Vietnam 1st Battalion
Alan Wilkerson
H & H Company 1967 – 1968
I landed in-country March 6th, 1967 aboard a Boeing 727 from Oakland, California. I originally volunteered for RVN two years or so before, but because I was stationed in the Dominican Republic with the 82nd Airborne from Feb 1965 thru June 1966, the US Army with all its wisdom, said “I was already overseas in a combat theatre and therefore unable to transfer”. When the 82nd ABN finally returned to Ft. Bragg, I again applied for RVN and was finally accepted. I was also told I’d have to extend my original three-year Army enlistment for 9 months to be able to complete a 12-month RVN tour because I had less than 6 months left on active duty. I accepted gladly!
HHC 1/327th, C-company Plt Medic, Mar/Apr 1967 thru early June (Bronze Star w/V May 29th)… then A co Sr Aid Man June 1967 thru Oct/Nov 1967, was in the rear until DEROS March 5, 1968…
(Retired, 100% disabled as of April 2024, PTSD, heart issues mainly)
Married to Janice for 24 years now, she’s my rock…
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