Bio, Kirk, Thomas H.

Name: Thomas H. Kirk
Rank/Branch: United States Air Force/O5
Unit: 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Date of Birth: 1928
Home City of Record: Portsmounth VA
Date of Loss: 28 Oct 1967
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 205000 North 10547000 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F105D
Missions: 166
Served in Korea
Other Personnel in Incident:

Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews. 2023

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Thomas Kirk Jr. retired from the United States Air Force as a Colonel. He
and his wife Ann reside in Colorado.

VAIL - Tom Kirk, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, recently told high
school students at Vail Mountain School about being imprisoned in the
notorious Hanoi Hilton......

MORE INFO http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=94

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June 26, 2023 - From Col Kirk:

I did my book over the past five years; it contains 45 chapters, 278 pages and is
available at Amazon Books in paperback at $ 19.95, in hard cover at $ 25.95.
Title is: “A Life Story” - Hits, Wins & Misses; Author Thomas H Kirk, Jr.

I wrote the book essentially to leave my story to ny children, family and great
grandchildren - because I was away so much in my career that I missed a great
deal of their growing up.

The book represents my entire life from birth until today, trying to be honest and
truthful. Title based on my experiences: a lot of hits, a few wins and a few misses -
but ends on a good note.

Thank you for your interest and concern.

Sincerely,

Tom Kirk

Colonel USAF(Ret)