Charles Irwin Wilson, Jr. Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

Unspecified

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War or Conflict

Korean War, 1950-1953

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1954-1956

Entrance into Service

Drafted

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Battery A, 612th Field Artillery Battalion, 75th Regimental Combat Team (Merrill's Marauders); Army Reserve

Location of Service

Fort Dix, New Jersey; Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands)

Highest Rank

Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The Veteran served in the motor pool as a jeep driver.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Original photographic print [7 items] -- Photographs

Photograph: Original photographic print [1 item] -- Panorama

Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy

Interviewer:

Charlene Canale

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlantic County Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/76793

Subjects:

Wilson Jr., Charles Irwin

Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Cite as:

Charles Irwin Wilson, Jr. Collection
(AFC/2001/001/76793), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress