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Roselawn Cemetery: Harold Wilson's plot in the Vietnam Garden, Lot #9, Block B, Space #1.
Harold Wendell Wilson, the son of William G. Wilson and Ethel Wilson of Johnson City TN, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on June 19, 1963 in Knoxville TN. He was a 1962 graduate of Happy Valley High School where he took an active part in athletics and was a member of the football team for three years. He served as captain of the football team his senior year. He was a member of the Forest View Community Church. He arrived in Vietnam assigned to Company K, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 3d MARDIV
Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of birth:
5 February 1945Date of death: 21 March 1966
County: Washington
Hometown: Johnson City
Service Branch: Marine Corps
Division/Assignment: 1st Marine Division
Conflict: Vietnam
Awards: Purple Heart, The Vietnamese Military Merit Medal, Gallantry Cross with Palm Medal
Burial/Memorial Location: Roselawn Memorial Park, Johnson City, Washington County, TN
Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIV, Middle Panel
Military Data
Length Service 03
Unit K Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, III MAF
Incident Date 21 March 1966
Casualty Date 21 March 1966
Age at Loss 21
Location, South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Gun or small arms fire
Vietnam Wall Panel 06E Line 036
Shared Memories
Harold: You were ahead of me in school as you were known as the Thinker when you ran track. Our Basketball team dressed in our school blazers for your funeral. After reviewing your body it made a life time memory in me. I will never forget you or the others who gave their life for our country. I made a decision that day that I would join the military and try my best to help make amends for what you gave for our country. I know you are in Heaven now as you rightly should be. You were one of five from our school who gave their life so that we could enjoy freedom today and YOU shall always be remembered for that.
--Tom Townsend
Harold, it's been 43 years since we went through bootcamp and Itr,40 years since you left us.You are not forgotten I think of you often.You were a good ole boy.I will stop by again soon.
--C.E. Williams
*All information for this individual was gathered from the East Tn Veterans Memorial webpage, honorstates.com, abmc.gov, find a grave webpage, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund webpage and family contributions.
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