RAKE CHARLES E

CPT Charles E. Rake was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 12/28/1980 at the age of 38.4 from Auto accident
Tulsa, OK
Flight Class 67-10
Date of Birth 07/28/1942
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 17 AHC in 67-68, B/101 AVN 101 ABN in 68
Call signs in Vietnam KINGSMAN, LANCER
This information was provided by Anna Kathryn Rake - Hoeme (daughter)

More detail on this person: Biography: BSME Okla State University 1965. Employed by Amoco as Petroleum Engineer. Entered Active duty June 1966 as 2LT Corps of Engineers. Flight School Oct 1966-June 1967. Assigned to unit training for deployment at Ft Riley, KS. RFRAD June 1969 returned to engineering employment with Amoco in Ft. Worth with subsequent foreign assignments in Egypt and other locations.

Survivors: Wife, Marsha; son, Charles Ethan Rake (Casey) is married with 5 sons and living in Stephenville, TX and daughter, Anna Kathryn (Katie) Rake - Hoeme have one daughter and live in Leoti, KS. Date of death confirmed in Tulsa newspaper of 12/31/1980. I was classmate at OSU and entered AD at same time as Charley.

From: Richard Easterwood

Casey at legacypool@embarqmail.com and Katie at whee12_69@yahoo.com would like to learn more about their father.

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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