Michael Travis McCourt was the son of Clarence Raymond McCourt and Virginia Helene Hendershot McCourt and the husband of Ellen Jean Decker McCourt. He was the brother of Jeb Stewart McCourt. He was born Aug. 4, 1940 and died April 13, 1967 near Barin Field, Baldwin County, Alabama. Barin Field is a Naval Outlying Field (NOLF) U. S. Navy airfield located near Foley, Alabama.
While a cadet at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Mr. McCourt was a member of Foxtrot Company of the Second Battalion. He was a cadet Private during his four years at The Citadel and his academic major was History. He was an Air Force ROTC cadet. He attended The Citadel from his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Michael was a member of the Salute Gun Detail. He also participated in intramural sports all four years at The Citadel. He entered The Citadel's Corps of Cadets as a plebe with the Class of 1964 in the fall of 1960. (Source: The 1964 SPHINX (Citadel yearbook), q.v. "Michael T. McCourt," p. 58.)
Courtesy of Richard Hodges (#47202450)
He joined the class of 1963 at the Citadel in 1959. He graduated in 1965. He was my roommate at the Citadel for 3 1/2 years. He had a brother (Jeb Stuart McCourt) and a sister (Kim McCourt). I graduated in 1963 and was in Vietnam when he was killed. I miss him still today. He was the best man in my wedding in 1963 and my friend.
James P. Ruff. Jr.
"F" Co. The Citadel, 1963
While a cadet at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Mr. McCourt was a member of Foxtrot Company of the Second Battalion. He was a cadet Private during his four years at The Citadel and his academic major was History. He was an Air Force ROTC cadet. He attended The Citadel from his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Michael was a member of the Salute Gun Detail. He also participated in intramural sports all four years at The Citadel. He entered The Citadel's Corps of Cadets as a plebe with the Class of 1964 in the fall of 1960. (Source: The 1964 SPHINX (Citadel yearbook), q.v. "Michael T. McCourt," p. 58.)
Courtesy of Richard Hodges (#47202450)
He joined the class of 1963 at the Citadel in 1959. He graduated in 1965. He was my roommate at the Citadel for 3 1/2 years. He had a brother (Jeb Stuart McCourt) and a sister (Kim McCourt). I graduated in 1963 and was in Vietnam when he was killed. I miss him still today. He was the best man in my wedding in 1963 and my friend.
James P. Ruff. Jr.
"F" Co. The Citadel, 1963
Michael Travis McCourt was the son of Clarence Raymond McCourt and Virginia Helene Hendershot McCourt and the husband of Ellen Jean Decker McCourt. He was the brother of Jeb Stewart McCourt. He was born Aug. 4, 1940 and died April 13, 1967 near Barin Field, Baldwin County, Alabama. Barin Field is a Naval Outlying Field (NOLF) U. S. Navy airfield located near Foley, Alabama.
While a cadet at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Mr. McCourt was a member of Foxtrot Company of the Second Battalion. He was a cadet Private during his four years at The Citadel and his academic major was History. He was an Air Force ROTC cadet. He attended The Citadel from his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Michael was a member of the Salute Gun Detail. He also participated in intramural sports all four years at The Citadel. He entered The Citadel's Corps of Cadets as a plebe with the Class of 1964 in the fall of 1960. (Source: The 1964 SPHINX (Citadel yearbook), q.v. "Michael T. McCourt," p. 58.)
Courtesy of Richard Hodges (#47202450)
He joined the class of 1963 at the Citadel in 1959. He graduated in 1965. He was my roommate at the Citadel for 3 1/2 years. He had a brother (Jeb Stuart McCourt) and a sister (Kim McCourt). I graduated in 1963 and was in Vietnam when he was killed. I miss him still today. He was the best man in my wedding in 1963 and my friend.
James P. Ruff. Jr.
"F" Co. The Citadel, 1963
While a cadet at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Mr. McCourt was a member of Foxtrot Company of the Second Battalion. He was a cadet Private during his four years at The Citadel and his academic major was History. He was an Air Force ROTC cadet. He attended The Citadel from his home town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Michael was a member of the Salute Gun Detail. He also participated in intramural sports all four years at The Citadel. He entered The Citadel's Corps of Cadets as a plebe with the Class of 1964 in the fall of 1960. (Source: The 1964 SPHINX (Citadel yearbook), q.v. "Michael T. McCourt," p. 58.)
Courtesy of Richard Hodges (#47202450)
He joined the class of 1963 at the Citadel in 1959. He graduated in 1965. He was my roommate at the Citadel for 3 1/2 years. He had a brother (Jeb Stuart McCourt) and a sister (Kim McCourt). I graduated in 1963 and was in Vietnam when he was killed. I miss him still today. He was the best man in my wedding in 1963 and my friend.
James P. Ruff. Jr.
"F" Co. The Citadel, 1963
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