In Loving Memory of ... PFC. Marion Earl Wilson.
*** On February 3, 1968, he was fighting the enemy when his vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade caught fire and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
MARION EARL WILSON - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 6, 1947
From: ZANESVILLE, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Theresa D. Wilson - now Jones, of Zanesville, Ohio. Parents: Father, Charles W. Wilson and Mother, , both of Zanesville, Ohio. He has NO children.
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
25th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Feb 3, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 3, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 51879058
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Unit: C CO, 4TH BN, 23RD INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 02/03/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds
In BINH DUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was not recovered
Panel 37E - Line 16
On 03 Feb 1968 B Company, 4th Bn, 23rd Infantry, engaged an enemy force in Binh Duong Province northwest of Saigon. Seven Americans died in the engagement and one disappeared. Many were wounded. They were:
CPT Eugene M. Korecki, Toledo, OH (B Company Commander)
SP5 Leslie L. Cowden, Cedar, MN (medic, HHC w/ B/4/23)
SP4 Bruce E. Engstrom, White Plains, NY
SP4 Charles J. Sabatier, Galveston, TX (WIA, died June 11, 2009)
CPL Howard Sadler, Valley Mills, TX
PFC Leon Anderson, Senatobia, MS
PFC Vernon Z. Johns, Baltimore, MD (missing)
PFC Dale H. Schmidt, Harrison, IA
PFC Marion E. Wilson, Zanesville, OH
On 3 February 1968, four Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from Companies B and C, 4th Mechanized Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, were participating in a search and destroy mission in the region northwest of Saigon known to American forces as the "Hobo Woods."
Then PFC Vernon Z. Johns was assigned as the track commander of APC #34, which was assigned to Company B. PFC Marion E. Wilson was the driver of APC #33, which was assigned to Company C. The 4 APC were sweeping through a hotly contested and heavily wooded area dotted with rubber plantations, rice fields and forested areas.
APC #34 was in the lead when the 4 vehicles moved through the jungle and into an open clearing. As PFC Johns' APC #34 entered the clearing, Viet Cong (VC) forces of unknown size opened fire with small arms and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) on the Americans. The battle site was located approximately 19 miles north-northwest of Saigon and 24 miles southeast of Tay Ninh, Trang Bang District, Hau Nghai Province, South Vietnam.
The loader of APC #34 immediately radioed the other APCs, as well as the allied ground forces accompanying the convoy of APCs. He notified them that his track was under fire and need assistance.
At the same time APC #34 was under attack, APC #33 struck an enemy anti-tank mine. At roughly the same time, multiple RPG rounds struck APC #33 causing it to catch fire.
Immediately ammunition in the APC began exploding. The track commander and loader were able to escape the burning APC.
As they did so, they saw PFC Wilson in the driver's hatch when it caught fire. Because of the intense fire, APC #33's ammunition began to explode.
The rescue force was not able to extract Marion Wilson from the crippled and burning vehicle.
At the time of loss, the US Army believed that PFC Wilson was killed and cremated in the track.
American forces pulled back a safe distance in preparation for a 3-ship airstrike to commence against concealed VC positions in the area where APC #33 and #34 were last seen.
While the airstrike pounded those positions with devastating results, a headcount of US personnel revealed that PFC Johns was missing and PFC Wilson had been trapped in APC #33.
After the small clearing was finally secured, a search and rescue/recovery (SAR) team entered the battle site to search for Vernon Johns and Marion Wilson as well as to recover the two APCs.
When no trace of either soldier could be found, Vernon Johns was listed Missing in Action while Marion Wilson was listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
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.
*** On February 3, 1968, he was fighting the enemy when his vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade caught fire and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
MARION EARL WILSON - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 6, 1947
From: ZANESVILLE, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Theresa D. Wilson - now Jones, of Zanesville, Ohio. Parents: Father, Charles W. Wilson and Mother, , both of Zanesville, Ohio. He has NO children.
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
25th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Feb 3, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 3, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 51879058
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Unit: C CO, 4TH BN, 23RD INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 02/03/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds
In BINH DUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was not recovered
Panel 37E - Line 16
On 03 Feb 1968 B Company, 4th Bn, 23rd Infantry, engaged an enemy force in Binh Duong Province northwest of Saigon. Seven Americans died in the engagement and one disappeared. Many were wounded. They were:
CPT Eugene M. Korecki, Toledo, OH (B Company Commander)
SP5 Leslie L. Cowden, Cedar, MN (medic, HHC w/ B/4/23)
SP4 Bruce E. Engstrom, White Plains, NY
SP4 Charles J. Sabatier, Galveston, TX (WIA, died June 11, 2009)
CPL Howard Sadler, Valley Mills, TX
PFC Leon Anderson, Senatobia, MS
PFC Vernon Z. Johns, Baltimore, MD (missing)
PFC Dale H. Schmidt, Harrison, IA
PFC Marion E. Wilson, Zanesville, OH
On 3 February 1968, four Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from Companies B and C, 4th Mechanized Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, were participating in a search and destroy mission in the region northwest of Saigon known to American forces as the "Hobo Woods."
Then PFC Vernon Z. Johns was assigned as the track commander of APC #34, which was assigned to Company B. PFC Marion E. Wilson was the driver of APC #33, which was assigned to Company C. The 4 APC were sweeping through a hotly contested and heavily wooded area dotted with rubber plantations, rice fields and forested areas.
APC #34 was in the lead when the 4 vehicles moved through the jungle and into an open clearing. As PFC Johns' APC #34 entered the clearing, Viet Cong (VC) forces of unknown size opened fire with small arms and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) on the Americans. The battle site was located approximately 19 miles north-northwest of Saigon and 24 miles southeast of Tay Ninh, Trang Bang District, Hau Nghai Province, South Vietnam.
The loader of APC #34 immediately radioed the other APCs, as well as the allied ground forces accompanying the convoy of APCs. He notified them that his track was under fire and need assistance.
At the same time APC #34 was under attack, APC #33 struck an enemy anti-tank mine. At roughly the same time, multiple RPG rounds struck APC #33 causing it to catch fire.
Immediately ammunition in the APC began exploding. The track commander and loader were able to escape the burning APC.
As they did so, they saw PFC Wilson in the driver's hatch when it caught fire. Because of the intense fire, APC #33's ammunition began to explode.
The rescue force was not able to extract Marion Wilson from the crippled and burning vehicle.
At the time of loss, the US Army believed that PFC Wilson was killed and cremated in the track.
American forces pulled back a safe distance in preparation for a 3-ship airstrike to commence against concealed VC positions in the area where APC #33 and #34 were last seen.
While the airstrike pounded those positions with devastating results, a headcount of US personnel revealed that PFC Johns was missing and PFC Wilson had been trapped in APC #33.
After the small clearing was finally secured, a search and rescue/recovery (SAR) team entered the battle site to search for Vernon Johns and Marion Wilson as well as to recover the two APCs.
When no trace of either soldier could be found, Vernon Johns was listed Missing in Action while Marion Wilson was listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
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.
In Loving Memory of ... PFC. Marion Earl Wilson.
*** On February 3, 1968, he was fighting the enemy when his vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade caught fire and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
MARION EARL WILSON - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 6, 1947
From: ZANESVILLE, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Theresa D. Wilson - now Jones, of Zanesville, Ohio. Parents: Father, Charles W. Wilson and Mother, , both of Zanesville, Ohio. He has NO children.
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
25th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Feb 3, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 3, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 51879058
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Unit: C CO, 4TH BN, 23RD INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 02/03/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds
In BINH DUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was not recovered
Panel 37E - Line 16
On 03 Feb 1968 B Company, 4th Bn, 23rd Infantry, engaged an enemy force in Binh Duong Province northwest of Saigon. Seven Americans died in the engagement and one disappeared. Many were wounded. They were:
CPT Eugene M. Korecki, Toledo, OH (B Company Commander)
SP5 Leslie L. Cowden, Cedar, MN (medic, HHC w/ B/4/23)
SP4 Bruce E. Engstrom, White Plains, NY
SP4 Charles J. Sabatier, Galveston, TX (WIA, died June 11, 2009)
CPL Howard Sadler, Valley Mills, TX
PFC Leon Anderson, Senatobia, MS
PFC Vernon Z. Johns, Baltimore, MD (missing)
PFC Dale H. Schmidt, Harrison, IA
PFC Marion E. Wilson, Zanesville, OH
On 3 February 1968, four Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from Companies B and C, 4th Mechanized Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, were participating in a search and destroy mission in the region northwest of Saigon known to American forces as the "Hobo Woods."
Then PFC Vernon Z. Johns was assigned as the track commander of APC #34, which was assigned to Company B. PFC Marion E. Wilson was the driver of APC #33, which was assigned to Company C. The 4 APC were sweeping through a hotly contested and heavily wooded area dotted with rubber plantations, rice fields and forested areas.
APC #34 was in the lead when the 4 vehicles moved through the jungle and into an open clearing. As PFC Johns' APC #34 entered the clearing, Viet Cong (VC) forces of unknown size opened fire with small arms and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) on the Americans. The battle site was located approximately 19 miles north-northwest of Saigon and 24 miles southeast of Tay Ninh, Trang Bang District, Hau Nghai Province, South Vietnam.
The loader of APC #34 immediately radioed the other APCs, as well as the allied ground forces accompanying the convoy of APCs. He notified them that his track was under fire and need assistance.
At the same time APC #34 was under attack, APC #33 struck an enemy anti-tank mine. At roughly the same time, multiple RPG rounds struck APC #33 causing it to catch fire.
Immediately ammunition in the APC began exploding. The track commander and loader were able to escape the burning APC.
As they did so, they saw PFC Wilson in the driver's hatch when it caught fire. Because of the intense fire, APC #33's ammunition began to explode.
The rescue force was not able to extract Marion Wilson from the crippled and burning vehicle.
At the time of loss, the US Army believed that PFC Wilson was killed and cremated in the track.
American forces pulled back a safe distance in preparation for a 3-ship airstrike to commence against concealed VC positions in the area where APC #33 and #34 were last seen.
While the airstrike pounded those positions with devastating results, a headcount of US personnel revealed that PFC Johns was missing and PFC Wilson had been trapped in APC #33.
After the small clearing was finally secured, a search and rescue/recovery (SAR) team entered the battle site to search for Vernon Johns and Marion Wilson as well as to recover the two APCs.
When no trace of either soldier could be found, Vernon Johns was listed Missing in Action while Marion Wilson was listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
*********************************
.
*** On February 3, 1968, he was fighting the enemy when his vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade caught fire and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in me, your brother, sisters and those who knew you and loved you. You will live on because we remember you!
MARION EARL WILSON - Army - PFC - E3
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Dec 6, 1947
From: ZANESVILLE, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Theresa D. Wilson - now Jones, of Zanesville, Ohio. Parents: Father, Charles W. Wilson and Mother, , both of Zanesville, Ohio. He has NO children.
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
25th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Feb 3, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 3, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 51879058
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Unit: C CO, 4TH BN, 23RD INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA
Casualty Date: 02/03/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Multiple fragmentation wounds
In BINH DUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was not recovered
Panel 37E - Line 16
On 03 Feb 1968 B Company, 4th Bn, 23rd Infantry, engaged an enemy force in Binh Duong Province northwest of Saigon. Seven Americans died in the engagement and one disappeared. Many were wounded. They were:
CPT Eugene M. Korecki, Toledo, OH (B Company Commander)
SP5 Leslie L. Cowden, Cedar, MN (medic, HHC w/ B/4/23)
SP4 Bruce E. Engstrom, White Plains, NY
SP4 Charles J. Sabatier, Galveston, TX (WIA, died June 11, 2009)
CPL Howard Sadler, Valley Mills, TX
PFC Leon Anderson, Senatobia, MS
PFC Vernon Z. Johns, Baltimore, MD (missing)
PFC Dale H. Schmidt, Harrison, IA
PFC Marion E. Wilson, Zanesville, OH
On 3 February 1968, four Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) from Companies B and C, 4th Mechanized Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, were participating in a search and destroy mission in the region northwest of Saigon known to American forces as the "Hobo Woods."
Then PFC Vernon Z. Johns was assigned as the track commander of APC #34, which was assigned to Company B. PFC Marion E. Wilson was the driver of APC #33, which was assigned to Company C. The 4 APC were sweeping through a hotly contested and heavily wooded area dotted with rubber plantations, rice fields and forested areas.
APC #34 was in the lead when the 4 vehicles moved through the jungle and into an open clearing. As PFC Johns' APC #34 entered the clearing, Viet Cong (VC) forces of unknown size opened fire with small arms and rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) on the Americans. The battle site was located approximately 19 miles north-northwest of Saigon and 24 miles southeast of Tay Ninh, Trang Bang District, Hau Nghai Province, South Vietnam.
The loader of APC #34 immediately radioed the other APCs, as well as the allied ground forces accompanying the convoy of APCs. He notified them that his track was under fire and need assistance.
At the same time APC #34 was under attack, APC #33 struck an enemy anti-tank mine. At roughly the same time, multiple RPG rounds struck APC #33 causing it to catch fire.
Immediately ammunition in the APC began exploding. The track commander and loader were able to escape the burning APC.
As they did so, they saw PFC Wilson in the driver's hatch when it caught fire. Because of the intense fire, APC #33's ammunition began to explode.
The rescue force was not able to extract Marion Wilson from the crippled and burning vehicle.
At the time of loss, the US Army believed that PFC Wilson was killed and cremated in the track.
American forces pulled back a safe distance in preparation for a 3-ship airstrike to commence against concealed VC positions in the area where APC #33 and #34 were last seen.
While the airstrike pounded those positions with devastating results, a headcount of US personnel revealed that PFC Johns was missing and PFC Wilson had been trapped in APC #33.
After the small clearing was finally secured, a search and rescue/recovery (SAR) team entered the battle site to search for Vernon Johns and Marion Wilson as well as to recover the two APCs.
When no trace of either soldier could be found, Vernon Johns was listed Missing in Action while Marion Wilson was listed Killed in Action/Body Not Recovered.
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Gravesite Details
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