Brian D. Wilson

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Brian D. Wilson, Sergeant, U.S. 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.