jerry wofford Tojerry harold THIS IS MY FRIEND MR ALONZO HOOKER OF VANCE S C. HE IS WITH A GROUP OF FELLOW WW-11 VETERANS WHO VISITED THE NATIONAL WW-11 MEMORIAL MONUMENT IN WASHINGTON DC THE SPONSOR PROGRAM THAT ORGANIZED THE TRIP FOR THESE SOUTH CAROLINA VETERANS IS HONOR FLIGHT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.TO ME HE IS A SPECIAL WAR HERO. HE WAS WITH MY UNCLE AL CAVNAR JUNIOR ON THAT FATEFUL DAY, MAY 4, 1945 NEAR THE SMALL GERMAN TOWN OF RAUM. HE AND AL CAVNAR JUNIOR WERE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE 89th CAVALRY RECON TROOP. THEY WERE ON A ROUTINE PATROL OF THE FORWARD AREA WHEN THEY WERE AMBUSHED BY A GERMAN PATROL HIDDEN IN THE WOODS. A HEAVY FIREFIGHT ENSUED IN WHICH AL JUNIOR WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED. HIT IN THE CHEST HE FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MR HOOKER LEFT HIS COVER AND WENT TO THE AID OF HIS DOWNED PAL AND PROCEEDED TO DRAG HIM 50 YARDS AWAY FROM ENEMY FIRE. AL CAVNAR WAS STILL ALIVE BUT WAS DYING. MR HOOKER DRESSED HIS WOUNDS AND STAYED WITH HIM UNTIL HE DIED. I HAVE THE LETTER HE SENT TO ALS MOTHER, MRS WILLIE CAVNAR [MY GRANDMOTHER] AND EXPLAINED AS BEST HE COULD HOW HER SON DIED. honor flight 6.jpg
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