LTC John Wilson

LTC John Wilson

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  • 2LT Aug 67
  • 1LT Aug 68
  • CPT Aug 69
  • MAJ Mar 84
  • LTC Mar 88
Commissioning Source:  OCS, Aug 1967

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As of January 1967, I enlisted in the Army and was selected to attend Officers Candidate School; I graduated Infantry Officers School in August of 1967. Attended Airborne School in Sep 67: Special Forces Officer Course in Oct-Dec 67; Northern Warfare Training Center, Jan 68; command Language School. Did two tours of Vietnam one with %th Special forces and another with the 4th Ranger Group.

Military Experiences

Feb 1968 - Jun 1968
1st BN
Oct 1967 - Feb 1968
Executive Officer of ODA
Administrative duties for the A team while attending the Special Forces Officers Course; Completed Counter-Insurgency, Psychological Operations courses. Graduated from Northern Warfare Training School at Fort Greeley, Alaska; Language School for Hind/Urdu at Fort Bragg, NC. Transferred to C Co. 3rd SFGA, 1SF; in late February 68; A Team Commander. Orders to Vietnam in April 68.

Deployments

(1 month)
Jun 1968
Nha Trang, RVN
I was assigned to the B-55, Mobil Strike Force in Vietnam. Initially I was an xo of the 5th Company and attending the Combat Officers Course at Recondo School at Nha Trang with Sgt Fred Zebitosky (MOH). Saw first combat at battle of Duc Lap in August of 1968, WIA, medevaced to Japan. Returned to MSF B-20, Pleiku, RVN. Medevaced a second time US

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Sep 1967

Airborne 09-67

Certifications

Dec 1967

SFOC

Foreign Language Skills

1967

Urdu/Hindi (2+/2)

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1978 - 1979

Thomas A. Edison College

Bachelor's Degree, Social Sciences

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