First Lieutenant Jesse Mechem, Infantry, was killed in action while commanding the 3rd Platoon, Company B, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry (Mechanized), 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division during Operation Hop Tac I to secure and repair Highway 4 across the 59 km of Dinh Tuong Province in the aftermath of Tet 1968.
1LT Jesse Mechem was named after his father's elder brother, LTC Jesse Mechem (1910-1944), killed in action in Leyte, Philippines during WWII.
1LT Jesse Mechem is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. His name is inscribed on Panel 39e, Line 9.
1LT Jesse Mechem was named after his father's elder brother, LTC Jesse Mechem (1910-1944), killed in action in Leyte, Philippines during WWII.
1LT Jesse Mechem is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. His name is inscribed on Panel 39e, Line 9.
First Lieutenant Jesse Mechem, Infantry, was killed in action while commanding the 3rd Platoon, Company B, 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry (Mechanized), 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division during Operation Hop Tac I to secure and repair Highway 4 across the 59 km of Dinh Tuong Province in the aftermath of Tet 1968.
1LT Jesse Mechem was named after his father's elder brother, LTC Jesse Mechem (1910-1944), killed in action in Leyte, Philippines during WWII.
1LT Jesse Mechem is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. His name is inscribed on Panel 39e, Line 9.
1LT Jesse Mechem was named after his father's elder brother, LTC Jesse Mechem (1910-1944), killed in action in Leyte, Philippines during WWII.
1LT Jesse Mechem is honored at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. His name is inscribed on Panel 39e, Line 9.
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NEW MEXICO
1ST LT 5 BN
60 INF 9 IN F DIV
VIETNAM
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