- SURNAME
Fekete
- FORENAME
James Charles (Jim)
- UNIT
5 SF Group (Company B,Det A-219) (2 MSFC)
- RANK
Sergeant First Class
- NUMBER
15538821
- DATE OF DEATH
15th June 1967
- AGE
30
- GRAVESITE
Chattanooga National Cemetery,Chattanooga,Hamilton County,Tennessee Section BB Site 91
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Huron,Ohio
born 30.10.1936 New York
son of Joseph and Mabel Fekete
husband of Virginia Louise (nee Brown) Fekete (1939-2008) (1 child)
attended Huron High School,Ohio
12 years service
award Silver Star (2 of),Bronze Star
KIA Dak To,Kontum Province,South Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,DC Panel 21E Line 104
DATE OF DEATH:
15-Jun-1967AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/fekete-james-charles.31259/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963), takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Sergeant First Class James Charles Fekete (ASN: RA-15538821), United States Army, for gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force as a member of Detachment A-219, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, in the Republic of Vietnam. Sergeant First Class Fekete distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 15 June 1967 while serving as Special Forces Commander of a Mike Force company during a mission to relieve a beleaguered Vietnamese unit near Dak To. As Sergeant Fekete's company moved along a trail in a heavily wooded area, it received a sudden outburst of Viet Cong machine gun fire from concealed fortified positions. Realizing that the insurgents were trying to surround his unit, Sergeant Fekete immediately ordered two elements to flank the enemy. The hostile fire intensified and began to inflict casualties on his unit. Sergeant Fekete spotted two machine guns which were key positions in enabling the Viet Cong to pin down his men. He took three men with him and worked his way toward the hostile emplacement. When he was close enough to the machine guns, he jumped up, heedless of his own safety in the face of the intense fire, and charged, firing his rifle. He was mortally wounded in this valiant attempt to silence the weapons which were threatening his men. Sergeant First Class Fekete's gallantry in action, at the cost of his life, was in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/100135
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