|
IN MEMORIUM
|
||
|
CAPTAIN LINUS G.K. CHOCK
|
||
CAPTAIN LINUS CHOCK IN THE BAO LOC, VIETNAM COMPOUND 1966 |
||
 |
||
|
LINUS GERARD K CHOCK Army - CAPT - O3 Age - 30 Date of Birth - Apr 12, 1936 From - HONOLULU , HAWAII CAPT - O3 - Army - Reserve 30 year old Married, Caucasian, Male Born on Apr 12, 1936 From HONOLULU, HAWAII Length of service 12 years. His tour of duty began on May 16, 1966 Casualty was on Nov 29, 1966 SOUTH VIETNAM Hostile, died while missing FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND Body was recovered Religion ROMAN CATHOLIC On the wall at Panel 12E - - Line 128 OBITUTARY Obtained from the Honolulu newspaper from the date of the funeral FUNERAL RITES FRIDAY FORCAPTAIN LINUS CHOCK
Funeral services will be held Friday at Sacred Heart Church for U. L. Army Capain Linus G. K. Chock, 30, of 1788 Nanea Street, Honolulu, who died November 29 from injuries received during combat in Viet Nam. Captain Chock a member of the 183rd Aviation Company, was piloting a helicopter when he suffered head wounds from small arms fire during a reconnaissance mission. He was the 61st Islander killed fighting in Viet Nam. Captain Chock was holder of the National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Viet Nam Service Medal, and the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters. Born April 12, 1936, in Honolulu, Captain Chock graduated from Maryknoll High School, in 1954 and from Santa Clara University in 1960. He took officers training in Seattle, Washington after joining the Army. Subsequently, he received missile and communications training at White Sands, New Mexico; pilot training at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and was assigned to Korea in 1964. Following duty at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, he was assigned to Viet Nam in May of this year. A Solemn Requiem Mass will be sung at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, followed by burial with full military honors at the National Cemetery of the Pacific. Friends may call at Williams Mortuary from 6 to 9 p. m. Thursday and from 7:30 to 9 p. m. Friday. A Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p. m. Thursday. The family requests, in lieu of flowers friends wishing to honor the memory of Captain Chock may send contributions to9 the Maryknoll High School Scholarship Fund. Captain Chock is survived by his wife, Sun Kan Chock, one son, Patrick K. Chock, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Chock, three sisters, Mrs. Walter (Audrey) Swideret of Chicago, Illinois, Mrs Raymond (Germaine) Mendoza of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs Joseph (Antonella) Bennett of Pasadena, California and Master Sergeant Alfred W. Chock, serving with the U. S. Air Force in Libya, Africa, and Master Sergeant Rodney H. W. Chock, serving in the U. S. Air Force in Viet Nam. Williams Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. CAPTAIN CHOCK WAS AWARDED THE Distinguished Service CrossThe Distinguished Service Cross, also known as the DSC, is our Nation's second highest award for valor, second only to the Medal of Honor. The Distinguished Service Cross was created during the First World War and was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on January 2, 1918.
Chapter 3, Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards)
a. The Distinguished Service Cross, section 3742, title 10, United States Code (10 USC 3742), was established by Act of Congress 9 July 1918 (amended by act of 25 July 1963).
b. The Distinguished Service Cross is awarded to a person who while serving in any capacity with the Army, distinguished himself or herself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of a Medal of Honor; while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing or foreign force; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing Armed Force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. The act or acts of heroism must have been so notable and have involved risk of life so extraordinary as to set the individual apart from his or her comrades.
|
||
