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FRANK LEONARD WILSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
January 16, 1950 – October 10, 1970
Service recordFrank Leonard Wilson, of Oakland, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on October 10, 1970, in Kien Tuong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 7W, Line 124 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7W · Line 124
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Unit Supply Specialist (76Y)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 16, 1950
- Home of record
- Oakland, California (Alameda County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 10, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Kien Tuong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Nine names on the Wall carry the date October 10, 1970; he was the only one lost in Kien Tuong Province that day. In October 1970, 318 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 31 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7W, Line 124
- JAMES LAWRENCE SUYDAMSergeant · October 9, 1969
- JAMES HENRY TURNERSpecialist Five · October 9, 1969
- DONNY LYNN TUCKERLance Corporal · October 10, 1970
- ROBERT WADE BRUNSONCaptain · October 11, 1970
From Oakland
- CHARLES DARYL KEARNEYLance Corporal · July 8, 1965
- LAURIANO LAWRENCE LOVATOPrivate First Class · October 9, 1965
- WALTER JOHN GELIENChief Petty Officer · October 28, 1965
- FRED LAWER MCPHERSONMajor · January 28, 1966
- WALLACE RAY JACOBSENStaff Sergeant · January 30, 1966
- JOE NEAL JAMESSpecialist Four · February 23, 1966
- DON WILLIAM CHABOTMajor · March 15, 1966
- WALTER GLENN SHULTSLance Corporal · March 21, 1966
- DAVID LEE DODSONPrivate First Class · June 7, 1966
- CHRIS C VURLUMISCaptain · June 8, 1966
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.