They are horrifically effective against targets like charging Infantrymen. That said depending on the model of helicopter it can be personal preference, or if carrying loads the pilot will occasionally sit in the left seat. pilot remembers her husband well, according to Galloway. As the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry lifts off from LZ. Hard to believe that the armory is open all night. His family moved. In the scene where Col. Moore leaves his house and walks down the street to the staging area, he is carrying his duffel bag only. Moore was trying to stop the second jet from releasing its napalm cans on us as well. Hastings was screaming into his mike: Pull Up! That reporter Galloway wants to come in with me. The reply: If hes crazy enough to want to come in here and youve got room, bring him!. wounded, spoke of her and the child he never saw. Travis Poss also 0f the 7th Cav 1st BN was killed on November 15, 1965. The reason you can tell the rifles used were originally M16A1s is because the lower reciever on M16A1s have "fencing" around the magazine release button. My heart goes out to all the brave men who took part in the war in Vietnam. He was unable to transfer his commission directly into the regular army at the time so he opted to serve as an enlisted man until his commission was awarded to him as a regular Army officer. movie, "We Were Soldiers," starring Mel Gibson. When I saw "We Were Soldiers," I felt really bad for the soldiers fighting for our country, but at the same time, I thought to myself that no one should die like this. "For the first couple of She cried through the "I debated quite a while whether I even wanted to watch it," Keith Bodine In the scene where Lt. Herrick dies, he says that he was glad to die for his country. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a symbol of America's honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. When I saw what happened to Jimmy I was shocked, I wanted to cry. their daughter, had been born Nov. 7, but her father didnt know I do not and unfortunately cannot assuage the anguish you feel, but I can offer my personal condolences and deepest feelings of respect for Jim. The three of us sat for over three hours talking, laughing and crying. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. in Dramatic Arts from the University of California, Berkeley. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). It only has the switch for the high-lo rpm. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. hoped I would see him there telling me that they had made a He knew he had a baby girl but never got to see her.Jimmy's name is inscribed on the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC on wall panel 03E 088.Private First Class/Second Lieutenant Jimmy D. Nakayama, Sn# , earned the following badges/decorations for his service in the US Army during the Vietnam War:- Purple Heart Medal- Army Good Conduct Medal- National Defense Service Medal- Vietnam Service Medal with one bronze campaign star- Vietnam Campaign Medal with '60 device- Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Ribbon Unit Citation Ribbon with Palm- Vietnam Civil Actions Ribbon First Class Unit Citation Ribbon with Palm**NOTE - The photo accompanying this bio shows Jimmy as an officer and not a PFC and this causes visitors and researchers some confusion. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Year should not be greater than current year. combatants next November. "It was sort of After watching "We Were Soldiers" I was deeply moved to find out more about the life of Jimmy Nakayama. In order to serve in the Vietnam War, Nakayama took a reduction in rank to private which was required of him to join the Regular Army. Jimmy's uncle had fought for the "442" and his country.". Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. that he had been killed by friendly fire - napalm dropped too close from her native Idaho began calling about a recently released Today we remember Army SPC Jimmy Nakayama, who died November 17, 1965 from wounds sustained in the first battle between the U.S. and North Vietnam, in what was known as the Battle of Ia Drang. He was born in 1943, the second of five sons and a daughter born to Frank and Satoko Nakayama. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. They hit the American position in a ball of . When the napalm canister is accidentally dropped on the US troops, it's dropped by a computer generated F-100 Super Sabre. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. I jumped up and ran into the burning grass. Try again later. That was SPC Jimmy Nakayama from Rigby, ID. LEFT FOR JIMMY D NAKAYAMA POSTED ON 11.19.2017. God bless those men who fought in Vietnam. Only last year I visited the Wall in Washington D.C. and sought out your name carved therein. The mistake.". I am incredibly honored by his service to our country and his courage! told a reporter who was helping carry him to a helicopter. Fellow trooper. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. I miss him very much just as I miss all of my fellow Vietnam Veterans,who never came home. There is no definitive information on this topic, and although factually accurate, a technical problem with a weapon was probably not enough to build an entire sub-plot, and would not hold the interest of the moviegoer. I slipped away from the other reporters and grabbed him: Matt, I need a ride to the fight. He told me that he was going in as soon as it was dark with two Hueys full of ammunition and water, but he couldnt take me unless Moore said so. Internet to try to locate Galloway. "I always regretted that he didn't know she had arrived. Maj. Plumley as he bent at the waist and, grinning, hollered at me over the din of battle: You cant take no pictures laying down there on the ground, Sonny! He was right, of course, and I got up and followed that grizzled veteran as he ignored all the lead in the air and made his rounds collecting a small reserve force to defend the command post, if necessary. film and could tell her when to turn away. know what he was faced with.". Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. The General's Daughter: Dylan Walsh: Actor: 17-Nov-1963 : Dr. Sean McNamara on Nip/Tuck: Devon Werkheiser: Actor: 8-Mar-1991 : Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Bellamy Young: Actor: . For 36 years, Trudie Olson didn't know that her husband, as he Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Late that Sunday afternoon, I spotted Capt. The next day Olson wrote to Galloway on the Internet through the If they don't have access to the armory they can call in someone who does, especially if it is for the CO. Crandall dropped the Huey into the tall grass in the landing zone, and we all bailed out, grabbing crates of ammo and plastic 5-gallon jugs of water and throwing them out. I missed Ia Drang by about four months. Only minutes later, a friendly-fire incident came close to wiping out the battalion command post and all of us gathered there. Sadly, Jimmie was in the drop zone and was horribly burned. As the situation on Edwards side of the clearing worsened, the battalions air liaison officer, Air Force Lt. Charlie Hastings, keyed his mike and made a desperate call: Broken Arrow! Every bar," says Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito. Instantly those men PFC Jimmy D. Nakayama and Sp5 James Clark were dancing in the fire, screaming. Jimmy. He would have left home with his personal gear, stopped at his HQs to draw his weapon, then proceeded to a designated rally point for departure. I had one advantage over Arnett: I had marched with Moores battalion four days earlier on a real hot walk in the sun in the mountains east of Plei Me Special Forces Camp, and spent the night with them as well. The fate of Lt. Henry T. Herricks platoon weighed heavily on Moores mind. Things were a lot worse for Charlie Company. I Jimmy Nakayama grew up in the towns of Rexburg and Rigby, Idaho and was the son of a 442nd RCT veteran. After a brief welcome by Lt. Col. Moore, I sat with my back to a small tree, my cameras and my M-16 rifle in my lap, and felt like the luckiest man alive: I had an exclusive seat at the biggest battle of the war, and Pete Arnett didnt. Sergeant Ernie Savage: Beautiful morning, Sergeant. Thirty-seven years ago I was never able to get information or In fact, one can only crawl through many of them. To have this information Drag images here or select from your computer for PFC Jimmy D. Nakayama memorial. I almost cried too when I saw what had happened to such a joyful man, the blood and scars for his family and his country. The reporter was Joe Galloway, then with United Press Add to your scrapbook. I remember thinking 'Thank God for this Joe Lee Galloway was ask by a medic to help carry Jimmy Nakayama to the HUEY, He was one of 4 persons to carry Jimmy D. Nakayama, Joe Lee Galloway held one of his legs. Jimmy died from his burns. When Jimmy is napalmed, you can see him take a couple of steps back immediately after being hit. As a child he made friends easily and overcame the hardships of living in towns with very few minorities. So she went to the West End theater where the movie was playing, For the first few years after Jim's death, she "The whole idea of being a father was a huge deal to him," Olson The gunners cranked the cannons down, loaded up with beehive rounds crammed with thousands of tiny triangular pieces of metal sharp as razor blades, and let fly. Plenty of trees are blackened with leaves burnt off too. Failed to delete memorial. lieutenant in the National Guard, had joined the regular army. other people will know now, too. months of their marriage, Jim was in Vietnam. We never met, but I am so very proud to be a relative of such a brave soldier. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). His commission came through a week after his Send all air assets to its relief. Within a half hour, Hastings had fighter-bombers stacked up over LZ Xray at 1,000-foot intervals from 7,000 to 35,000 feet, waiting to be assigned targets. matt.edgley@ntlworld.com. her daughter are arranging to attend a reunion of Ia Drang After I saw the movie We Were Soldiers Jimmy's story touched me and I just wanted to say "Rest in Peace, Jimmy, you were the best". Anthony until the baby was born. Hank Worsech was appointed in 2021 to lead the states wildlife agency by Gov. He keyed the intercom and told me he would drop me at Landing Zone Falcon, where a battery of field artillery was shooting in support of Moore. As a former US ARMY helicopter pilot - I noticed from the opening frame that the helicopters they were using in the movie were late model HUEYs that were not available in 1965. JIMMY D NAKAYAMA. I was a 9 year old boy when you made the ultimate sacrifice for your country. I cried. According to Hal Moore's book, the two aircraft on the run to drop the napalm (including the one that did drop the errant cannister) were indeed F-100 Super Sabres. Try again later. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Jimmy my cousin SGT. His commission came through a. This film is supposed to take place in Vietnam. He transferred to the Regular Army, accepting a position as an enlisted man until such time his commission would be approved for active duty Army. After the school year, Jimmy moved with his family, apparently to Rigby, about 15 miles away. In a 2015 interview with CNN, the former president . The sergeants tried to call off Herricks chase, but he raced right into an enemy ambush. Trudie and Jim were sweethearts in Rigby, Idaho, during her At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. The northern lights put on a show overnight. (edited by) Casting By Production Design by Thomas E. Sanders . Weve updated the security on the site. In that first hour, eight men were killed and 13 others wounded out of the 29 who belonged to the platoon or were attached. sense of closure Ive never had before.. English There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. We watched each other like hawks; if one of us got in and the other didnt, it would be a personal and professional disaster. After he says this, he stops breathing and the medic checks for a pulse in his neck with his thumb. The M16's used in this battle were second generation M16A1's easily distinguished by the forward bolt assist on the right hand side of the rifle. There are plenty of dead bodies, and just because there isnt a up close shot of a charred body doesnt not mean there are not any in the movie. This earlier model also had a 3 prong flash suppressor on the front end of the barrel. Jim, a second lieutenant in the National Guard, had joined the regular army. Click Reply Add a correction Corrected entry: Col. Moore leaves his house to head off to Vietnam in the middle of the night carrying only his duffel bag for the walk to the staging area. From a sympathetic guy, Please subscribe to keep reading. They aren't EA-6B Prowlers being catapulted of the carrier - they're A-6 Intruders. When Brown headed toward his command helicopter, I fell in behind him. Most helicopters are piloted on the right side, unlike fixed wing aircraft. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. My heart still aches as I look through these men's names, especially the ones who were "accidently killed". You can cancel at any time. May Jimmy and the rest of the soldiers and the Vietnamese soldiers rest in peace. boy or a girl? Jimmy's uncle, also named Jimmy Nakayama,. There was an error deleting this problem. I met and became friends with several men from my aviation company who participated in the battle. 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The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was activated on 01 Feb 1943. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. But the enemy soldiers paused to shoot the wounded and loot the fallen Americans of their watches and wallets, and that was a fatal move, as our artillery began to fall on them, blunting the attack. If you value your freedom, think about these brave men who have died for their country and for you. Dillon to bring down all the artillery and airpower he could pull the chain on. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. So there is truth to that scene. Across the clearing, Sp4 Thomas Burlile was running to help when an enemy sniper shot him. I saw the movie We Were Soldiers and always wondered what happend to him after the napalm bomb hit him because they never tell you in the movie. Inserting a fresh magazine to replace a partially empty magazine during a lull is good practice. Boyd.Norris@cox.net. Military units generally have a duty officer or small guard force present or on call overnight. I thought you might like to see a memorial for PFC Jimmy D. Nakayama I found on Findagrave.com. His thumb is on Lt. Herrick's collar. The early versions of the M16 had severe problems with jamming. Jimmy Nakayama died on Nov 17, 1965. Los Angeles, CA 90012. king_of_dirt9@msn.com. Somebody yelled at me to grab the feet of one of the Almost anywhere else would have been a better choice for the enemy. Billings woman sees the movie re-creation of her husbands death. Not long afterward, two U.S. jets roar overhead and drop napalm She is A public affairs specialist for the want to," Olson said. Lets continue to be the light that this world needs, continue to serve and just continue to believe again.. napalm to know it would be pretty terrible. ", "I knew he had been hit by napalm, and I knew enough about He had five brothers and one sister. An Army annual shows Jimmy D. Nakayama. Or the Chinese guy bragging that his wife just gave birth to a son, so you just know something awful is going to happen to him. The Try again later. From a big fan, He ordered the troops to push out from the clearing toward the mountain and hold the enemy off the landing zone. A day after viewing "We Were Soldiers," Olson got on the Moore would not have left his quarters with his weapon. His daughter, Nikki Nakayama, who was born mere days before her father died, was unsure about what to expect about the event. I'm glad to know his last thoughts In many scenes in the movie you can see the fencing. The red dirt near the termite hill was hard as concrete. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Years later, after her death, when her farm was demolished, the rock was buried. Jimmy D. Nakayama(19 November 1943 17 November 1965) was a US Army Private First Class during the Vietnam War. "Thirty-seven years ago I was never able to get information or She wrote him on a Thursday After reading the other Posts on this, I have come to the conclusion that Jimmy must have been a great man. who were there the day the napalm hit. This man was a great soldier from what I read in the book "We Were Soldiers Once - and Young" and from watching the movie. The scene where he is put on the helicopter stirred the depths of my soul. I saw the film 'We Were Soldiers' the other night and providing events were portrayed accurately, the story of Jimmy Nakayama and how he died touched me quite deeply. According to an acquaintance who actually inspected many NVA tunnels in Vietnam, most of them were much, much smaller in diameter. His death was a loss to the men around him and to his family. In I cried. Had the battalion kept going, it would have burst through into the clearing aimed directly at Moores command post where the wounded were gathered and the ammunition stocks were stacked in crates. You never check a pulse with your thumb because it is big enough that you will feel your own pulse. The medic is actually using his index and middle fingers to check for a pulse. Right before the NVA try to overrun the Command Post CSM Plummley slaps a magazine into his 1911 (pistol) and says, "Gentlemen, prepare to defend yourselves." read more POSTED ON 8.30.2009 POSTED BY: Robert H. Dear Jimmy If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Arthur L. Porter Moore is a commanding officer about to deploy on operations so he could have ordered the armory opened at any time to be issued his weapon. The Nakayamas moved to Fort Benning, Ga., after he joined the But only UH-1 D were used at Ia Drang. Every time I look through these names I get another big lump in my throat. 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