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From: Don Weiland
To: Don Poss
Subject: INCOMING
MERRY CHRISTMAS
DON I am writing in response to a letter and picture sent by Bill Price MSgt,
377th APSq '65/'66 regarding his blurp on an INCOMING! message and info regarding
PARADE REST. I would like to answer his question to the fact that the airman
wounded was A2C Roy H. Cook 14809798. He enlisted in Jackson, MS on May 28,
1963. I for one volunteered on the Dry Dock assignment in Bien Hoa and Roy
was one of my best friends, we were very good M-60 gunners, along with
the other 12 (dirty dozen). I transferred off the Dry Dock assignment three
weeks before my tour was up and pulled the flight line duty at Tan Son Nhut
to save my ass! before flying home. I also visited with Roy while he was
recuperating. I have found several of the guys but Roy seems to have slipped
pass my computer searches along with a couple of others. Could you somehow
get this info to Bill Price as my computer couldn't or wouldn't get onto
his page?
Thanks Don Weiland A2C
Don
Weiland: Thank you for filling in the blanks. I know that William Price will
be pleased. I am forwarding this to William Price and Don Graham (VSPA Historian/Researcher).
Don Graham will hopefully be able to confirm Roy Cook's purple heart and anyother
award he may have earned. I will add your remarks to William's story.
Don Graham: Please advise when you have information concerning Roy Cook's
awards, and the appropriate VSPA pages to note them on.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Don Poss
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From: Bill Price wwprice [mailto:wwprice@planters.net]
To: th68@att.net; Kenneth Record;
Don Poss
Cc: Don & Ruth Weiland
Subject: Re: INCOMING A2C
Roy Cook was assigned to the 377th APSq, TSN, and the escort group was called
'Dry Dock". I have a picture of the award from Base Photo, if I can find
it. bp
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From: Don Graham <th68@att.net
To: "Kenneth Record" <kenrec@sisna.com; "Don Poss" <DonPoss-LM37@vspa.com
Cc: "Don Weiland" <donruth@whidbey.com; "Price William
W"
<wwprice@planters.net
Subject:
Re: INCOMING
Don: I checked what I had on Bien Hoa, including
Col. Kent Miller's supplement, but had nothing on Roy. Tried looking him up in
a couple of search engines and couldn't locate him. I'm going to pass this to
Ken Record and hope he can get something from the military records. Ken:
Hope all is well at your end. Please read the following emails and see if
you can find anything out. It may help that we have Roy's AFSN.
Thanks
and everyone have a great weekend,
Don Graham
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From: Ken Record [mailto:kenrec@sisna.com]
To: Don Poss
Subject: RE
Roy Cook Gentlemen: I have checked the official
casualty reports for 1965 and 1966 and I do not find a Roy Cook listed
anywhere. Am I looking in the right place? Please give me more specifics so I
can check other records. More exact dates would help since most of my records
are chronological. Hope to hear from you soon. Yours
in Service Ken Record
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From: Ken Record
[mailto:kenrec@sisna.com]
To: Don Poss; donruth@whidbey.com; th68@att.net
Subject: Roy
H Cook has been located!!!!! Please note
the following entry in the AF Hostile Casualty Records:
VIETNAM (A2b) : On 6 April 1966, A2C Roy H. Cook,
Jr., AF14809798, was injured (not seriously) while riding as a passenger in the
lead vehicle of a Air Police escort unit when a claymore mine, set by unfriendly
forces, exploded near them. This
is the entire entry. You should be able to get official confirmation of this information
from the casualty office at Randolph AFB so Roy can get what benefits he can.
If he never received his purple heart he should apply for it and get it added
to his records. This will help with his VA claim. Anything
else I can do let me know Yours in Service Ken
Record
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From: Don Graham th68@att.net [mailto:th68@att.net]
To: wwprice
Cc: Kenneth Record;
Don Poss; Don Weiland
Subject: A2C Cook Hi
Everyone: Just wanted to give you an update on A2C
Cook's Purple Heart. I heard back from Randolph AFB and they informed me I had
to write to the AF Reference Branch in St Louis. That letter went out today. Hopefully
it won't take too long. Please contact me with any questions. Thank
you, Don Graham
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From: wwprice
Subject: A2C Cook, 377th AP Sq, TSN, Cir. Apr/May '66-Purple Heart Kailey
& All,
Some months back, there were alot of emails regarding the PH of
A2C Cook. He had been assigned to escort convoy section and had been wounded when
a grenade was thrown at his jeep during an escort from Nha Bay to Bien Hoa. I
told several former 377th folks and maybe you that I had an official USAF photo
of the presentation. It was held on the flightline and most of the squadron fell
out. I took the photos of the mass formation. Well, I was going thru my well organized
desk and found the darn thing. Our old CSP, COL Roger G. Benton, is standing tall
with the Base Commander on the bull horn, next to Cook and RVN VNAF fellow. The
BC is the one that is over weight, well cared for and without a tan.
I'd
like to send a copy of the photo to A2C Cook, so if you can remember anyone who
might have mentioned it, I'd appreciate it.
Hope all has been well with you
all.
Bill Price |
