Larry Paul Campos

The database page for Larry Paul Campos

15 Mar 2004 Larry was from Roswell, New Mexico, however he spent a great deal of time in Odessa, Texas, as his dad and step-mother lived here. He is remembered on the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial and is also listed as an Ector County Resident and his name is on the Ector County Vietnam Memorial. May his sacrifice not be forgotten. 11 Oct 2005 Larry is buried in Roswell, New Mexico. I have been in touch with the family and they are great people. Larry was awarded a posthumous Army Commendation Medal for his service in Vietnam. He is remembered on the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. From a PBVVM representative, Billy M. Brown 4015 Melody Lane, Odessa, Texas 79762 bmbrown@grandecom.net This was taken at Fort Leonard Wood in 1965. Left to right, Gilbert Herrera, Larry P. Campos, and Modesto Gutierrez.

A Note from The Virtual Wall SP4 Larry Campos was a combat engineer assigned to Bravo 4th Engineers and serving with B Company, 1st Bn, 12th Infantry as a member of their attached combat engineer team. The casualty database and other available information indicates that 1/12 Infantry lost three men on 02 Dec 1966, two from A Company and one from B Company, while operating in the Central Highlands near the Cambodian border. S. L. A. Marshall's book West to Cambodia proves SP4 Campos was with Bravo 1/12 that day ... it contains the following on page 196: "The second man, Spec. 4 Larry Compos, took two bullets to the chest, dying the following morning. The third man Pfc. Monnett Gilbey [sic] was shot through the heart." The four men who died on 02/03 December were 1LT Mark N. Enari, Pasadena, CA, A/1/12 Inf (KIA) (Silver Star) SP4 Larry P. Campos, Roswell, NM, B/4th Eng (DoW 03 Dec) PFC Tommy Jones, Bakersfield, CA, A/1/12 Inf (KIA) (Silver Star) PFC Mehmet A. Gill-Bey, New York, NY, B/1/12 Inf (KIA)

The point-of-contact for this memorial is an Ector County representative, Billy M. Brown 4015 Melody Lane, Odessa, Texas 79762 bmbrown@grandecom.net 15 Mar 2004

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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