Tommy Robert Wilson

Sgt Army Co. A, 2 BN, 28 INF, 1 INF Div.

Tommy Robert Wilson

Sergeant
A CO, 2ND BN, 28TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States

Sweetwater, Tennessee
October 29, 1939 to December 02, 1965

Sweetwater Valley Memorial Gardens

Sgt Army Co. A, 2 BN, 28 INF, 1 INF Div.

Husband of Shirley Wilson of Philadelphia, son of Mr. & Mrs. Woody Wilson of Sweetwater. He attended Sweetwater Elementary and Sweetwater High School and had been in the service for nearly four years. He left for Vietnam Sep 15th. He was riding in the lead truck of a convoy when a land mine exploded which demolished the truck and killed the young combat soldier. He is the first Monroe County native who died in action in the Vietnam War.

Tommy Robert Wilson
Sergeant

PERSONAL DATA
 Home of Record: Sweetwater, TN
 Date of birth: 10/29/1939
 
MILITARY DATA
 Service: Army of the United States
 Grade at loss: E5
 Rank: Sergeant
 ID No: 25345968
 MOS: 11B40: Infantryman
 Length Service: 01
 Unit: A CO, 2ND BN, 28TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
 
CASUALTY DATA
 Start Tour: 10/06/1965
 Incident Date: 12/02/1965
 Casualty Date: 12/02/1965
 Age at Loss: 26
 Location: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
 Remains: Body recovered
 Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
 Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
 Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds
 

Researcher and Designer

Joy Locke & Joe Irons