Wilson, Dale E., MAJ

Armor
 
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Service Status
USA Retired
Final Rank
Major
Last Service Branch
Armor
Last MOS
12B-Armor
Last MOS Group
Armor
Primary Unit
1970-1970, 11B10, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry
Previously Held MOS's
11B10-Infantryman
11B20-Infantryman
71Q20-Information Specialist
11B30-Infantryman
71Q10-Information Specialist
12C-Cavalry
46A-Public Affairs, General
Service Years
1969 - 1991
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Order of Saint George
Reforger Certificate
US Army Disabled Veteran Certificate
Voice Edition
Armor
Major
Three Service Stripes
Two Overseas Service Bars

 Official Badges 

Army Physical Fitness Badge Infantry Shoulder Cord Cold War Medal 11th Infantry Brigade (Light)

23rd Infantry Division (Americal) US Army Retired US Army Retired (Pre-2007) Army Honorable Discharge (1984-Present)




 Unofficial Badges 

Armor Shoulder Cord Order of Saint George (Silver) Cold War Veteran Blue Star

Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration Vietnam 50th Anniversary


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
US Armor AssociationChapter 15Post 2453, Sandpoint PostFSB Hill 4-11 Association
Americal Division Veterans Association Spokane ChapterOfficers' Christian FellowshipChapter 890
A Co, 1St BN, 1St RegtArmy Together We ServedOCS FoundationTWS Profile Integrity
US Army OCS Association
  1980, US Armor Association
  1992, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 15 (Life Member) (Sandpoint, Idaho) - Chap. Page
  1992, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 731 (Recorder) (Hilo, Hawaii) - Chap. Page
  1994, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 2453, Sandpoint Post (Life Member) (Sandpoint, Idaho) - Chap. Page
  1996, FSB Hill 4-11 Association
  1998, Americal Division Veterans Association
  2000, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Spokane Chapter (Life Member) (Spokane, Washington) - Chap. Page
  2001, Officers' Christian Fellowship
  2004, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 890 (Life member) (Sandpoint, Idaho) - Chap. Page
  2006, Combat Infantrymen's Association, Inc., A Co, 1St BN, 1St Regt (Life Member) (Hilo, Hawaii) - Chap. Page
  2011, Army Together We Served
  2013, OCS Foundation
  2018, TWS Profile Integrity
  2020, US Army OCS Association


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Aside from a three-and-one-half year stint as Tactical Officer of C Co. and Field Music at Valley Forge Military Academy & College in Wayne, PA, I worked in the publishing industry after retiring from the Army in September 1991. I started out as Executive Editor of Presidio Press, a San Francisco Bay Area book publisher specializing in military history and military affairs. After leaving VFMA&C in the summer of 1998, I became my own boss--using contacts I'd made with Presidio to line up freelance copy-editing projects for several commercial and scholarly book publishers. I finally had to give up work entirely in 2004, however, when my body began letting me down. Fortunately, all of my disabling conditions are either directly or indirectly service-connected--making me eligible for a wide range of VA benefits--without which I'd be up the proverbial estuary without a manipulator!

   
Other Comments:

For 20 years, I lived on Hawaii's Big Island with my wife, Carol, in a subdivision about a mile outside of Mountain View--almost exactly halfway between Hilo and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. However, I moved to Idaho in late July 2019 to settle in the Sagle area not far from the Pend Oreille River. Between the Blue State politics, earthquakes, and eruptions, I decided it was time to bid Hawaii Aloha and head for cooler climes! It was a wise decision. I absolutely love it here in the northern Idaho panhandle! Unfortunately, my health has worsened, and I am now wheelchair-bound and living in the Post Falls State Veterans Home. I recently had the privilege of going to Ft. Benning, GA, with my son and his wife [LTC Jared Wilson, USA (Ret.) and COL Casey Wilson] where, on 28 March 2025, I was one of 24 officers inducted into the Army OCS Hall of Fame.

   

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 2004, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 890 (Life member) (Sandpoint, Idaho)
 
Title
Life member

Join Year
2004
   
 Crest
Website
Not Specified

City
Sandpoint

State
Idaho

Contact Phone Number
Not Specified

Contact Email
[email protected]

Year Established
Not Specified

HQ Address
Not Specified
   
Crest
Association Type
Military National

Website
http://www.vva.org/
Contact Phone Number
1-800-VVA-1316

Contact Email
[email protected]
Year Established
1978

Owner
Chief Administrator, TWS, PO1, (1956-1995)
HQ Address
8719 Colesville Rd.
Suite 100
Sliver Spring MD.20910

Last Updated: Jan 13, 2025
   
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