Duryea S. Wilkinson

WILKINSON,DURYAN

Duryea S. Wilkinson

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Colonel  Duryea  Wilkinson, graduated OCS Class 317, 11 Feb. 1944. Subsequent assignments were as follows: 1944 - Co. D, 378th Inf., 95th Div., IGMR, Pa, 2d Lieutenant, Mortar Sect. Ldr., 1945 - Co D, 378th Inf., 95th Div., lst Lieutenant, Machine Gun Plat. Ldr, Third Army EAMETO., 1945 -  Co D, 378th Inf., 95th Div., lst Lieutenant, Machine Gun Plat. Ldr., and CO, Camp Shelby, Miss.,  1945 - 48, lst Lieutenant, USAR, not on Active Duty.,  1948 - 52, Headquarters, Vienna Mil. Post, Plat. Ldr, and Athletic Dir., Trans. Car Co., Vienna, Austria.,  1952 - 54,  Headquarters. Fort Knox, Kentucky, lst Lieutenant, and Capt., Athletic Off.,  1954 - Basic Airborne Cse., Class 33, Capt. Fort Benning, Ga.,  1954 - 57, 82d Airborne Div., Capt., Asst. AG and XO to AG, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.,  1957 - 58,  TAGUSA, Capt., Adv. AG Sr. Off. Cse., Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.,  1958 - 59,  Headquarters. KMAG, Capt., Chief, Admin. Svcs. Div., AG, Korea., 1959 - 61,  Headquarters.. XXI USA Corps., Capt.,  and Maj., Chief, Adm. Svc. Div., AG, IGMR, Pa.  Attended Assoc. Command and Gen. Staff College, 250-A-C3, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on TDY while stationed at XXI Corps.,  1961 - 65 , U.S. Army Element JBUSMC, Major and Lieutenant, Col., AG, Dep. CofS and Finance Off., U.S. Army Element, BUSMC Brazil.  Attended Army Language Sch., at Monterey, Calif. enroute to Brazil.,  1965 - 67, Headquarters. XVIII Abn Corps, Lieutenant Col., Dep. AG and SGS XVIII Abn Corps., Fort Bragg, North Carolina.,  1967 - 68,  Headquarters USARV, Lieutenant Col., Asst. SGS and SGS, Headquarters, USARV, Vietnam.,  1968 - 70,  Headquarters Third U.S. Army, Lieutenant Col., and Col. , Chief, MPS, AG, Headquarters. Third U.S. Army, Fort McPherson, GA.,  Attended Univ. of Neb. at Omaha, Neb. enroute to Headquarters Third Army. | His awards and decorations include: Silver Star, Bronze Star w/.V, Bronze Star lst Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, CIB, Master Parachute Badge, Legion of Merit, Army Commendation Ribbon w/6 Oak Leaf Clusters.

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Graduated From
Fort Benning, Georgia
Highest Award
Silver Star
Year Inducted
1970
Branch Of Service
Infantry
Rank
Colonel
HF ID #
HF_00494

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