HONORED ON PANEL 35W, LINE 15 OF THE WALL
CECIL JAMES CLACK
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CECIL J CLACK
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POSTED ON 12.24.2001
POSTED BY: Ben Youmans
CACTI FOREVER
Name: Cecil James Clack
Rank/Branch: E3/US Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 12 August 1947
Home City of Record: Chester SC
Date of Loss: 01 January 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 140031N 1073133E (YA728500)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 4
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Refno: 1353
Other Personnel In Incident: (none missing)
Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1991 from one or more of
the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence
with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W.
NETWORK 1998.
REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: On January 1, 1969, PFC Cecil Clack was taking part in a river
crossing operation with his unit when he let go of the safety line and
disappeared under the water about 200 meters downstream. Search efforts were
conducted, but Clack was never located. He was listed as presumed dead, body
not recovered.
Rank/Branch: E3/US Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 12 August 1947
Home City of Record: Chester SC
Date of Loss: 01 January 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 140031N 1073133E (YA728500)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 4
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Refno: 1353
Other Personnel In Incident: (none missing)
Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 01 April 1991 from one or more of
the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence
with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W.
NETWORK 1998.
REMARKS:
SYNOPSIS: On January 1, 1969, PFC Cecil Clack was taking part in a river
crossing operation with his unit when he let go of the safety line and
disappeared under the water about 200 meters downstream. Search efforts were
conducted, but Clack was never located. He was listed as presumed dead, body
not recovered.
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POSTED ON 10.9.2001
If I should die...remembrances for PFC Cecil James CLACK, USA...Chester's bravest hero,who gave his all to defend America....HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I should die, and leave you here awhile, be not like others, sore undone, who keep long vigils by the silent dust, and weep...for MY sake, turn again to life, and smile...Nerving thy hyeart and trembling hyand to do something to comfort other hearts than thine...Complete these dear, unfinished tasks of mine...and I, perchance, may therein comfort you.
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POSTED ON 7.9.2001
POSTED BY: Ben Youmans
CACTI FOREVER
E Company, 1/35th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 4th Inf Division.
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
www.cacti35th.org
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
www.cacti35th.org
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POSTED ON 7.11.1999
POSTED BY: Mike Stenftenagel
ALL FOR NOTHING
he was with our recon platoon in central highlands.. we were crossing a river via ropes. he slipped from the rope and fell to the water.Two guys went in to help him, but he went about 25 feet and went under. He never surfaced again... another unit stayed in that area for a couple of weeks, never to recover his body...we were trying to cross the seesan river next to Cambodia, a free fire zone.. He was one of the nice guys... we all felt bad about it. Never did get across the river... All for nothing.....
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