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WILSON CHARLES BICKLEY
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 1, 1934 – September 2, 1966
Service recordWilson Charles Bickley, of Lexington, South Carolina, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 2, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 10E, Line 61 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10E · Line 61
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 1, 1934
- Home of record
- Lexington, South Carolina (Lexington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 2, 1966
- Age
- 31
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date September 2, 1966. In September 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 51 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10E, Line 61
- DAVID W ROBUSTELLINIPrivate First Class · September 1, 1966
- TERRENCE JAY CATHERPrivate First Class · September 2, 1966
- JOSEPH QUINTON CONWAYPrivate First Class · September 2, 1966
- DANIEL JOHN JANHUNENPrivate First Class · September 2, 1966
From Lexington
- HAROLD REEVES SALE JRCaptain · June 7, 1967
- DENNIS RAY MEETZESpecialist Four · May 28, 1969
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.