Alfred L. Wilson | |
Birth Date: | 18 September 1919 |
Birth Place: | Fairchance, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Near Bezange-la-Petite, France |
Placeofburial: | Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Placeofburial Coordinates: | 39.8199°N -79.7654°W |
Branch: | United States Army |
Branch Label: | Branch |
Serviceyears: | 1943–1944 |
Rank: | Technician 5th Grade |
Servicenumber: | 33429521 |
Unit: | Medical Detachment, 328th Infantry, 26th Infantry Division |
Battles: | |
Battles Label: | Campaigns |
Awards: | Medal of Honor Purple Heart |
Technician 5th Grade Alfred Leonard Wilson (September 18, 1919November 8, 1944) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II.
Alfred Leonard Wilson joined the United States Army in March 1943 and by November 8, 1944,[1] was serving as a Technician 5th Grade with the Medical Detachment of the 328th Infantry, 26th Infantry Division.[2] During a firefight on that day, near Bezange-la-Petite, France, Wilson was severely wounded but refused evacuation and continued to treat other injured soldiers until he fell unconscious. He died of his wounds and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor seven months later, on June 18, 1945.[2] Aged 25 at his death, Wilson was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Fairchance, Pennsylvania.[3]
Wilson Barracks (German: Kirchberg-Kaserne), also known as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany, is named in honor of him.[4]