US PARAS 2 Malone, Jimmy McDonald

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Malone​

• FORENAME

Jimmy McDonald​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company C,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Private​

• NUMBER

250762765​

• DATE OF DEATH

4th May 1966​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Honolulu Memorial,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing Court B​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Norfolk,Virginia​

born 13.9.1946​

single​

entered service 1965​

missing (non hostile) Binh Duong Province,South Vietnam​

promoted Staff Sgt while missing​

declared dead 28.10.1977​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 07E Line 26​

Memphis Memory Gardens,Memphis,Shelby County,Tennessee Gethsemane Section (memorial stone)​

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On 4 May 1966, C Company was in a temporary encampment position, Then Private Jimmy M. Malone was C Company's radio operator. ​

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Pvt. Malone was instructed to go to the weapons platoon's position to collect his platoon's mail. ​

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When he failed to return to his company's position by 1830 hours for the daily briefing that all personnel were required to attend, a search was initiated in the area of his last known position. ​

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Jungle boot prints believed to have been made by Jimmy Malone were found outside the battalion's defensive position. These boot prints were followed for a short distance where shower shoe foot prints of the type worn by the Viet Cong were seen to link up with the jungle boot prints. ​

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At that point the patrol followed the prints until they reached a fortified enemy position. The patrol withdrew without making contact. ​

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With the knowledge that Jimmy Malone had undoubtedly been captured, the search was suspended. Because Pvt. Malone status as a prisoner could not confirmed, he was listed Missing in Action.​