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 The CO of A 3/21 in 71 ?? (currently 1 views) |
| Jack Krohn |
| Posted on: January 5th, 2011, 8:46pm |
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Big Member  1stPlt A 3/21 - 1971
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Do any of you remember this Capt's name?
He was the CO of A 3/21 in 1971
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| SteveROwens |
| Posted on: December 3rd, 2011, 12:08am |
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Medium Member A 3/21 196 1971 11B owens@sat-a-link.com
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Hi Jack
I was in A 3/21 for the entire year of 1971. I was in the field till Sept71 an then on Hill 510 81 Mortars till christmas. I never saw this guy. I carried platoon radio for LT Mooney and company Radio for Capt Mccorey. This guy had to get there after mid Sept. or I would have known him.
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| Jack Krohn |
| Posted on: December 3rd, 2011, 12:29am |
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Big Member 1stPlt A 3/21 - 1971
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Steve, that sounds right?
I hope somebody remembers him
it's been driving us nutts ;-)
I got medivaced two days before typhoon Hester hit
I was in 95th EVAC when the storm came in
they moved me to Guam the next day
and then back to the states two weeks after that |
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| SteveROwens |
| Posted on: December 3rd, 2011, 1:00am |
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Medium Member A 3/21 196 1971 11B owens@sat-a-link.com
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| Hey Jack I went through 2 typhoons. Didn't know that one was named Hester till now. I lost one day R&R because of the one in early July 71 because we couldn't get out of the field. Birds couldn't fly. My wife waited in Hawaii. The Army screwed me out of that day and my R&R was only 6 days. I was shot down over the Hiep Duc-Que Son ridgeline on 26 July right after I got back. I was medivaced to 95th in Da Nang but was back in the field 2 days later. Minor injuries but Purple Heart. |
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| Jack Krohn |
| Posted on: December 3rd, 2011, 8:19pm |
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Big Member 1stPlt A 3/21 - 1971
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Steve, Hester was the typhoon at Halloween, end of October in 71.
i'm guessing you were up on 510?
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| SteveROwens |
| Posted on: December 3rd, 2011, 10:12pm |
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Medium Member A 3/21 196 1971 11B owens@sat-a-link.com
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The end of Oct I may have still been on 510. I remember a strong storm that washed a large section of the Que Son ridgline away which was straght east of 510. Those mountains had severe rain for centuries and to have a large washout likt that was significant. It may have been that typhoon. when we were in country we had no news about the names of typhoons. shortly into November we went to Tam Ky to take over a 198th firebase. We were there till 23 Nov. I remember because that's my birthday and we were mortared and sapper attacked that night. We KIA 12 dinks in the wire. We were 26 men strong but held our own. no casualties for us but pretty harry. We came back to Da Nang after that to LZ Maude.
Thanks for the info Jack
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| SteveROwens |
| Posted on: December 3rd, 2011, 10:16pm |
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Medium Member A 3/21 196 1971 11B owens@sat-a-link.com
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Jack
also I need to mention this, you probably already know, but when we went to mortars we became part of Echo Company and even though we were still in Alpha our mail was addressed to Echo. Our rear area was still Alpha. Was 1st sergant Johson still there when you were? |
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