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DONALD MAURICE WILSON
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 11, 1939 – August 4, 1967
Service recordDonald Maurice Wilson, of Evansville, Indiana, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 4, 1967, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 79 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 79
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Parachutist, Fa Unit Commander (71193)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- July 11, 1939
- Home of record
- Evansville, Indiana (Vanderburgh County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 4, 1967
- Age
- 28
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date August 4, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In August 1967, 683 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 23 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 79
- HUGH MAR JACKSONLance Corporal · August 4, 1967
- JAMES WILLIAMSSergeant · August 4, 1967
- CHARLES FRANK BRANDENBURGPrivate First Class · August 5, 1967
- KENNETH RAYMOND BROWNPetty Officer Second Class · August 5, 1967
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD CHARLES FERDIGSpecialist Four · Panel 24E, Line 77
- JAIME PARRILLA-CALDERONSpecialist Four · Panel 24E, Line 78
- LAWRENCE GEORGE STAPLETONSpecialist Four · Panel 24E, Line 78
From Evansville
- DAVID EUGENE GILLCorporal · September 2, 1965
- GERALD THOMAS JENKINSSpecialist Four · November 23, 1965
- WILLIAM L ARMSTRONGSpecialist Four · February 6, 1966
- GENE EDMOND DAVISChief Master Sergeant · March 13, 1966
- CHARLES DOYLE OGLESBYSpecialist Four · April 11, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL KOCHPrivate First Class · May 28, 1966
- DAVID EMERSON HALLLance Corporal · August 16, 1966
- LEWIS ELI BONNIESergeant First Class · November 8, 1966
- MICHAEL EARL DENTPrivate First Class · December 17, 1966
- CHARLES ALBERT MCDANIELSPrivate First Class · March 20, 1967
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.