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Sergeant Wallace Dawson comes home

by Jonn Lilyea••11

Sgt. Wallace Dawson

Someone sent us a link to an article about Sergeant Wallace Dawson and his long-overdue homecoming – sixty-four years after his capture by enemy troops. Sergeant Dawson died of malnutrition in June of 1951, only a few months after his capture when Company L, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division was over run by Chinese forces at Sang-sok, South Korea;

The community filed the streets to honor the fallen soldier. The Patriot Guard Riders led the procession along with members of the military. Students from San Marcos High School stood along a fence saluting the fallen soldier.

Wallace’s twin brother Warren said it was a homecoming to remember.

“Driving over here the roads were full of people and I was like holy cow! And then driving by the school all the students were there waving their flags. That was amazing. The turnout and the people that really care it was just tremendous to me.,” said Dawson.

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Hondo mentioned last month that Dawson’s remains had been identified and now the 64-year-old story comes to an end.

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11 thoughts on “Sergeant Wallace Dawson comes home”

  1. SGT Wallace J. Dawson was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, US Army. He was lost on 14 February 1951.

    He was accounted for on 7 March 2015 – 64 years and three weeks after his loss.

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    It’s very good to see his former community turn out in force to welcome him home.

  2. Much respect to those who put in so much time and effort to make these things happen.

    Welcome home at long last you rest.

  8. Rest in peace in your home soil now Sergeant Wallace Dawson. God bless your family. Never forget, never forgotten.

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