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JOSE FRANCISCO JIMENEZ
Lance Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
March 20, 1946 – August 28, 1969
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Jose Francisco Jimenez, of Red Rock, Arizona, served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on August 28, 1969, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Medal of Honor · awarded posthumously
For conspicuous gallantry
Jose Francisco Jimenez received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor, for his actions on August 28, 1969.
Citation text as reproduced in Wikipedia’s article on Jose Francisco Jimenez; Medal of Honor citations are official U.S. government records. See also the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and all Medal of Honor recipients on the Wall.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 2
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- March 20, 1946
- Home of record
- Red Rock, Arizona (Pinal County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 28, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
33 names on the Wall carry the date August 28, 1969; 17 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Read the history
Also on Panel 18W, Line 2
- RICHARD KENNETH JOECKENSergeant · August 28, 1969
- RICHARD EARL MARTINEZPetty Officer First Class · August 28, 1969
- MICHAEL ALAN MCANINCHCorporal · August 28, 1969
- JOHNNY MUNOZSergeant · August 28, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. The Medal of Honor citation above is the official account of his actions. See something wrong? Report a correction.