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Richard Gene Wilson
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Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
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Date of Death
October 21, 1950
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Private First Class Wilson was a medic with the Medical Company, 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team. On October 21, 1950, he accompanied Company I on a reconnaissance near Opari, North Korea. When his unit came under intense enemy fire, he exposed himself in order to treat the wounded. After his unit was ordered to withdraw, he discovered a comrade was still in the battle area and returned unarmed to rescue the man. He was Killed in Action during this attempted rescue. |
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