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My husband, Allan Kofoid, served with the 552nd Electronic Maint. Group out of McClelland AFB, CA when he was sent TDY to Taiwan and then rotated back and forth to Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam. There is nothing in the personnel or medical record from the Air Force indicating he was sent to Vietnam, therefore he is being denied disability benefits for prostate cancer.
The pay records are "missing"; the IRS doesn't have tax records for 1966; morning reports, unit or duty rosters; flight manifest or repair records for the Connie's he worked on; follow on reports or unit assignments; 552nd Command Chronology Records; and probably a few more have been requested and I've been told don't exist. I've contacted DFAS/Denver; NPRC/St.Louis,and beyond; Maxwell AFB, AL for AFHistory and on and on.
We are in contact and have received several letters from buddies; ops officer of Big Eye Task Force; officer who wrote a performence report for time he was in Vietnam but so far the VA has not said if they are accepting that as proof.
Does anyone have any ideas how his service can be proved? Please feel free to e-mail me at allankofoid@hotmail.com. He was in Vietnam from April 16, 1966 to July 30, 1966.
Thanks - Suzanne Kofoid
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