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MICHAEL RICHARD WILSON
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
December 15, 1948 – August 11, 1968
Service recordMichael Richard Wilson, of St James, Missouri, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on August 11, 1968, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 49W, Line 49 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 49W · Line 49
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 15, 1948
- Home of record
- St James, Missouri (Phelps County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 11, 1968
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date August 11, 1968; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 49W, Line 49
- JOHN KENNETH SCHMITT JRCorporal · August 11, 1968
- DONALD LEE STONESIFERPrivate · August 11, 1968
- CHARLES E TEAGUELieutenant Colonel · August 11, 1968
- ROBERT WILLIAMS JRStaff Sergeant · August 11, 1968
From St James
- DONALD FREYSpecialist Four · October 9, 1965
- CURTIS FRANK THURMANLieutenant · February 17, 1968
- MICHAEL ROY WILSONWarrant Officer 1 · June 25, 1971
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.