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Forecaster!
Battling the Weather Odds in Peace and
War, by Air Weather Association member Theodore L. "Ted" Cogut is a book
that is being well received by readers interested in the history of
meteorology. Covering the time period from World War II to the present era
including a brief consideration of 9/11, this book chronicles the
organization that comprised the nucleus of weather forecasting pioneers as
it pictures the adventures of a weatherman and his family who is taken from
the Army Air Corps, to the Air Force, to the Army Artillery and even to a
memorable association with the Marine Corps. With humor, dignity, and pathos
the author takes you to duty locations in the Midwest, New England,
Washington, DC, Saudi Arabia, Bermuda, and Vietnam. 6X9, hardcover, 345
pages, indexed, over 100 maps, drawings or photos, some in color.
Reader Comment: "I am happy to see
that someone has finally taken the time and effort to tell the story of a
great organization and the folks that comprised the nucleus of weather
forecasting pioneers. You have achieved it with aplomb" ….retired USAF Lt.
Colonel.
Raised on a Michigan farm, Ted Cogut
enlisted in the Army Air Force and was assigned to the AAF’s weather
service. In “Forecaster! Battling the Weather Odds in Peace and War,” he
details that service as well as all others of his military career. As a buck
sergeant in his first assignment as aviation weather forecaster, he provided
wind and weather briefings for C-54 pilots flying the Berlin Airlift. Later,
he would brief fighter pilots at fighter bases and bomber pilots of the
Strategic Air Command. In February 1965 he was appointed warrant officer in
Artillery meteorology, became an instructor at Ft. Sill, was sent to Vietnam
with 3/18 Artillery attached to 1st Air Cavalry Division making artillery
trajectory corrections for 1st CAV operations, and in a second Vietnam tour
supervised all Army and Marine Corps artillery meteorology in XXIV Corps. Of
all those assignments, Ted always considered his service with 3/18 Artillery
as the most memorable.
Ted Cogut was Chief warrant
officer with HQ Battery and Ted's team (with LT Santos) was with B-Btry, C-Btry,
and SVC-battery 65-66. |
