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Wilson Edgar Terry | |
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Nickname(s) | Willie, Bill |
Born | Crockettsville, Breathitt County, Kentucky, U.S. | March 7, 1874
Died | February 15, 1968 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 93)
Buried | Rose Hill Cemetery Mason, Ohio, U.S. |
Service | United States Army |
Unit | 44th Regiment |
Battles / wars | Spanish–American War |
Alma mater | Lees Junior College |
Spouse(s) | Ida Louise Kidd
(m. 1902; died 1904)Ruse Wilder
(m. 1906; died 1961) |
Children | 8, including Berniece |
Wilson Edgar Terry (March 7, 1874 – February 15, 1968) was an American military officer in the Spanish–American War. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living veteran born in Kentucky. He was appointed a Kentucky Colonel in 1962.