Private Wilson was a member of Lieutenant Mike Powell's Ranger squadron, and member of the 1st Ranger Battalion.
Biography[]
Wilson was a member of a squad of soldiers under Captain Richards assigned on a rescue mission. Detached from the rest of the Ranger Battalion, they were to rescue SAS agent Major Jack Grillo and aid him in completing his previous mission, which was to destroy the 88mm batteries covering Arzew Harbor. To this end, Richards acquired two Opel trucks to sneak into the town.
Unfortunately, after an incident at a security checkpoint just outside town, the squad was forced to continue on foot as their cover had been blown. Just short of the town proper, they were ambushed by an MG42 gunner and several Afrika Korps soldiers, including a Panzershreck. When Lieutenant Powell killed the MG42 gunner, he went into the building with him as he manned the machine gun against the Germans.
Captain Richards and Private Thomas were killed shortly afterwards, and he told Powell to continue and he'd cover him. Shortly after Powell left, a straggler came out to shoot him, resulting in his death.
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Wilson firing at german soldiers.