James Wilson Jr.

Silver AlertCold Case

Updated March 13, 2024

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Missing Persons Details

Missing Veterans James Wilson Jr.
Missing from Jacksonville, North Carolina - USA	Nationality American	Case Entered December 02, 2023	Status Cold Case
Current Classification Silver Alert	Source of Record NamUs	Last Updated December 27, 2023	Verification Status

Physical Description

Gender Male	Age When Reported Missing 78	Age As of Today	Race Black or African American
Hair Color Gray	Eye Color Brown	Height 5'11"	Weight 190-200 lb

Last Seen Wearing	Not Indicated
Distinct Features	Missing front teeth shown in one of two images provided
Medical Alert	Subject suffers from dementia and believes he is still in the United States Marine Corps.

Details of Disappearance

James Wilson Jr. was last seen by family or friends on May 31, 2018.

Per NamUs: "Subject suffers from dementia and believes he is still in the United States Marine Corps. Maybe in the area of District Heights, Maryland."

Per Jacksonville Police Department: "On Thursday, May 31, 2018, Jacksonville Police Department issued a Silver Alert for James Wilson, Jr., a 78-year old man who apparently walked away from his home in the Country Club Road area and suffers from dementia.

Mr. Wilson is a black male, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs approximately 196 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes. He has family in Georgia, South Carolina and Michigan. We have reached out to family in those areas and sent information to area agencies.

During the investigation, we learned that Mr. Wilson may have hitch-hiked in the past."

Who to contact!
If you have any information on the whereabouts of James Wilson Jr., you are encouraged to contact the Jacksonville Police Department at (910) 455-4000 , ask for Vincent Waddell, Det.. Be sure to have the case number 18-05124 available as you will need it.

Additional Case Numbers

NamUs

MP50440

Military Details

Military Branch

Marines

Military Status

Vietnam Era Veteran

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