Alfred L. Wilson

Alfred Leonard Wilson was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II.

Biography

Alfred Leonard Wilson joined the United States Army in March 1943 and by November 8, 1944, was serving as a Technician 5th Grade with the Medical Detachment of the 328th [Infantry Regiment (United States)|328th Infantry], 26th [Infantry Division (United States)|26th Infantry Division]. During a firefight on that day, near Bezange-la-Petite, France, Wilson was severely wounded but refused evacuation and continued to treat other injured soldiers until he fell unconscious. He died of his wounds and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor seven months later, on June 18, 1945. Aged 25 at his death, Wilson was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Fairchance, Pennsylvania.

Legacy

Wilson Barracks, also known as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany, is named in honor of him.