Gordon Morris Wilson was born July 5, 1922 to William Curtis and Emma M. Lenz Wilson. He died May 19, 1945 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Wright Co., IA.
Sgt. Wilson served with Co. E, 383rd Infantry, U.S. Army in World War II. He was KIA in Okinawa, Japan and awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Sources: World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Iowa; Renwick Hardy Vernon Veteran's Memorial POWS and KIA - Renwick, IA; ancestry.com
