Sgt. Don A. Hawkins

Sgt. Don A. Hawkins

FOB 1, CCN, MACV-SOG, 5TH SF GROUP, USARV

U.S. Army, 5th Special Forces Group
Born: November 1, 1944   KIA: November 1, 1967

Raised in San Diego, California. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, Class of 1961. Dad enjoyed Roller Skating and won many awards.

In 1965 Dad joined the U.S. Army. He went through basic training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He then went on to Special Forces Training School at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. He was trained as a Radio Operator. He requested and received his orders for service in Vietnam the summer of 1967.

Arrived in Vietnam on September 23, 1967. He spent a few weeks in Da Nang attending the MACV Recon School. He was then assigned to CCN, FOB 1 at Phu Bai.