Wilder, William Bruce, COL

Aviation

TWS Ribbon Bar

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Current Service Status
USA Retired

Current/Last Rank
Colonel

Current/Last Service Branch
Aviation

Current/Last Primary MOS
15A-Aviation Officer

Current/Last MOS Group
Aviation

Primary Unit
1968-1969, 1981, HHT, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry

Previously Held MOS
1980-Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander
1193-Field Artillery Unit Commander
1981-Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander

Service Years
1959 - 1987

Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates

Order of Saint Barbara

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)

The American Helicopter Society International


	1966, 1st Cavalry Division Association
	1973, Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) - Assoc. Page
	1973, Association of United States Army (AUSA), George Washington Chapter (Member) (Washington, DC, District Of Columbia) - Chap. Page
	1980, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Tennessee Council of Chapters (Member) (Kingsport, Tennessee) - Chap. Page
	2013, Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association (VHPA), VHPA of Florida Chapter (Executive Officer) (Kingsport, Florida) - Chap. Page
	2013, The American Helicopter Society International
	2013, Aerial Rocket Artillery Association

Additional Information

What are you doing now:

Senior Active Member and Past President of Rotary Club of Kingsport, TN,
Board of Directors - Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Association, Kingsport, TN
Board of Directors - Aerial Rocket Artillery Association; Chaplain, and Columnist for Saber.
Sold our RV 5th wheel and GMC 2500 Sierra Diesel truck
Sold home in Florida.
Living a small condo community of 54 quad units
Making headway on my first book "My Journey" for eight sons, 26 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.
Enjoying our church and singing in the choir

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1960, Field Artillery Officers' Basic Course (FAOBC) (Fort Sill, OK), B/1
	1960, Air Defense Officer Basic Course (Fort Bliss, TX), A
	1960, Aviation Officer Basic Course (Fort Rucker, AL)

Unit Assignments

2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery (Aerial Rocket Artillery)


	1959-1960, 2nd Battalion, 35th Field Artillery
	1961-1963, 15A, HHC, 101st Aviation Battalion
	1963-1964, 1980, 7th Logistics Command
	1965-1965, 2nd Armored Division
	1965-1966, 1193, HHB, 2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery (Aerial Rocket Artillery)
	1968-1969, 1981, HHT, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1965-1965 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)/Battle of Plei Me
	1965-1965 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)/Operation Silver Bayonet I - Battle of the Ia Drang
	1965-1965 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)/Operation Silver Bayonet I/Battle for LZ X-Ray
	1965-1965 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)/Operation Silver Bayonet I/Battle for LZ Albany
	1965-1966 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)

Colleges Attended



	1955-1956, Georgia Institute of Technology
	1956-1959, Davidson College
	1969-1970, Command and General Staff College
	1971-1972, University of Missouri-Kansas City
	1979-1980, Army War College
	1990-1993, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg