US PARAS 2 Banuelos, Albert A.,Jr

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  • SURNAME
Banuelos ​
  • FORENAME
Albert A.,Jr ​
  • UNIT
506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company C,2 Bn) ​
  • RANK
Specialist Fourth Class ​
  • NUMBER
56705333 ​
  • DATE OF DEATH
19th September 1968 ​
  • AGE
23 ​
  • GRAVESITE
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery,San Diego,San Diego County,California Section P Site 522 ​
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from San Diego,California​
born 26.11.1944​
single​
attended San Diego High School​
1 year service​
awards Silver Star,Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal​
promoted Sgt posthumously​
KIA Hau Nghia Province,South Vietnam​
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 43W Line 33​
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DATE OF DEATH:

19-Sep-1968

AWARD:

https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/banuelos-albert-a-jr.52657/

CITATION:

Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 8, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant Albert Alexander Banuelos, Jr. (ASN: 56705333), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as a Rifleman in Company C, 2d Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during combat operations in the vicinity of Trang Bang, Republic of Vietnam, on 19 September 1968. On that date, Company C moved on a reconnaissance in force mission. The first platoon was taken under heavy automatic weapons and small arms fire by an unknown-size enemy force. In the initial burst, the lead man was seriously wounded. Sergeant Banuelos, seeing his comrade lying completely exposed in an open field some hundred meters to his front, ignoring the warning of his fellow soldiers and oblivious to the intense enemy fire, started moving toward the wounded man, but as he started back to the safety of his own line with the wounded man, he was mortally wounded by an enemy bullet. Sergeant Banuelos’ courageous and self-sacrificing actions inspired his comrades as they assaulted the enemy position and completely routed the insurgents. His extraordinary heroism in close combat at the cost of his own life was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

WEB LINKS:

• https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-24078/
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