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|name = Private Wilson
 
|name = Private Wilson
|image = [[File:WilsonOne.jpg]]|caption = Wilson falling into river
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|image = [[File:Rabbit-03-large (Medium).jpg|220px]]
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|caption = Wilson falling into river
 
|rank = Private
 
|rank = Private
 
|affiliations = United States Army 101st Airborne Division, 506th PIR
 
|affiliations = United States Army 101st Airborne Division, 506th PIR
|death = 1944, Ramelle, Normandy, France
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|death = June 13, 1944, Ramelle, Normandy, France
|weapon = M1 Garand Rifle}}'''Private Wilson''' is a soldier, and one of the [[Ramelle Paratroopers]].
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|weapon = M1 Garand Rifle}}
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'''Private Wilson''' was a minor character in the film ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. He was a soldier in the [[101st Airborne]], and one of the [[Ramelle Paratroopers]] stationed at [[Ramelle]].
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
   
He jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944. He was then rounded up by a 101st Colonel to go defend the town of [[Ramelle]]. His group was then joined up with [[Miller's Men]].
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He jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944. He was then rounded up by a Colonel in the [[101st Airborne]] to go defend the town of [[Ramelle]]. He managed to survive the bombings on the town. His group was then joined by [[Miller's Men]] when they came to rescue [[Private James Francis Ryan|Private Ryan]] after the deaths of [[Daniel Ryan|his]] [[Sean Ryan|three]] [[Peter Ryan|brothers]].
   
During the [[Battle at Ramelle]], he hid in a building with [[Trask]], and dropped some flaming bottles into a [[Marder III]]. He then started to retreat to the [[Alamo]]. He was killed when he was shot in the back and fell in the river.
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During the [[Battle at Ramelle]], he went out on the Rabbit vehicle to draw the Germans into the main road with [[Richard Reiben|Private Reiben]] and then hid in a building with [[Weller|Private Weller]] to drop Molotov cocktails into a [[Marder III]] the advancing Germans were using.
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[[File:Screen_shot_2010-06-19_at_5.56.40_PM.png|thumb|right|Wilson falling into river]]
 
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He then started to retreat to the [[Alamo]] across the bridge but he was shot in the back by [[Steamboat Willie]] and fell into the river, drowning to death.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
 
File:Screen_shot_2010-06-19_at_5.56.40_PM.png|Wilson falling into the river.
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</gallery>
 
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Revision as of 00:35, 21 October 2019

Private Wilson was a minor character in the film Saving Private Ryan. He was a soldier in the 101st Airborne, and one of the Ramelle Paratroopers stationed at Ramelle.

Biography

He jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944. He was then rounded up by a Colonel in the 101st Airborne to go defend the town of Ramelle. He managed to survive the bombings on the town. His group was then joined by Miller's Men when they came to rescue Private Ryan after the deaths of his three brothers.

During the Battle at Ramelle, he went out on the Rabbit vehicle to draw the Germans into the main road with Private Reiben and then hid in a building with Private Weller to drop Molotov cocktails into a Marder III the advancing Germans were using.

He then started to retreat to the Alamo across the bridge but he was shot in the back by Steamboat Willie and fell into the river, drowning to death.

Gallery