KILLED IN ACTION VIETNAM
UNITED STATES ARMY (SP 4)
C CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAV, 1ST CAV DIV
SILVER STAR
PURPLE HEART
HE IS HONORED ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL PANEL 08E LINE 079
Killed in action while his unit was involved in Operation "Nathan Hale" near Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. During that engagement he exposed himself to hostile enemy fire while rendering aid to a wounded soldier that had been stranded in the battlefield. While he was rendering aid to that soldier he spotted an enemy sniper and directed fire to that sniper to eliminate the threat. SP4 Cumberpatch was wounded twice while rendering aid to the wounded soldier, the second wound was fatal. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
He enlisted in the Army in 1964 while he was a student at Walter Johnson High School. He had planned on being a physician upon his completion of military service.
His Silver Star citation reads:
*CUMBERPATCH, JAMES R., JR. (KIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to James R. Cumberpatch, Jr. (RA-13819927), Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 23 June 1966, while serving as a medical aid man attached to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Specialist Four Cumberpatch demonstrated courage, devotion to duty, and professional competence which contributed to the defeat of a platoon size force of North Vietnamese Army Regulars. When the heavily fortified and well concealed enemy opened fire upon the advancing unit automatic and small arms, Specialist Four Cumberpatch repeatedly exposed himself to intense and accurate hostile fire. During the height of the battle, when a wounded soldier was stranded on a rocky ledge, Specialist Four Cumberpatch volunteered to climb to him and render first aid. In the process, he was wounded in the leg, but proceeded to crawl to the wounded soldier's aid. Once having reached him, Specialist Four Cumberpatch then located an enemy sniper and directed machine gun fire upon him, disregarding a warning to remain silent. Having exposed himself to hostile fire once more, Specialist Four Cumberpatch was wounded again, this time mortally. Specialist Four Cumberpatch's conspicuous gallantry is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 2767 (August 11, 1966)
Home Town: Bethesda, Maryland
UNITED STATES ARMY (SP 4)
C CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAV, 1ST CAV DIV
SILVER STAR
PURPLE HEART
HE IS HONORED ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL PANEL 08E LINE 079
Killed in action while his unit was involved in Operation "Nathan Hale" near Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. During that engagement he exposed himself to hostile enemy fire while rendering aid to a wounded soldier that had been stranded in the battlefield. While he was rendering aid to that soldier he spotted an enemy sniper and directed fire to that sniper to eliminate the threat. SP4 Cumberpatch was wounded twice while rendering aid to the wounded soldier, the second wound was fatal. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
He enlisted in the Army in 1964 while he was a student at Walter Johnson High School. He had planned on being a physician upon his completion of military service.
His Silver Star citation reads:
*CUMBERPATCH, JAMES R., JR. (KIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to James R. Cumberpatch, Jr. (RA-13819927), Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 23 June 1966, while serving as a medical aid man attached to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Specialist Four Cumberpatch demonstrated courage, devotion to duty, and professional competence which contributed to the defeat of a platoon size force of North Vietnamese Army Regulars. When the heavily fortified and well concealed enemy opened fire upon the advancing unit automatic and small arms, Specialist Four Cumberpatch repeatedly exposed himself to intense and accurate hostile fire. During the height of the battle, when a wounded soldier was stranded on a rocky ledge, Specialist Four Cumberpatch volunteered to climb to him and render first aid. In the process, he was wounded in the leg, but proceeded to crawl to the wounded soldier's aid. Once having reached him, Specialist Four Cumberpatch then located an enemy sniper and directed machine gun fire upon him, disregarding a warning to remain silent. Having exposed himself to hostile fire once more, Specialist Four Cumberpatch was wounded again, this time mortally. Specialist Four Cumberpatch's conspicuous gallantry is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 2767 (August 11, 1966)
Home Town: Bethesda, Maryland
KILLED IN ACTION VIETNAM
UNITED STATES ARMY (SP 4)
C CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAV, 1ST CAV DIV
SILVER STAR
PURPLE HEART
HE IS HONORED ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL PANEL 08E LINE 079
Killed in action while his unit was involved in Operation "Nathan Hale" near Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. During that engagement he exposed himself to hostile enemy fire while rendering aid to a wounded soldier that had been stranded in the battlefield. While he was rendering aid to that soldier he spotted an enemy sniper and directed fire to that sniper to eliminate the threat. SP4 Cumberpatch was wounded twice while rendering aid to the wounded soldier, the second wound was fatal. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
He enlisted in the Army in 1964 while he was a student at Walter Johnson High School. He had planned on being a physician upon his completion of military service.
His Silver Star citation reads:
*CUMBERPATCH, JAMES R., JR. (KIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to James R. Cumberpatch, Jr. (RA-13819927), Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 23 June 1966, while serving as a medical aid man attached to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Specialist Four Cumberpatch demonstrated courage, devotion to duty, and professional competence which contributed to the defeat of a platoon size force of North Vietnamese Army Regulars. When the heavily fortified and well concealed enemy opened fire upon the advancing unit automatic and small arms, Specialist Four Cumberpatch repeatedly exposed himself to intense and accurate hostile fire. During the height of the battle, when a wounded soldier was stranded on a rocky ledge, Specialist Four Cumberpatch volunteered to climb to him and render first aid. In the process, he was wounded in the leg, but proceeded to crawl to the wounded soldier's aid. Once having reached him, Specialist Four Cumberpatch then located an enemy sniper and directed machine gun fire upon him, disregarding a warning to remain silent. Having exposed himself to hostile fire once more, Specialist Four Cumberpatch was wounded again, this time mortally. Specialist Four Cumberpatch's conspicuous gallantry is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 2767 (August 11, 1966)
Home Town: Bethesda, Maryland
UNITED STATES ARMY (SP 4)
C CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAV, 1ST CAV DIV
SILVER STAR
PURPLE HEART
HE IS HONORED ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL PANEL 08E LINE 079
Killed in action while his unit was involved in Operation "Nathan Hale" near Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. During that engagement he exposed himself to hostile enemy fire while rendering aid to a wounded soldier that had been stranded in the battlefield. While he was rendering aid to that soldier he spotted an enemy sniper and directed fire to that sniper to eliminate the threat. SP4 Cumberpatch was wounded twice while rendering aid to the wounded soldier, the second wound was fatal. He was awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
He enlisted in the Army in 1964 while he was a student at Walter Johnson High School. He had planned on being a physician upon his completion of military service.
His Silver Star citation reads:
*CUMBERPATCH, JAMES R., JR. (KIA)
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Silver Star Medal (Posthumously) to James R. Cumberpatch, Jr. (RA-13819927), Specialist Fourth Class, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. On 23 June 1966, while serving as a medical aid man attached to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Specialist Four Cumberpatch demonstrated courage, devotion to duty, and professional competence which contributed to the defeat of a platoon size force of North Vietnamese Army Regulars. When the heavily fortified and well concealed enemy opened fire upon the advancing unit automatic and small arms, Specialist Four Cumberpatch repeatedly exposed himself to intense and accurate hostile fire. During the height of the battle, when a wounded soldier was stranded on a rocky ledge, Specialist Four Cumberpatch volunteered to climb to him and render first aid. In the process, he was wounded in the leg, but proceeded to crawl to the wounded soldier's aid. Once having reached him, Specialist Four Cumberpatch then located an enemy sniper and directed machine gun fire upon him, disregarding a warning to remain silent. Having exposed himself to hostile fire once more, Specialist Four Cumberpatch was wounded again, this time mortally. Specialist Four Cumberpatch's conspicuous gallantry is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.
Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, General Orders No. 2767 (August 11, 1966)
Home Town: Bethesda, Maryland
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