Gregorio Meno Camacho

Sergeant First Class
C CO, 3RD BN, 8TH INFANTRY, 4 INF DIV
Army of the United States
10 December 1931 - 26 September 1968
Toccoa, Georgia
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4 INF DIV

8TH INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Gregorio Meno Camacho

30 May 2000

As a senior Non-Commissioned Officer of Infantry in a combat unit, Sergeant First Class Gregorio M. Camacho was charged with the responsibility of ensuring the combat efficiency of his unit. More important, he was responsible for ensuring that the lives of his soldiers were not needlessly risked.

Sergeant First Class Camacho gave his own life carrying out his duties. He died of gunshot wounds received in battle in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, on 26 September 1968.

Sergeant First Class Camacho is remembered and honored by his community and by his comrades in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Leon Williams Post 4346, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia.



Stephens County, Georgia, lost eight of its sons in Vietnam.
All are memorialized on the Virtual Wall.
William H. AYERS
SP4, US Army 1948-69
Gregorio M. CAMACHO
SFC, US Army 1931-68
Larry E. COLLIER
SP5, US Army 1944-68
Jacky L. DRURY
SP4, US Army 1949-70
Sponsored by VFW Post 4346 Tommy C. HEATON
CPL, US Army 1946-69
Marshall H. ISBELL
PFC, US Army 1946-67
Emory F. JOHNSON
LCPL, USMC 1943-67
William L. PHILLIPS
Captain, US Army 1945-70

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 26 Sep 1968 C Company, 3rd Bn, 8th Infantry, lost two men to sniper fire while operating near Polei Kleng in Pleiku Province:
  • 1LT Jack A. Plucinski, Harvey, IL, and
  • SFC Gregorio M. Camacho, Toccoa, GA


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
VFW Post 4346,
c/o Ken Davis
kjdavis@alltel.net



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 28 Jun 2000
Last updated 11/16/2007