James, the son of Ardell L. Lilly of Crystal Springs Mississippi and James Smith, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January 29, 1968 in Jackson Mississippi. He arrived in Vietnam on July 18, where he was assigned to and served with CAP 1-3-2, CACO 1-3, 1st Combined Action Group, III MAF.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
In the month of March the CAP's of CACO 3-1 continued to be assigned to villages in the Binh Son District of Quang Ngain Province and on March 21 there were several confrontations with the Viet Cong and during one, LCpl James Smith was killed by hostile rifle fire.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
In the month of March the CAP's of CACO 3-1 continued to be assigned to villages in the Binh Son District of Quang Ngain Province and on March 21 there were several confrontations with the Viet Cong and during one, LCpl James Smith was killed by hostile rifle fire.
James, the son of Ardell L. Lilly of Crystal Springs Mississippi and James Smith, enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January 29, 1968 in Jackson Mississippi. He arrived in Vietnam on July 18, where he was assigned to and served with CAP 1-3-2, CACO 1-3, 1st Combined Action Group, III MAF.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
In the month of March the CAP's of CACO 3-1 continued to be assigned to villages in the Binh Son District of Quang Ngain Province and on March 21 there were several confrontations with the Viet Cong and during one, LCpl James Smith was killed by hostile rifle fire.
CAP's (Combined Action Platoon's) were units where Marines would, live, train, and patrol with local Vietnamese PF's (Popular Forces) in their villages and who were little more than armed civilians. A squad of Marines would be assigned to villages that had a high enemy presence, to instill the fighting spirit in the local PF's so they can protect their families and fellow citizens against their enemy the Viet Cong and NVA.
In the month of March the CAP's of CACO 3-1 continued to be assigned to villages in the Binh Son District of Quang Ngain Province and on March 21 there were several confrontations with the Viet Cong and during one, LCpl James Smith was killed by hostile rifle fire.
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