Sgt. Darrell E. Wilson Died of Wounds Received in Germany
Had Been Overseas Since November; Wounded April 1
T/Sgt. Darrell E. Wilson, whose wife and 3 children live at 937 9th N.E., died on April 4 of wounds received in combat in Germany on April 1, according to a message received from the war department.
T/Sgt. Wilson left Mason City with the national guard in 1941 and was discharged in August of that year. He re-entered the army in March of last year and went overseas November. On the first day of combat, Nov. 28, he had been slightly wounded, but had received aid and joined his outfit at the front.
Darrell was born in Alberta, Canada, on Nov. 18, 1914. Besides his wife and 3 children, Walter, Connie and Bobbie, he is survived by his parents, Mr.and Mrs. Vern Wilson, 502 Tyler N.W., and a brother, Roy Wilson, also of Mason City.
Source: Mason City Globe-Gazette, April 19, 1945 (photo included)
Darrell Edmond Wilson was born Nov. 18, 1914 to Verne and Alpha Bright Wilson. He died Apr. 4, 1945 and is buried in Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, IA.
Sgt. Wilson served in World War II with the U.S. Army and was KIA.
Source: ancestry.com
