JIMENEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO
Rank and organization: Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Place: Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam
JIMENEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO
Rank and organization: Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company K, 3rd
Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Place: Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam
Date: 28 August 1969
Entered service at: Phoenix, Arizona
Born: 20 March 1946, Mexico City, Mexico
Citation:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above
and beyond the call of duty while serving as a fire team leader with Company
K, in operations against the enemy.
L/Cpl. Jimenez' unit came under heavy attack by North Vietnamese soldiers concealed in well camouflaged emplacements. L/Cpl. Jimenez reacted by seizing the initiative and plunging forward toward the enemy positions. He personally destroyed several enemy personnel and silenced an antiaircraft weapon. Shouting encouragement to his companions, L/Cpl. Jimenez continued his aggressive forward movement. He slowly maneuvered to within 10 feet of hostile soldiers who were firing automatic weapons from a trench and, in the face of vicious enemy fire, destroyed the position. Although he was by now the target of concentrated fire from hostile gunners intent upon halting his assault, L/Cpl. Jimenez continued to press forward. As he moved to attack another enemy soldier, he was mortally wounded. L/Cpl. Jimenez' indomitable courage, aggressive fighting spirit and unfaltering devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the U.S. Naval Service.
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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: JIMENEZ
First name: JOSE FRANCISCO
Home of Record (official): RED ROCK
State (official): AZ
Date of Birth: Wednesday, March 20, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Marine Corps
Rank: LCPL
Serial Number: 527602916
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 0311
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Thursday, February 27, 1969
Date of Casualty: Thursday, August 28, 1969
Age at time of loss: 23
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Quang Nam
The Wall: Panel 18W - Row 002
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