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JAMES X. GILCH
Home Of Record:
RUNNEMEDE
County:
Camden
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
PFC
Branch Of Service:
Army
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
July 21, 1966
Date of Birth:
May 06, 1945
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JAMES XAVIER GILCH
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
25th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Feb 7, 1966
Casualty was on Jul 21, 1966
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Panel 09E - Line 52
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 James
X. Gilch was born on May 6, 1945. His home of record is Camden, NJ.
He entered the US Army and attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC).
Gilch was assigned to B Company, 2nd Platoon, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry
(Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division.
Gilch was killed in action on July 21, 1966. He was posthumously awarded the
Purple Heart at a ceremony at Fort Dix, NJ.
Information from Joseph Gilch (son) and NJVVMF.
A Note from The Virtual Wall
 At
1600, 21 Jul 1966, the 2nd Platoon, B/1/5th Infantry, got into a firefight
while conducting operations in the Filhol Rubber Plantation. During the
fight, an armored personnel carrier maneuvered to attack the enemy's flank.
The APC was totally destroyed when a command-detonated mine set off
TNT and C-4 explosives carried within the APC. Seven men died in the
incident:
- SSG Wilberto C. Sanchez, Harlingen, TX
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SP4 David L. Berry, Houston, TX
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SP4 Richard D. Gill, Williston, ND
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SP4 Leo E. Hinterlong,
Cincinnati, OH
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SP4 Larry Van Clief, New York, NY
- PFC James X. Gilch, Camden, NJ
- PFC Samuel G. Harris, Cutler, OH
 PFC
James X. Gilch
is remembered
by his comrades in arms from the
5th
Infantry Regiment
 MESSAGES LEFT ON THEWALL-USA
** Note that some of these
messages are from years ago and their contact information may not be good
anymore ** doug snyder
C2555D@aol.com Bad email
FELLOW SOLDIER 25TH INF.
2555 MIDDLE WAY
EASTON, PA 18040 USA
NOT FORGOTTEN HERO
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN, HERO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SACRIFICE. DOUG., CO.A, 222ND INF., 25TH INF. DIV. 1968
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
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