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| Name: | Charles Joseph Cudlike |
| Rank/Branch: | E4/US Army |
| Unit: | Company B, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry (Airmobile), 101st Airborne Division |
| Date of Birth (DOB): | 16 August 1948 |
| Home City of Record: | Detroit, MI |
| Loss Date: | 18 May 1969 |
| Country of Loss: | South Vietnam |
| Loss Coordinates: | 161431N 1071039E (YC312992) |
| Status (in 1973): | Killed/Body Not Recovered |
| Category: | 3 |
| Acft/Vehicle/Ground: | UH1H |
| Refno: | 1445 |
| Other Personnel in Incident: | (none missing) |
| Source: | Compiled 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 in 1998. |
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| On May 18, 1969, SP4 Charles J. Cudlike and his unit were engaged in battle in Thua Tien Province, South Vietnam. During the fighting, Cudlike was injured, and was being medically evacuated from the battle area by helicopter.
The injured teammembers were boarding the helicopter when it had to leave quickly because of a heavy volume of enemy fire. At this time, Cudlike had been unable to completely board the aircraft, and was hanging on one of the skids of the helicopter and the door gunner aboard the helicopter was trying to pull him into the ship. Due to his own wounds, the gunner was unable to pull him in. When the pilot of the helicopter became aware of the situation he started looking for a place to land, but before he could do so, Cudlike fell from the aircraft at an altitude of 500 feet into the jungle. Comprehensive searches were conducted by air with no success. Cudlike was declared Killed in Action, and his body was never recovered. War is hell. Men are killed by other men whom they call their enemy. But men are also killed by "misadventure" - by senseless drowning, falls, and by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. At 21, Charles Cudlike had just begun to live. Because no trace of Cudlike's remains were found, his name is maintained among those who are missing and captured in Southeast Asia. Experts believe that hundreds of these Americans are still alive, captive, and want to come home. One can imagine that Cudlike would gladly serve on one more patrol to help bring them home. |
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| CHARLES JOSEPH CUDLIKE
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service 20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male Date of Birth - Jun 16, 1948 From DETROIT, MICHIGAN Length of service 1 year. His tour of duty began on May 18, 1969 Casualty was on May 18, 1969 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS Body was not recovered Religion - ROMAN CATHOLIC Panel 24W - - Line 39 |
Source: The VietNam Veterans' Memorial Wall Page. |
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