AIR COMMANDO 2 Wilkinson, Joseph Edgar III

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Wilkinson ​

• FORENAME

Joseph Edgar III ​

• UNIT

4 Air Commando Squadron (14 A.C. Wing)​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

53239​

• DATE OF DEATH

9th January 1967 ​

• AGE

37 ​

• GRAVESITE

Live Oak Cemetery,Selma,Dallas County,Alabama​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Selma,Alabama​

born 25.1.1929 Selma,Alabama​

son of Clinton Seed and Frances Augusta (nee Logan) Wilkinson​

single​

attended University of Alabama​

18 years service​

Alabama National Guard​

USAF 1951​

served in Korean War​

graduated University Puget Sound (AB)​

graduated Navigation School,Ellington AFB​

exchange officer with Canadian Government​

graduated Command Staff School,Maxwell AFB 1964​

4 ACS​

awards D.F.C. with oak leaf cluster,Bronze Star,Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters​

navigator​

AC-47 Gunship (43-49124)​

KIA Quang Ngai Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 14E Line 4 ​

Alabama Veterans Memorial,Birmingham,Alabama​

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