California’s War Dead

    Jamie D. Wilson

    Jamie D. Wilson, 34

    Army, Staff Sergeant
    Karmah (died in Fallouja), Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: San Diego
    It is a tribute to his own personal strength and values that he turned out to be the man he was.
    — Christine Wilson, widow

    Wilson grew up in orphanages and foster homes from the age of 10, his wife told the Washington Post. When he turned 17, he wanted to enlist in the Army, but had no parent to give permission. So he went to his local courthouse and got a judge to sign his papers.
    Times obituary
    Jamie Wilson's Washington Post obituary
    « Michael Balsley, 01/25/2007
    Jeffrey D. Bisson, 01/20/2007 »
     Permalink  Delicious  Digg  Facebook  Twitter

    Five memories of Jamie D. Wilson

    I didn't know you, may god bless your soul. Yes He can.

    — francisco
    February 26, 2009 at 6:56 p.m.
    Permalink

    Jamie, You were more loved than you will ever know.

    — ~Me
    November 6, 2009 at 4:13 p.m.
    Permalink

    i am an iraqi kurdish ,thank you all ,thanks to the united states of America,to the brave soldiers,to risk your life for saving others safe....you pulled down the beast (saddam hussein).
    god bless you and bless all the soldiers of the united states of America

    — rebwar omer
    December 1, 2010 at 11:12 a.m.
    Permalink

    I don't know this soldiers as I'm just visiting the website. I thank him and his family for his dedication to our county. Thank you for keeping America free and protecting our beliefs. It's because heroes like you my very young daughter will be able to live freely in this wonderful country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Many your memory never be forgotten. RIP

    — Kevin Gregory
    December 31, 2010 at 2:27 p.m.
    Permalink

    As a father of a soldier who has recently returned home, it is heart breaking to read about all of our soldiers who did not make it home and who gave their lives for our country. May you rest in peace and may god bless you Jamie and all of our fallen soldiers.

    Tony Riviera, Los Angeles

    — Tony Riviera
    June 11, 2011 at 12:06 a.m.
    Permalink

    Share a memory of Jamie

    :
      Required
    :
      Optional
    :
    Email addresses are not republished or used for marketing purposes.
    Search by: Age, Base, Branch, Cemetery, Date of Death, Country of Birth, Gender, High School, Hometown, Marital Status, Name, Number of Children, Theater of Operation, Place of Death
    About this project
    Sources: Times research, Defense Department, iCasualties.org
    Help us complete our database. Something missing or wrong? Want to share a photo?
    California's War Dead is the Los Angeles Times' collection of stories about the 700 California servicemembers and 474 others based in California who died during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Find a Profile

    Search a last name

    Select a name

    The complete list »

    Recent deaths

    See all »

    Recent comments

    See all comments »
    About the Data Desk

    This page was created by the Data Desk, a team of reporters and Web developers at The Times.

    More from The Times’ Data Desk
    Subscribe to The Los Angeles Times Enjoy more stories like this for only $1 a week. Click here to order The Times.