Last Primary MOS
601-Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Crewman
Last MOS Group
Air Defense Artillery
Service Years
1942 - 1946
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
West Virginia
Year of Birth 1914
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Wilson, Francis Hugh, Pfc.
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Contact Info
Home Town Bellington
Date of Passing Jan 31, 1979
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
PFC FRANCIS HUGH WILSON WAS WORKING AS A JACK HAMMER OPERATOR PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SERVICE ON 9 NOVEMBER 1942. PFC WILSON SERVED WITH BATTERY B, HARBOR DEFENSE OF PENSACOLA UNTIL HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON 22 FEBRUARY 1946 AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI. FRANCIS WILSON PASSED AWAY IN FLEMINGTON, WV IN JANUARY OF 1979.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.