PFC Robert Emmett Jones

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PFC Robert Emmett Jones

Birth
Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA
Death
12 May 1966 (aged 18)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Corona, Riverside County, California, USA Add to Map
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ROBERT " BOBBY " JONES WAS MY COUSIN AND HE WAS KILLED IN VIETNAM. HE WAS IN THE MARINES AND WAS ONLY 18 YEARS OLD . I WAS YOUNG AT THAT TIME. ONLY 13 YEARS OLD AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THIS TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED IN OUR FAMILY. HE WAS A REAL SWEET GUY AND I MISS HIM VERY MUCH.
ROBERT " BOBBY " JONES WAS MY COUSIN AND HE WAS KILLED IN VIETNAM. HE WAS IN THE MARINES AND WAS ONLY 18 YEARS OLD . I WAS YOUNG AT THAT TIME. ONLY 13 YEARS OLD AND I STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER THIS TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED IN OUR FAMILY. HE WAS A REAL SWEET GUY AND I MISS HIM VERY MUCH.

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"These men are from “The Walking Dead”, the 3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, Bravo Company, who fought, and most, died on 12 May 1966 in South Vietnam, Quang Nam province.

The sole survivors of the patrol were
Pvt. Reuben Morales, La Puente CA
and
Pfc James K Binkley, Ashland City, TN (died 01 May 2013) "

The Casualties:

2ndLt John Bruce Capel, Glen Ellyn, IL
Sgt Dallas C. Young, Salem, IL
Cpl James R. Howell, Tucson, AZ
LCpl Edgardo Caceres, Tacoma, WA (Silver Star)
LCpl Ralph G. Erdely, Springfield, MA
LCpl Richard W. Huntoon, Leicester, MA
Pfc Neal A. Denning, Willow Springs, NC
Pfc Robert E. Jones, Corona, CA
Pfc Ronald H. Justis, Selma, IN
Pfc James P. Laclear, East Lansing, MI
HN Pedro Munoz, El Paso, TX, Corpsman (H&S w/ B/1/9) (Silver Star)
Pfc Wallace S. Perkins, Dallas, TX
Pfc John J. Schultz, Harper Woods, MI
Pfc Tommy R. White, Kennett, MO

Added by Jim-S. on May 21, 2015 9:18 PM


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