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HARRY TRUMAN WILSON
Sergeant · U.S. Marine Corps
January 17, 1949 – June 4, 1970
Service recordHarry Truman Wilson, of Grand Prairie, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on June 4, 1970, in Laos, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 11 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 11
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Helicopter Dynamic Components Mechanic (6132)
- Unit (as recorded)
- FMM 262 MAG 16 1 MAW
- Born
- January 17, 1949
- Home of record
- Grand Prairie, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 4, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date June 4, 1970. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Laos while the air war over Laos was under way. From 1964 to 1973, U.S. aircraft bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail and supported the war in northern Laos; many of the Americans lost over Laos were never recovered.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 9W, Line 11
- ROBERT ERICK UTHEMANNStaff Sergeant · June 4, 1970
- ARNO JOSEPH VOIGTSergeant First Class · June 4, 1970
- WILLIAM THOMAS WALLACE JRWarrant Officer 1 · June 4, 1970
- JOHN ELMORE WELLSSergeant · June 4, 1970
From Grand Prairie
- JERRY DWAIN LEEPrivate First Class · March 22, 1966
- ROBERT DAVID EVANSPrivate First Class · September 6, 1967
- JOHN MICHAEL THOMPSONSpecialist Four · March 2, 1968
- THOMAS HILLPrivate First Class · May 27, 1968
- GARY LYNN JOHNSONPrivate First Class · February 28, 1969
- DANNY CLARENCE BERRIERSergeant · February 27, 1970
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.