- SURNAME
Wilson
- FORENAME
Brian D.
- UNIT
2nd Battalion
- RANK
Sergeant First Class
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
Afghanistan 3rd - 4th March 2002
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant First Class Brian D. Wilson, United States Army, for gallantry in action against an armed enemy on 3 March 2002 to 4 March 2002 while serving as Crew Chief on an MH-47E Helicopter of the 2d Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, during combat operations in support of Special Operation Forces engaged in Operation ANACONDA, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan. Sergeant Wilson's actions under direct enemy fire were instrumental in the survival of his comrades in the moments preceding and immediately following the shoot down of his aircraft and subsequent actions on the objective and helped set the conditions for the rescue operation of United States Forces under fire. After his helicopter, transporting U.S. Army Rangers, was shot down by enemy ground fire, Sergeant Wilson, while under heavy enemy fire, carried ammunition, moved wounded, and assisted in the assault to dislodge enemy forces from dug-in fighting positions. Sergeant Wilson's gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
