AIR COMMANDO 2 Soomsawasdi, Panuk Paul

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Soomsawasdi​

• FORENAME

Panuk Paul​

• UNIT

Special Tactics Liaison Officer,Naval Air Station,Roosevelt Roads,Puerto Rico​

• RANK

Captain​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

7th August 2002​

• AGE

36​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 66 Site 7139​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Windsor,North Carolina​

born 1.6.1966 Thonburi,Thailand​

to USA age 2​

grew up Ahoskie and Windsor,North Carolina​

son of Carolyn and stepson of Earl Castelloe​

husband of Caroline (nee Whittington) Soomsawasdi (1 daughter Emma 2000-2000,1 son Eli)​

graduated high school 1984​

attended Pitt Community College​

graduated East Carolina University 1992 (BS)​

commissioned USAF 1992​

Los Angeles AFB,California (Acquisitions field)​

graduated Combat Control School 1996​

321 Special Tactics Squadron 1996-99​

23 Special Tactics Squadron 1999-2001​

Special Tactics Liaison Officer,Special Ops Command,US Southern Command (NAS Roosevelt Roads) 2001-2002​

awards AFCM with 2 oak leaf clusters​

promoted Major posthumously​

combat controller​

MC-130H Combat Talon II​

night training flight​

crashed into Monte Perucho,near Caguas,Puerto Rico​

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