Private Herley William Wilson
Co. "D" 2d Engineers. |
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| Note that Herley Wilson is wearing three overseas Chevrons
on his cuffs. Each signifies six months of overseas service.
He returned home before receiving the fourth Chevron. This photo
and family supplied grave marker indicate that he was a Private.
The Official History of the 2nd Engineers Roster lists him as
a Corporal. His discharge paper indicates that he had been a
noncommissioned Corporal and then a Private. Without regard to a possible demotion, he was a volunteer and he was there because it was where he wanted to be. He wasn't drafted. He was a 2nd Engineer. He was present in every battle. When he was blinded in one eye at Belleau Wood by mustard gas, he didn't report it so he wouldn't be sent home. |
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