RUMFORD – Tom Warner remembers going to the movies with Robert Wilson, of the two of them trying to meet girls. He remembers how well Wilson played the guitar, sometimes performing in the old opera house, now the Elks Lodge hall.

So when the Rumford war memorial was dedicated three years ago with the names of service members who had been killed fighting in any of the United States’ wars over the past two centuries, he wondered why Wilson’s name wasn’t listed.

Wilson, who would have graduated with Warner from Stephens High School in 1944, was killed on D-Day, June 6, 1944, almost a year after he had enlisted. He was not quite 19 years old.

Warner is a World War II veteran who enlisted right after graduation. While doing research, he discovered that Wilson’s name probably wasn’t on the black granite monument because he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in Boston.

That’s been fixed. Now, Wilson’s name is there.

It became the 52nd name of a Rumford resident who had been killed in World War II. It was etched in the black granite about two weeks ago.

The Rumford American Legion paid the $75 fee to have Wilson’s name etched on the memorial, said Commander Joe Martineau.

Warner said none of Wilson’s family live in the area now, but he’s pleased his old friend’s name is finally on the monument.

“I want him to rest in peace and to be honored with the rest,” said Warner.

Wilson’s name will also soon be added to the Wall of Honor maintained at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, said VFW Commander George Jenkins. That listing had once been on display in Veterans Park at the end of Congress Street, but was moved to the hall to be protected from the weather.

If anyone knows of other Rumford residents killed in any war from the American Revolution through Operation Desert Storm but who aren’t listed on the monument, they are asked to contact the Legion or VFW.