wrote on August 10, 2024
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12:24 pm
I am posting in honor of my late-grandfather. The man, the myth, the Legend.
GARY L ‘HILLBILLY’ JONES
SERGEANT (E-5)
101st AIRBORNE
1st BATTALION/327th INFANTRY
CHARLIE COMPANY
APO San Francisco 96383
FROM OKLAHOMA
He was deployed in between May and June of 1967. He was awarded a Bronze Star with V Device (possibly 2), as well as a Purple Heart medal. He was injured in February of 1968 and came back home in April of 1968.
I would love to share the description of his BS, and hopefully one day find some men who witnessed this or knew how much of a bad son of a gun he was. If you knew Gary, you knew he wasn’t scared of anything or anyone. He was known to sing old Hank Williams Sr songs in the jungles to keep the men calm.
“For heroism in ground combat against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam on 5 January 1968, Sergeant Jones distinguished himself while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, in the vicinity of Phan Thiet, Republic of Vietnam, Company C became engaged with small arms and automatic weapons fire from concealed enemy positions. Sergeant Jones, with complete disregard for his own personal safety, charged, under the murderous hail of enemy fire, and completely routed the enemy from their fortified positions. As the enemy retreated, Sergeant Jones, leading his squad, gave chase to the enemy. While following blood trails, which the enemy left, Sergeant Jones came upon an enemy weapon. As he was picking up the weapon, his squad received enemy grenades. Sergeant Jones was knocked down, stunned, by the concussion, after which he leaped to his feet completely exposing himself to the enemy and threw three grenades at the suspected enemy positions, killing several enemy and forcing the remainder to retreat. Sergeant Jones' personal bravery and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.”
edwardsjones29@gmail.com if you have any stories or photos of my grandfather, my family and the wife he left behind would love to see or hear. We thank you brave gentleman for your lifelong sacrifice to our country and livelihoods.
GARY L ‘HILLBILLY’ JONES
SERGEANT (E-5)
101st AIRBORNE
1st BATTALION/327th INFANTRY
CHARLIE COMPANY
APO San Francisco 96383
FROM OKLAHOMA
He was deployed in between May and June of 1967. He was awarded a Bronze Star with V Device (possibly 2), as well as a Purple Heart medal. He was injured in February of 1968 and came back home in April of 1968.
I would love to share the description of his BS, and hopefully one day find some men who witnessed this or knew how much of a bad son of a gun he was. If you knew Gary, you knew he wasn’t scared of anything or anyone. He was known to sing old Hank Williams Sr songs in the jungles to keep the men calm.
“For heroism in ground combat against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam on 5 January 1968, Sergeant Jones distinguished himself while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, in the vicinity of Phan Thiet, Republic of Vietnam, Company C became engaged with small arms and automatic weapons fire from concealed enemy positions. Sergeant Jones, with complete disregard for his own personal safety, charged, under the murderous hail of enemy fire, and completely routed the enemy from their fortified positions. As the enemy retreated, Sergeant Jones, leading his squad, gave chase to the enemy. While following blood trails, which the enemy left, Sergeant Jones came upon an enemy weapon. As he was picking up the weapon, his squad received enemy grenades. Sergeant Jones was knocked down, stunned, by the concussion, after which he leaped to his feet completely exposing himself to the enemy and threw three grenades at the suspected enemy positions, killing several enemy and forcing the remainder to retreat. Sergeant Jones' personal bravery and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.”
edwardsjones29@gmail.com if you have any stories or photos of my grandfather, my family and the wife he left behind would love to see or hear. We thank you brave gentleman for your lifelong sacrifice to our country and livelihoods.
