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Help Veteran of 21st Finance and Disbursing Section, Korea, 1969

424, 04 Feb 2012

I am a researcher at the National Archives and a former Finance    Clerk (16th Fin Sec/173rd Fin Sect).  I am trying to help a veteran    of the 21st Finance & Disbursing Section, Mr. Wayne A. Allgood,    who was stationed in Korea in1969.  Mr. Allgood has a VA claim for    Agent Orange and states he made many trips to the DMZ visiting units    like the 2nd Engineer Battalion.  He also states that he came in    contact with these troops stationed near the DMZ and as a result has    Agent Orange.  I am looking for anyone in your organization who    would know or have knowledge about and could verify this veteran's    story. 

    I have attached the record with one buddy statement from one person    who was in the 21st.  The only claim missing is his claim that he    went on money runs to the DMZ in Korea while in the 21st.  Mr.    Allgood was in Korea from 22 Feb 1968 to 20 Mar 1969.  The people    who were stationed with him in the 21st were as follows:

    Lieutenant Charles Breeze
    SFC Rice (NCOIC)
    SGT Johnny Wing (CA)
    SP4 McQueon (sp?)
    SP4 Tony Wirt (CA)
    SP4 Gill (KY)
    SP4 Stein (Chicago, ILL)
    SP4 Weber (Chicago, ILL)
    PFC Tevaras (RI)

    I am also attaching the Finance Paper I found and also sent to Mr.    McConnell, Curator of the Finance Corps Museum, as well as the 21st    & 175th  Finance org/admin lineage that Mr. McConnell sent me.     We appreciate anything you could do to help.  Please contact me with    any questions.

    Michael G. Bracey
    2708 Middle Neck Road
    Odenton, MD  21113
    301-219-1918

attachments: (note: the first of these attachments makes for a fascinating read into the history of the Corps from WWII through RVN)

21st finance section finance paper ww2 to vn 78.pdf (warning: 4MB file)

21st 176th Finance sect org chart.pdf

 


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