scottplen Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 KIA feb 18 1968 in US counterattack during Tet near Quang Tri city SVN he was 20 yrs old ! if anyone has details on his Silver Star citation or how he died? Seeking Roberts named Bronze star .air medal ARCOM sold on ebay jan 2012 please contact me if you have them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 obits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army historian Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Very nice Scottplen - Sure would like to know the Silver star citation. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W McSwiggan Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 For the sake of accuracy - Co A 1st BN 112th Cav is incorrect - it should be Co A, 1st BN, 12th Cavalry. If there ever was a 112th Regiment (I doubt there was) - it had no elements assigned or attached to the First Team during Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W McSwiggan Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Correction - there was a 112th and they did have affiliation with the 1st Cav but not during Vietnam. They were a National Guard Cavalry regiment and their lineage is now carried by the 112th Armor of the National Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Bummer, loosing a husband then son within 2 years... :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 For the sake of accuracy - Co A 1st BN 112th Cav is incorrect - it should be Co A, 1st BN, 12th Cavalry. If there ever was a 112th Regiment (I doubt there was) - it had no elements assigned or attached to the First Team during Vietnam. Sorry typo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller8 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Just speculation on my part...because SGT Nowak's decorations are on the open market, there is possibly no one left in his family to ask for his award citations to be included in the public databases such as http://www.homeofheroes.com/members/04_SS/5_RVN/01_main.html or http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/search.php?medal=5. The NPRC fire in 1972 may have also destroyed his records, including the medal citations. Another possibility is that General Westmoreland may have authorized his posthumous award without creating the paper trail needed for historical records, based on the testimonies of the field commanders and witnesses. I have seen award certificates from the Vietnam War which should have had an extensive description of the heroic act (9-line citation, all capital letters, proportional spacing) reduced to the date and location of the action which resulted in the medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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