wilson

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           Born: 18 Sep 1919 - Fairchance, Fayette County, PA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 8 Nov 1944 - Bezange-la-Petite, Departement de la Moselle, Lorainne, France
         Buried:  - Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Fayette County, PA
FamilySearch ID: KCDV-CQR
Find A Grave ID: 7208497

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         Father: Jesse Leonard Wilson {FSID: LZ1H-DXJ, FGID: 214046894}
         Mother: Matilda Pierce Mitchell {FSID: LQ5X-P8M, FGID: 174503066}

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General Notes: Husband - Alfred Leonard Wilson

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7208497/alfred-leonard-wilson

BIRTH 18 Sep 1919
Fairchance, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 8 Nov 1944 (aged 25)
Bezange-la-Petite, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
BURIAL
Maple Grove Cemetery
Fairchance, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
MEMORIAL ID 7208497

World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Technician Grade Five in the United States Army in the Medical Detachment, 328th Infantry, 26th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 8, 1944 near Bezange la Petite, France. He was killed in action. His citation in part reads "In spite of great pain and loss of blood, he continued to administer first aid until he was too weak to stand. Crawling from one patient to another, he continued his work until excessive loss of blood prevented him from moving. He then verbally directed unskilled enlisted men in continuing the first aid for the wounded. Still refusing assistance himself, he remained to instruct others in dressing the wounds of his comrades until he was unable to speak above a whisper and finally lapsed into unconsciusness. The efects of his injury later caused his death. By steadfastly remaining at the scene without regard for his own safety, Cpl WIlson through distinguished devotion to duty and personal sacrifice helped to save the lives of at least 10 wounded men."

Bio by: Don Morfe

Family Members

Parents
Jesse Wilson 1889–1971
Matilda Mitchell Wilson 1891–1933

Siblings
Harold E Wilson 1914–2008
Myrtle Louise Cunningham 1915–1999
Emma Jean Wilson Beatty 1917–2005
Curtis J Wilson 1921–1958
Melvin L. Wilson 1925–2005
Lloyd R. Wilson 1927–2014
Ellen Wilson Cunningham 1931–2018
Wallace Wilson 1933–1933

Inscription
MEDAL OF HONOR
TEC 5
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II

Maintained by: Find a Grave
Originally Created by: Don Morfe
Added: 26 Feb 2003
Find a Grave Memorial 7208497

memorial page for Alfred Leonard Wilson (18 Sep 1919–8 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial no. 7208497, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCDV-CQR
"Alfred was a very large man, the second of ten children born to Jesse and Matilda Wilson. He has been described as "The Gentle Giant" in a book of that same title, published by one of his nieces, Carolyn McKinney. Alfred was killed in the Second World War in France. He was a conscientious objector and refused to carry a weapon for religious reasons. Thus he served as a medic and became one of very few who were awarded the Medal of Honor as a medic. He died saving the lives of several of his fellow soldiers. His body was returned to the states for burial in his home town of Fairchance, Pennsylvania.

Birth • 18 September 1919
Fairchance, Fayette, Pa.

Death • 9 November 1944

Burial • •
Maple Grove Cemetery, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States"

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