George Arthur Roods, Sergeant, US Marine Corps, Vietnam War 

Sergeant E-5 George Arthur Roods
DOB: 16 April 1945
Hometown: Schenectady, NY
Place of Birth: Victory Mills, NY
Inducted: 12 January 1966
Discharged: 9 January 1970
United States. Marine Corps
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Aircraft Group, 16th
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Observation Squadron, 2nd
31 January 2005
New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY
Military helicopters
Roods, George Arthur
Zutterman, Sgt. Joe
Lurie, Lt. Robert
Vietnam
Tet Offensive
H & MS24
VMO-2
MAG16
VMO-1
Door Gunner on Huey Gunships
In Vietnam September 1967 - 1968.
'Sniffer' technique used to gather smoke and ammonia in the air to detect enemy presence.
Uniform and paper donations to Museum.
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