Dale Ross Wilson, recently honored and remembered

Second Lieutenant Dale R. Wilson was honored and remembered recently by EdD Kris Cotariu Harper when she visited the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.

Kris is an educator, trainer, and a student of military history. I “met” her on LinkedIn, where she noticed something I posted about Dale’s brother Danny Wilson who is buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery in France. Kris asked for information and said that she would honor Dale and Dan Wilson when she’d visit an overseas cemetery, which she does regularly.

Each year, to honor their parents, the family of Kris Cotariu Harper offers The Cotariu Memorial Scholarship for active duty service members of the Marines or Navy, or veterans of those groups. April 5 is the due date for applications for this year’s scholarship.

I am so blessed that Kris would take the time to point out Dale Wilson’s name. All six members of his B-25 crew are among the nearly 36,300 names on the Walls of the Missing in this far-away American cemetery.