Feb 1, 1949 - Jun 14, 1969
Posted by: Jo Aguirre
His truck (Photo © by Billy M Brown)
Specialist Four James
Edward Pulley
Feb 1, 1949 - Jun 14, 1969
Posted by: Jo Aguirre
His truck (Photo
© by Billy M Brown)
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Chuck, as his friends knew him, was a
guntruck driver and gunner. While in
Vietnam, he was assigned to a guntruck named
"Corp's Revenge". His NCO, James Brunell,
stated Chuck was the best driver and gunner
he ever had in his year tour in Vietnam.
Chuck was reliable and had a sixth sense
about what to do in all situations. Chuck
had ties to Midland, Texas and he is listed
on the Permian
Basin Vietnam Veterans' Memorial located
in Midland, Texas. Chuck died from his
wounds the day following an event in which
his truck was operating in a convoy and the
truck was hit by a rocket in a ambush.
Chuck was buried with full
military honors in the Dennison Cemetery in
Idabel, Oklahoma.
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A Note from The Virtual WallAt least two men from the 54th Transportation Battalion died as a result of the 13 June 1969 convoy ambush.
PVT James C. Story of Berwyn, Illinois, from
the 5th Trans Company, was driving a 2-1/2
ton truck with a load of munitions. The
munitions cargo detonated when the truck was
hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, reducing
the truck to scattered debris. Private
Story's remains could not be recovered.
As
noted above, SP4 James E. Pulley of the
523rd Trans Company was wounded in the
ambush and died the following day.
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