Herman Chester Wilson was born on 29 June 1911 in Harrison County, West Virginia
Killed in Action 22 February 1945
Buried at Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
Private First Class
68th Tank Battalion, Company C
-Enlisted on March 24, 1944, in Camp Shelby, MS
-Parents: Edward and Ada Wilson
-Siblings: Bonnie Wilson
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, August 14, 1948
Pfc. Herman C. Wilson, age 33, of 303 E. Burwell Avenue, was killed in action in Germany Feb. 22, 1945. He was born in W. Va., but had lived in Knoxville for 15 years. Served as tank driver, Company C, 68th Tank Battalion, 6th Armored Tank Division. Survivors; wife, Mrs. Marie Thacker Wilson, daughter, Edwina Charlene, stepchildren, James A. and Patsy Marie Fields; mother, Mrs. C.A. Wright, all of Knoxville; sister, Mrs. James Wagner, W.Va.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 29 June 1911
- Date of death: 22 February 1945
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 68th Tank Battalion
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Bottom Panel
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