James Arnold Mardis, Jr
Private First Class
C CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Vandenberg Afb, California
January 09, 1949 to June 05, 1969
JAMES A MARDIS Jr is on the Wall at Panel W23, Line 76

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James A Mardis
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17 Jun 2004

Photo from the 1969 Yearbook.

REMEMBERED

by his comrades in the
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5th Infantry

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

At about 1300 on the afternoon of 05 June 1969, A and C Companies of the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, engaged a large enemy force in fortified positions northwest of Trung Lap. Supporting fires, both artillery and air, were called in to reduce the fortifications, but one Huey gunship was shot down and three armored personnel carriers were destroyed in the fighting. By day's end, six men from the 5th Infantry and four men from the Huey were dead:
  • 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry
    • 2LT James D. Walker, Santa Maria, CA, A Company
    • SGT Charles M. Ramsey, New Boston, TX, HHC (medic)
    • CPL Robert E. Langston, Tampa, FL, A Company
    • CPL Patrick E. Poppenga, Chicago, IL, A Company
    • SP4 David P. Callahan, Erie, PA, C Company
    • PFC James A. Mardis, Vandenberg AFB, CA, C Company

  • UH-1C tail number 66-00552, 116th Assault Helicopter Company
    • 1LT Jimmy W. Crisp, Menard, TX
    • WO Richard J. Holman, Astoria, OR
    • SP4 Ronald R. Baker, Concord, CA
    • SP4 Steven W. Herring, Freedom, CA

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