page_title: Alfred M. Wilson
hierarchical_section_title: Alfred M. Wilson
caption_attribution_description: Alfred M. Wilson, USMC, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam War; photo from official Marine Corps biography at http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Wilson_AM.htm
context_page_description: Alfred Mac Wilson was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in March 1969.
  While returning from a reconnaissance mission during Operation Dewey Canyon, Wilson's platoon was ambushed, and their machine gunner and assistant were wounded. While facing enemy fire to retrieve the weapon, an enemy hand grenade was thrown between Wilson and a fellow Marine. Wilson threw himself on the grenade, absorbing the full force of the blast, sacrificing his life to save another.
context_section_description: Alfred Mac Wilson (January 13, 1948 – March 3, 1969) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in March 1969.  
  While returning from a reconnaissance mission during Operation Dewey Canyon, Wilson's platoon was ambushed, and their machine gunner and assistant were wounded.  While facing enemy fire to retrieve the weapon, an enemy hand grenade was thrown between Wilson and a fellow Marine.  Wilson threw himself on the grenade, absorbing the full force of the blast, sacrificing his life to save another.
caption: Alfred M. Wilson, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient
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