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. Nakayama was mortally wounded in the Ia Drang Valley while serving with the 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division when an F100 Super Saber dropped napalm on his position.

It was during this wait that he received orders to Vietnam. Jimmy's tour in Vietnam began on Aug 19, 1965 with Charlie Company, 8TH Engineer Battalion. On November 14, 1965, Jimmy was in the Ia Drang Valley with the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Division at a place called "LZ X-Ray".

On Nov 15 1965, during the battle for the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, Jimmy Nakayama and another man were accidentally hit with napalm during a misplaced air strike. However, PFC Nakayama was burned the worst, and when they tried to …

Oct 10, 2013 · Jimmy Nakayama lost his life in Vietnam nearly 48 years ago, but on Oct. 3 in Dallas, it was as if he was there, smiling widely from a canvas portrait.

Jan 27, 2020 · 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.

He was deployed to Vietnam and was part of the first battle between the United States and North Vietnam in what is known as the Battle of Ia Drang. Evacuated after being horribly burned by Napalm dropped in a miscalculation by friendly forces, Jimmy died in an Army hospital two days later, on 17 November 1965.

He died on 17 November 1965, in Gia Lai, Vietnam, at the age of 21, and was buried in Sugar City Cemetery, Sugar City, Madison, Idaho, United States. More Photos and Memories (13)

Aug 26, 2014 · Current National Guard members are shown with members of the Nakayama family during the ceremony honoring the fallen soldier. Included are his wife, Trudie Olson, and daughter, Nikki Fischer. At...

Jimmy D. Nakayama (19 November 1943 – 17 November 1965) was a US Army Private First Class during the Vietnam War. He was killed in a friendly fire incident at the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965.

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