More detail on this person: Retired in 1972 at
Ft. Wolters, TX. Died in 1973. Mentioned in the
Vietnam Diary as the lop-eared hillbilly. From
Pope's statement: "Cleat was almost to retirement
at Camp Wolters when he had his heartache(sic)
(heart attack?). He was digging water line
ditches for the trailer park he was opening at
Mineral Wells.
He was instrumental in developing armed
helicopters. He mount(ed) small cal machine guns
on CH-21's and developed one of the early
intervolometers(sic) for firing 2.75" rockets
mounted on UH-1A's.
Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
This information was last updated 01/13/2025
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