Chief Warrant Officer Harold Edward Wilson (1921-1998) was a US Marine and the Medal of Honor recipient for heroism as a platoon sergeant of a rifle platoon in Korea on the night of April 2324 1951. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Platoon Sergeant of a Rifle Platoon attached to Company G Third Battalion First Marines First Marine Division (Reinforced) in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on the night of 2324 April 1951. When the company outpost was overrun by the enemy while his platoon firing from hastily-constructed foxholes was engaged in resisting the brunt of a fierce mortar machine-gun grenade and small-arms attack launched by hostile forces from high ground under cover of darkness Technical Sergeant Wilson braved intense fire to assist the survivors back into the line and to direct the treatment of casualties.
