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THOMAS STANLEY COOK
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| Cook arrived in South Vietnam 1968 and was assigned to A/2/501st. SGT Thomas Stanley Cook died: April 29, 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam due to hostile fire. |
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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 |
SGT Thomas S. Cook earned the Purple Heart (Posthumously) for military merit and for wounds received which resulted in his death from gunshot wounds received while on a combat operation when hit by hostile small arms fire 4k NW of Hue in the Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. |
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| THOMAS STANLEY COOK SGT - E5 - Army - Regular, 101st Airborne Division - Hamilton, NY. Length of service 2 years. His tour began on Feb 27, 1968. Casualty was on Apr 29, 1968 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE. Body was recovered. Panel 52E - Line 47 |
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BIRTH 3 May 1947 DEATH 29 Apr 1968 (aged 20), Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam BURIAL - Saint Joseph Cemetery, Hamilton, Madison County, New York, USA, MEMORIAL ID 73228420 |
| OBITUARY I was unable to find an obituary. |
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