Douglas P McCorkle, JrSpecialist FourB CO, 554TH ENG BN, 79TH ENG GROUP, 20TH ENG BDE Army of the United States 09 September 1950 - 25 April 1970 Abilene, Texas Panel 11W Line 049 |
 
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The database page for Douglas P McCorkle, Jr
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Doug McCorkle was my friend throughout AHS - Abilene High School, Abilene, Texas. I first met McCorkle in Sophomore Geometry class (taught by coach Jerry Thormahlen) in 1966. While visiting Abilene, I stopped through and gave McCorkle's name rubbing I'd taken from The Vietnam Wall in Washington, DC to Lane Frizzell for our class of 1969's memorabilia. McCorkle was killed during a mortar attack in III Corps area of Vietnam in April 1970. I was very proud to have served my Country at the Marine forward air base at Nam Phong, Thailand, with the 1st Marine Air Wing's VMA-533 during Operation Linebacker II.
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My Father, Michael Huslage, was a friend of Doug's in Abeline. I remember the first time my father visited the Wall to find Doug's name, it was a moving and trying experience for him. We sat for hours and cried. This was the first time I saw my father cry, and the first time I knew what this war meant to him. God bless Doug and all of those he left behind.
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A Note from The Virtual WallB Company, 554th Engineer Bn, lost three men to enemy fire on 25 April 1970:
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, William Stegall capco82@yahoo.com |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 18 May 2007
Last updated 06/15/2008