Tom Rhodes
Email
tomrhodes48@mailbug.com
Phone #
(423) 472-6671
Address
604 Georgetown Rd. NW
Cleveland, Tn 37311
United States
tomrhodes48@mailbug.com
Phone #
(423) 472-6671
Address
604 Georgetown Rd. NW
Cleveland, Tn 37311
United States
Service Description
My MOS was 05B40--Radio Trained Operator. I was with Charlie Co. the nite They 53 men in an ambush, but I was the only one who was never awarded a C.I.B. because I wasn't designated as infantry. And this really hurt. I requested that my MOS be changed to 11B, and it was awarded to me as a secondary MOS but I was still denied a C.I.B. James Gordon sent a letter to the Awards Commission on my behalf, but I was still denied. It's as tho I wasn't ever in combat action. James Gordon will verify my combat experience, so I'll have to be content with that.
About Me
I have B.A. degree in psychology from Lee University. I'm retired from Bowater Newsprint. I also have ALS (Lou Gehrig desease--dead man walking).Ihave 1 daughter and granddaughter My granddaughter starts to college this fall to study anestheseology.
Additional Information
Should anyone should try to contact me, it would be best to do it via email, because the ALS has taken away my speaking ability. I would be very glad to hear from any my comrads, especially Buster McGraw from Aurora, Indiana, if anyone has any reference of him. SOCK IT TO'EM TIGERS.
My MOS was 05B40--Radio Trained Operator. I was with Charlie Co. the nite They 53 men in an ambush, but I was the only one who was never awarded a C.I.B. because I wasn't designated as infantry. And this really hurt. I requested that my MOS be changed to 11B, and it was awarded to me as a secondary MOS but I was still denied a C.I.B. James Gordon sent a letter to the Awards Commission on my behalf, but I was still denied. It's as tho I wasn't ever in combat action. James Gordon will verify my combat experience, so I'll have to be content with that.
About Me
I have B.A. degree in psychology from Lee University. I'm retired from Bowater Newsprint. I also have ALS (Lou Gehrig desease--dead man walking).Ihave 1 daughter and granddaughter My granddaughter starts to college this fall to study anestheseology.
Additional Information
Should anyone should try to contact me, it would be best to do it via email, because the ALS has taken away my speaking ability. I would be very glad to hear from any my comrads, especially Buster McGraw from Aurora, Indiana, if anyone has any reference of him. SOCK IT TO'EM TIGERS.
