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SPC ROBERT E COOK
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| Robert arrived in Vietnam 1968 and was assigned to A/2/501st. He was killed in action in Vietnam on April6, 1968. |
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| MEDALS AND AWARDS Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars Vietnam Campaign Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Parachutist Badge UNIT CITATIONS RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation RVN Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class |
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| SP4 - E4 - Army - Regular - 101st Airborne Division - Overland, MO.
Length of service 1 years. His tour began on Dec 13, 1967. Casualty was
on Apr 6, 1968 in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY,
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE. This was a major clash with a sizable
NVA unit 35 miles northwest of Hue in Quang Tri Province. Alpha Company
lost 11 soldiers in this event. Read more about April 6th 1968
here. Body
was recovered. Panel
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| BIRTH 27 Aug 1948 - Oakland, St. Louis
County, Missouri, USA DEATH 6 Apr 1968 (aged 19) Quảng Trị, Vietnam BURIAL Memorial Park Cemetery - Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA |
| OBITUARY I was unable to find an obituary for Robert but the following newspaper article discusses his ultimate sacrifice. |
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