GREEN BERETS Cook, Marlin Curtis

John Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Cook
  • FORENAME
Marlin Curtis
  • UNIT
5 SF Group (Company E,Det B-52) (Project Delta) (Team Capitol)
  • RANK
Sergeant First Class
  • NUMBER
14265805
  • DATE OF DEATH
29th January 1966
  • AGE
36
  • GRAVESITE
Lafayette Memorial Park,Fayetteville,Cumberland County,North Carolina Lake View Section Lot 72 Space 1
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Vernon,Alabama
born 18.12.1929 Vernon,Alabama
son of Jesse Nathan and Nancy Ellen (nee Foster) Cook,Route 2,Fayetteville,North Carolina
husband of Ruby Fay (nee Robertson) Cook,Guin,Alabama (1931-2015) (2 sons Steven and David)
18 years service
awards Silver Star,Army Commendation Medal
KIA near Bong Son,Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 04E Line 106
 

DATE OF DEATH:

29-Jan-1966

AWARD:

https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/cook-marlin-curtis.41070/

CITATION:

Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 8, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant First Class Marlin Curtis Cook (ASN: RA-14265805), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 29 January 1966, Sergeant Cook, a member of Detachment B-52, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, was part of a six-man reconnaissance team which infiltrated the northern sector of the An Lao Valley. While stopped to listen for sounds of an unusual nature, they were suddenly subjected to hostile fore from insurgents in well-fortified positions. Despite the fact that he had been seriously wounded, Sergeant Cook, realizing that total annihilation was threatened, immediately began firing at insurgent positions. Unable to move because of his wounds, Sergeant Cook directed a comrade in the use of his radio and called in air strikes upon the Viet Cong positions. He continued to render support to surviving team members by continuously placing effective small arms fire on known and suspected insurgent positions. Sergeant Cook succumbed to his wounds after two hours of continuous fighting. Sergeant Cook's extraordinary heroism and gallantry in action were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.

WEB LINKS:

https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/24217
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Marlin Curtis Cook

IM 72 YEARS OLD NOW--RETIRED CW4--CHOPPER PILOT.---YEARS AGO COOK WAS MY SQUAD LEEDER IN 505 IN GERMANY. I WAS JUST A YOUNG KID AND HE HELPED MOLD THE MAN I AM TODAY. THANK YOU FOR TRAINING ME----I SALUTE YOU,GOD REST YOUR SOLE
 
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