James Newton Law

Staff Sergeant
B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INF RGT, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
13 April 1929 - 04 May 1967
Martinsburg, West Virginia
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25 INF DIV 5TH INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for James Newton Law

3 Dec 2004

James N Law
Photo courtesy of Tim Jakubowski

REMEMBERED

by his comrades in the
5th Inf Rgt
5th Infantry
07 Jun 2005

Doing a school research project about Vietnam vets, I chose from where I was born. I live in Maine now, but I am glad to know this veteran. My school is in Carmel, Maine, Caravelle Middle School. Thanks for posting this imformation. Daniel

From an eighth grade student doing research. Born in Martinsburg.
mh44de02@msn.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 04 May 1967, 1st Bn 5th Infantry was conducting a sweep through the Ho Bo Woods. During the day six men were killed in separate actions, four from the Recon Platoon and one each from A and B Companies:
  • A Company:
    • PFC William E. McGinnis, Grand Haven, MI

  • B Company:
    • SSG James N. Law, Martinsburg, WV

  • Recon Platoon, HHC:




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