★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
1LT John Wilt, USMC '00 was lost on May 8, 2002 when the T-39 training aircraft he was aboard collided with another over the Gulf of Mexico. The other six instructors and students aboard the two planes were also killed.
"John Nelson Wilt was born August 26, 1978 in Longview, Texas, the son of Nelson and Ann (Pusack) Wilt. His father was a C-130 pilot in the U.S. Air Force. John graduated from O’Fallon [Illinois] Township High School in 1996. He played the tuba in the Marching and Concert bands, participated in the Model United Nations, was a class officer and a member of the football, track and speech teams. He loved reading and also loved running, competing in two marathons. He was an active member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in O’Fallon."
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/JOHN_N._WILT,_1LT,_USMC