Louis Xavier Cabrera, Jr

The database page for Louis Xavier Cabrera, Jr

5 Aug 2001 REMEMBERED by his friends and family in the Blue Island community. Randy Kethcart randy@bobcat.ws

9 Jan 2005 Thank you for your service . A sailor from Blue Island born in 1971 Dan Rogers djrogers1989@yahoo.com

24 Jan 2007 It is for us the living who enjoy the freedom so hard fought for by brave young boys like Louis to never forget their sacrifice. To that end, if you see a soldier go and shake his hand and thank him. From a person who respects a soldier and has a son named Louis, Stuart Francis Clarke stuart.clarke@clear.et.nz

A Note from The Virtual Wall Operation DECKHOUSE I put Battalion Landing Team 3/5 ashore south of Song Cau, Phu Yen Province, to conduct search and destroy operations along the Highway QL-1 corridor. While the Marines did not establish major contact with enemy forces there were a number of platoon and squad engagements between the initial landings 18 June and termination on 28 June. Four Marines were killed during those 10 days: F Btry, 2nd Bn, 11th Marines Cpl Charles H. Hill, Fond Du Lac, WI (06/22/1966) H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 5th Marines Pfc Terry W. Buckler, Fenton, MI (06/18/1966) L Co, 3rd Bn, 5th Marines LCpl Willie L. Collier, Birmingham, AL (06/24/1966) Pfc Louis X. Cabrera, Blue Island, IL (06/18/1966) On 28 June BLT 3/5 went under control of the Army's 1st Cavalry Division to provide a blocking force in the Song Cau river valley northwest of Tuy An. On 30 June, Cpl Ernest E. Perez of Mike 3/5 was killed in a squad engagement. The BLT was withdrawn from the area on 02 July without further losses.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is one who remembers, Randy Kethcart randy@bobcat.ws

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 5 Aug 2001
Last updated 06/07/2007