Dwayne Wilson
Wilmer Dwayne Wilson was born and raised in Sweetwater, Texas. He enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Sweetwater High School in 1966. He trained as a Hospital Corpsman and was assigned to the 9th Marines in Vietnam.
He began his tour in Vietnam on December 15, 1967, and was attached to the Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. In April 1968, after the seige of the Khe Sanh Combat Base had been broken, General Westmoreland, Commanding General of MACV wanted more aggressive patrolling around the Khe Sanh area to protect those who remained. On April 16, 1968, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, was holding a defensive perimeter on Hill 869 near Khe Sanh. At sun-up two platoons from Alpha Company, 1/9 set out on a patrol to the southest 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 and into the next day and night. At the conclusion of the battle, the Marines ejected the NVA from the ridge, they endured heavy losses-41 Marines and sailors were killed and 32 wounded. HN Wilson was one of three Corpsman to die in the battle and was killed in the combat on April 16, 1968 while rendering aid to a wounded marine. He had turned 20 years old the day before.
He was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and his second Purple Heart. He was buried with full military honors in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sweetwater, Texas. He was survived by his parents, three sisters Bonnie, Mary and Linda and by three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the parent's home in Sweetwater.
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Dwayne's obituary in THE SWEETWATER REPORTER:
Funeral services for Wilmer Dwayne Wilson, killed April 16 in combat in Vietnam, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Fundamental Baptist Church, with Rev. Raymond Dunn, pastor, officiating. Assisting will be the Rev. E. H. Martin and the Rev. Milton Jochetz, pastor of Highland Heights Methodist Church.
Burial will be in the Garden of Memories with military rites conducted by the U.S. Naval Reserve Unit from Abilene.
Patterson Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
A U. S. Navy hospital corpsman, Wilson was attached to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.
He was born in Sweetwater April 15, 1948, and joined the Navy soon after leaving Sweetwater High School in 1966.
Local business firms will be closed at 4 p.m. Friday for a 30-minute period during the funeral services. Jaycees urged local firms to fly their flags at half mast Friday.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Bonnie, Mary and Linda; three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the home.
He is remembered by his community and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice not be forgotten.
Bio info courtesy of Linda Kiser Miller
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Navy Hospital Corpsman Wilson is memorialized at the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial Wall: http://www.veteransmemorial.us/bios/vwall/heroes.php?id=156
Thank you for your service.
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Wilmer Dwayne Wilson was born and raised in Sweetwater, Texas. He enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Sweetwater High School in 1966. He trained as a Hospital Corpsman and was assigned to the 9th Marines in Vietnam.
He began his tour in Vietnam on December 15, 1967, and was attached to the Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. In April 1968, after the seige of the Khe Sanh Combat Base had been broken, General Westmoreland, Commanding General of MACV wanted more aggressive patrolling around the Khe Sanh area to protect those who remained. On April 16, 1968, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, was holding a defensive perimeter on Hill 869 near Khe Sanh. At sun-up two platoons from Alpha Company, 1/9 set out on a patrol to the southest 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 and into the next day and night. At the conclusion of the battle, the Marines ejected the NVA from the ridge, they endured heavy losses-41 Marines and sailors were killed and 32 wounded. HN Wilson was one of three Corpsman to die in the battle and was killed in the combat on April 16, 1968 while rendering aid to a wounded marine. He had turned 20 years old the day before.
He was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and his second Purple Heart. He was buried with full military honors in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sweetwater, Texas. He was survived by his parents, three sisters Bonnie, Mary and Linda and by three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the parent's home in Sweetwater.
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Dwayne's obituary in THE SWEETWATER REPORTER:
Funeral services for Wilmer Dwayne Wilson, killed April 16 in combat in Vietnam, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Fundamental Baptist Church, with Rev. Raymond Dunn, pastor, officiating. Assisting will be the Rev. E. H. Martin and the Rev. Milton Jochetz, pastor of Highland Heights Methodist Church.
Burial will be in the Garden of Memories with military rites conducted by the U.S. Naval Reserve Unit from Abilene.
Patterson Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
A U. S. Navy hospital corpsman, Wilson was attached to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.
He was born in Sweetwater April 15, 1948, and joined the Navy soon after leaving Sweetwater High School in 1966.
Local business firms will be closed at 4 p.m. Friday for a 30-minute period during the funeral services. Jaycees urged local firms to fly their flags at half mast Friday.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Bonnie, Mary and Linda; three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the home.
He is remembered by his community and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice not be forgotten.
Bio info courtesy of Linda Kiser Miller
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Navy Hospital Corpsman Wilson is memorialized at the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial Wall: http://www.veteransmemorial.us/bios/vwall/heroes.php?id=156
Thank you for your service.
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Dwayne Wilson
Wilmer Dwayne Wilson was born and raised in Sweetwater, Texas. He enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Sweetwater High School in 1966. He trained as a Hospital Corpsman and was assigned to the 9th Marines in Vietnam.
He began his tour in Vietnam on December 15, 1967, and was attached to the Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. In April 1968, after the seige of the Khe Sanh Combat Base had been broken, General Westmoreland, Commanding General of MACV wanted more aggressive patrolling around the Khe Sanh area to protect those who remained. On April 16, 1968, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, was holding a defensive perimeter on Hill 869 near Khe Sanh. At sun-up two platoons from Alpha Company, 1/9 set out on a patrol to the southest 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 and into the next day and night. At the conclusion of the battle, the Marines ejected the NVA from the ridge, they endured heavy losses-41 Marines and sailors were killed and 32 wounded. HN Wilson was one of three Corpsman to die in the battle and was killed in the combat on April 16, 1968 while rendering aid to a wounded marine. He had turned 20 years old the day before.
He was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and his second Purple Heart. He was buried with full military honors in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sweetwater, Texas. He was survived by his parents, three sisters Bonnie, Mary and Linda and by three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the parent's home in Sweetwater.
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Dwayne's obituary in THE SWEETWATER REPORTER:
Funeral services for Wilmer Dwayne Wilson, killed April 16 in combat in Vietnam, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Fundamental Baptist Church, with Rev. Raymond Dunn, pastor, officiating. Assisting will be the Rev. E. H. Martin and the Rev. Milton Jochetz, pastor of Highland Heights Methodist Church.
Burial will be in the Garden of Memories with military rites conducted by the U.S. Naval Reserve Unit from Abilene.
Patterson Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
A U. S. Navy hospital corpsman, Wilson was attached to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.
He was born in Sweetwater April 15, 1948, and joined the Navy soon after leaving Sweetwater High School in 1966.
Local business firms will be closed at 4 p.m. Friday for a 30-minute period during the funeral services. Jaycees urged local firms to fly their flags at half mast Friday.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Bonnie, Mary and Linda; three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the home.
He is remembered by his community and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice not be forgotten.
Bio info courtesy of Linda Kiser Miller
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Navy Hospital Corpsman Wilson is memorialized at the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial Wall: http://www.veteransmemorial.us/bios/vwall/heroes.php?id=156
Thank you for your service.
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Wilmer Dwayne Wilson was born and raised in Sweetwater, Texas. He enlisted in the Navy after graduating from Sweetwater High School in 1966. He trained as a Hospital Corpsman and was assigned to the 9th Marines in Vietnam.
He began his tour in Vietnam on December 15, 1967, and was attached to the Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. In April 1968, after the seige of the Khe Sanh Combat Base had been broken, General Westmoreland, Commanding General of MACV wanted more aggressive patrolling around the Khe Sanh area to protect those who remained. On April 16, 1968, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, was holding a defensive perimeter on Hill 869 near Khe Sanh. At sun-up two platoons from Alpha Company, 1/9 set out on a patrol to the southest 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 and into the next day and night. At the conclusion of the battle, the Marines ejected the NVA from the ridge, they endured heavy losses-41 Marines and sailors were killed and 32 wounded. HN Wilson was one of three Corpsman to die in the battle and was killed in the combat on April 16, 1968 while rendering aid to a wounded marine. He had turned 20 years old the day before.
He was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and his second Purple Heart. He was buried with full military honors in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sweetwater, Texas. He was survived by his parents, three sisters Bonnie, Mary and Linda and by three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the parent's home in Sweetwater.
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Dwayne's obituary in THE SWEETWATER REPORTER:
Funeral services for Wilmer Dwayne Wilson, killed April 16 in combat in Vietnam, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at the Fundamental Baptist Church, with Rev. Raymond Dunn, pastor, officiating. Assisting will be the Rev. E. H. Martin and the Rev. Milton Jochetz, pastor of Highland Heights Methodist Church.
Burial will be in the Garden of Memories with military rites conducted by the U.S. Naval Reserve Unit from Abilene.
Patterson Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
A U. S. Navy hospital corpsman, Wilson was attached to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines.
He was born in Sweetwater April 15, 1948, and joined the Navy soon after leaving Sweetwater High School in 1966.
Local business firms will be closed at 4 p.m. Friday for a 30-minute period during the funeral services. Jaycees urged local firms to fly their flags at half mast Friday.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Bonnie, Mary and Linda; three brothers, Gary, Buford and Lawrence all of the home.
He is remembered by his community and by the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Midland, Texas. May his sacrifice not be forgotten.
Bio info courtesy of Linda Kiser Miller
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Navy Hospital Corpsman Wilson is memorialized at the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial Wall: http://www.veteransmemorial.us/bios/vwall/heroes.php?id=156
Thank you for your service.
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