Early Life
Wilson was born to a poor farming family in Nampa, Idaho. He worked as a merchant seaman, then earned a psychology degree from the University of Portland in 1953. In 1953, he joined the Marines and fought in the last days of the Korean War. He was impressive in the Marines and, when he was discharged in 1956, went to work for the Central Intelligence Agency.
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