Thu, Oct 30, 2003
Two soldiers who died in Somalia
will be honored Nov. 14 when the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics
School names a training facility at Ft. Eustis in their honor.
The Cleveland/Field Training Facility will be named for Staff
Sgt. William D. Cleveland Jr. and Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Field. They
were crew members on board "Super 64," the Black Hawk helicopter
piloted by Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant. All were "Night
Stalkers" assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation
Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Cleveland and Field were among those killed when Super 64 was
shot down on Oct. 3, 1993. Durant was seriously injured and taken
prisoner. The story of their mission is recounted in the "Black
Hawk Down" book and motion picture.
Durant, now retired from the Army, will be the featured speaker
during the ceremony. He and members of the Cleveland and Field
families will be available for interviews following the
memorialization.
Cleveland and Field were maintenance noncommissioned officers
aboard the Black Hawk. The facility soon to bear their names is
used for training Army and Air Force service members in Black Hawk
helicopter repair. Both Cleveland and Field received Black Hawk
maintenance training at Fort Eustis.
Field, a sergeant at the time of his death, was promoted
posthumously. He also was awarded the Silver Star Medal, Bronze
Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with Valor Device
and Purple Heart. Cleveland was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze
Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with Valor Device (third
award), Air Medal (second award) and Purple Heart.
The ceremony begins at 9 a.m. on Nov. 14.
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