In Memoriam

GALEN L WILSON

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Wilson, Galen Lloyd
Scottsbluff, NE
ARMY
SP4

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12/8/1944

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8/30/1966
2/13/1967
2/13/1967

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South Vietnam
Binh Dinh
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Operation Pershing
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11H1P = Infantry Direct Fire Crewman (Airborne Qual)
1ST PLT, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, NE
Casualty codes: A1-I-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
I = Misadventure
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Attack On And Friendly Artillery Short Round Hit On Tactical Landing Zone Vicinity Tam Quan 13Feb67.

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