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Rank and organization: Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, Company K, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Place and date: Quang
Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam, 28 August 1969. Entered service
at: Phoenix, Ariz. Born: 20 March 1946, Mexico City, Mex.
Citation... For conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of
duty while serving as a fire team leader with Company K, in
operations against the enemy. L/Cpl. Jimenez' unit came under heavy
attack by North Vietnamese soldiers concealed in well camouflaged
emplacements. L/Cpl. Jimenez reacted by seizing the initiative and
plunging forward toward the enemy positions. He personally destroyed
several enemy personnel and silenced an antiaircraft weapon. |
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Shouting encouragement to his companions, L/Cpl. Jimenez continued his aggressive forward movement. He slowly maneuvered to within 10 feet of hostile soldiers who were firing automatic weapons from a trench and, in the face of vicious enemy fire, destroyed the position. Although he was by now the target of concentrated fire from hostile gunners intent upon halting his assault, L/Cpl. Jimenez continued to press forward. As he moved to attack another enemy soldier, he was mortally wounded. L/Cpl. Jimenez' indomitable courage, aggressive fighting spirit and unfaltering devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the U.S. Naval Service. | |
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Jimenez, Jose Francisco
