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U.S. Army · United States

Charles Franklin Bookout

Sergeant First Class

1934 – 1970

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Sergeant First Class Charles Franklin Bookout served in the U.S. Army. Charles served with the SPECIAL FORCES. Charles served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Charles was 35 years old.

How He Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Injury, unspecified

Circumstance Killed in action

Service Record

U.S. Army

RT COLORADO, CCN, MACV-SOG, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV

Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)

SFC

INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

1970

Pay grade E07. DCAS record DCAS-VN-004766.

Conflicts

Korean War Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 6

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Unit awards

Army Good Conduct Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 09W · Line 117 cut as CHARLES F BOOKOUT

Burial Information

Cemetery National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

In Our Keeping

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Charles Franklin Bookout

Sergeant First Class

U.S. Army

- 1970

5th Special Forces Group

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