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REXFORD EARLE WILSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
October 2, 1948 – July 2, 1970
Service recordRexford Earle Wilson, of Newport News, Virginia, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 2, 1970, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 113 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 113
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Supplyman (76A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- October 2, 1948
- Home of record
- Newport News, Virginia (Newport News (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 2, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date July 2, 1970; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuan Province that day. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 33 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 113
- ROBERT PAUL RADCLIFF JRSpecialist Four · July 2, 1970
- WILLIAM DALE SECORSergeant · July 2, 1970
- ROGER DALE SUMRALLSergeant · July 2, 1970
- FRANK ANTHONY WEBSTERSpecialist Four · July 2, 1970
From Newport News
- ROBERT ALEXANDER WHITESpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- ROBERT DECKER PERDUEPrivate First Class · February 24, 1966
- JOSEPH LUTHER ROBINSONSpecialist Four · February 24, 1966
- FREDERICK ALBERT SLEMPLieutenant · February 24, 1966
- ROBERT LEE SMITH JRLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- CLEVELAND VINESCorporal · May 21, 1966
- DONALD ROBERTS ASHBY SRLieutenant Commander · January 19, 1967
- ALEXANDER VIDALESMaster Sergeant · February 22, 1967
- CHARLES EDWARD MURRAYSergeant · March 4, 1967
- JAMES MILES BRANDON JRPrivate First Class · March 17, 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.