Biographies - Arthur Wilson
Arthur H. Wilson, Co-Founder and President Art WilsonArthur H. Wilson co-founded the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation, Inc. with Lois Pope in 1998. The sole mission of the Foundation is raising the funds to design and construct the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C. Mr. Wilson is an outspoken advocate for the disabled, and considers it his duty to ensure the American public understands the sacrifices made by disabled veterans.Since 1994 Mr. Wilson has been the National Adjutant of the 1.2 million member Disabled American Veterans (DAV), a non-profit congressionally chartered service organization that acts as the official voice of the nation’s wartime disabled veterans. As the DAV's Chief Executive Officer, he manages all operations of one of America's largest charitable institutions. A graduate of Lynn Classical High School in Lynn, Massachusetts, Mr. Wilson attended Burdette College in Lynn until enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in September 1962. While working as a runway construction specialist, Mr. Wilson saw combat in Vietnam and served in the Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan. Shortly after his discharge, he was admitted to a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital for major surgery. Mr. Wilson serves on the Board of Trustees of the Intrepid Museum Foundation, is a member of the Direct Marketing Association Board of Directors, and is on the Board of Directors of the Veterans' Health Care Foundation. He is Vice Chairman of the DAV Charitable Service Trust and Vice President of the DAV National Service Foundation. Click here to return to Biographies. |
