1st Lieutenant John William “Bill” Wilson was born on November 27, 1948, and was originally from Loudon, Tennessee. He was the son of John Webb and Mary Wilson He married Barbara Ann Davis in 1967.
He served his country in the Vietnam War in the United States Army, as an infantry unit commander in B Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. He was a 2-year veteran of the Army, and his tour in Vietnam began on November 5, 1969. On April 3, 1970, 1st Lt. Wilson was killed in action under hostile conditions in Thua Thien province, South Vietnam; he was 21 at the time of his death. 1st Lt. Wilson is memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 12W, Line 90.
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- Rank: First Lieutenant
- Date of birth: 27 November 1948
- Date of death: 3 April 1970
- County: Loudon
- Hometown: Lenoir City
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Parachute Badge, Expert Badge with Rifle Bar, The Sharpshooter’s Badge with Auto Rifle Bar
- Burial/Memorial Location: Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catoosa County, Georgia
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIII, Middle Panel
- Sponsored by: Katie Long
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