Wilmer Dwayne Wilson
Hospitalman
H&S CO, 1ST BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Navy Sweetwater, Texas April 15, 1948 to April 16, 1968 WILMER D WILSON is on the Wall at Panel 50E, Line 24 |
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A Note from The Virtual WallOn the morning of 16 April, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, was holding a defensive perimeter on Hill 869 near Khe Sanh. At 0700 a two platoons from Alpha 1/9 set out on a patrol to the southwest of Hill 689. While moving up a ridgeline, the patrol engaged an NVA force dug in atop the ridge, an engagement which developed into a full-fledged battle that continued through the night of 16/17 April. While the Marines did eject the NVA from the ridge, they endured heavy losses - 41 Marines and sailors killed and 32 wounded. HN Wilson was one of three Corpsmen killed in the battle.
"You guys are the Marine's doctors - There's none better in the business than a Navy Corpsman ..." -- Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller --
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