The only reason I knew it was Sunday, Nov. 14, 1965, was because the day before was my 24th birthday a birthday I spent in a small foxhole dug under a tea bush at the Catecha Plantation, temporary headquarters of the Third Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division. He looks like my youngest son, Chaz." commanding officer at Ia Drang, retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore. ). At first, I thought it was muzzle flashes and the enemy was shooting at us. Nakayama died from his wounds on Nov. 17, 1965. Dozens of Americans were killed; more were wounded. He had been I'm glad to know he was a hero, and I'm glad They would not even have worn combat fatigues, let alone the other gear during the flight over the ocean. During the battle, Jimmy was hit by Napalm from a US plane who dropped the Napalm bomb too close to the American lines. Because of Nakayam's terrible burns, the body arrived in a last being filled. You have permission to edit this article. Worse yet, there were no rides heading to Xray, and the few incoming helicopters brought in five or six other reporters, including my nemesis Peter Arnett of The Associated Press. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Jimmy's uncle, also named Jimmy Nakayama,. Reportedly, but not verified as of this writing, his regular Army commission as a Second Lieutenant had been approved but had not reached him yet in Vietnam. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. If this was true, it is a travesty that he was not afforded the Second Lieutenant rank on his gravestone. Filmed at Fort Benning, GA in 2002, the hangar used by Mel Gibson's character LTC Hal Moore to introduce his officers to the Huey and his plan to use the helicopter in combat, was home to Alpha Company, 14th Combat Support Hospital (CSH). Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Keith Bodine I own the movie "We Were Soldiers" and Jimmy's story really made me think about how brave those who fought in Vietnam truly were. Jimmy Nakayama Thank you for your services in the Vietnam War. Matt Elliott 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!. Ia Drang Memorial, Copyright 1997-2019 www.VirtualWall.org, Ltd (TM). On the first day of the school year, when students introduced themselves formally to the class, he said "My name is Jimmy Nakayama and I like to eat." Failed to report flower. Adam J. Hoffman XM16-E1s did not have "fencing". Boyd Norris. The friend Only minutes later, a friendly-fire incident came close to wiping out the battalion command post and all of us gathered there. A 21-year-old buck sergeant, Earnie Savage of Birmingham, was suddenly in command of the Herrick platoon. So I found myself where I didnt want to be five miles from the battleground, where the unceasing boom of the 105mm howitzers rattled all our heads. This is a carousel with slides. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. "Tell my wife I love her. She wrote him on a Thursday well as a helicopter pilot identified in the movie as Too Tall. A North Vietnamese battalion shot its way into the positions of two of Capt. Monday, June 23, 2003. Writer Joe Galloway (center) aboard a Marine CH-34 helicopter heading out on an operation early in 1966. Imagine the tremendous amount of labor required to dig out a huge 6-foot diameter tunnel. carrying her husband off the field, he and a soldier together Every restaurant. A day after viewing "We Were Soldiers," Olson got on the Make sure that the file is a photo. In another sign of its hotly anticipated opening along I-85, Buc-ee's was recently approved by the City of Auburn for its retail alcohol license. Similar aircraft, but definitely not the same. One of our class members volunteered that someone had called him a "dirty Jap", reflecting prejudices still strong from World War II. Every bar," says Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito. Takashi in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. Every time I look through these names I get another big lump in my throat. One day, however, he was despondent. Rest in Peace, Jimmy Nakayama. When the napalm canister is accidentally dropped on the US troops, it's dropped by a computer generated F-100 Super Sabre. You tell 'em!" I was plunged into the past as if all But he arrives with an M16. I cried. (music by) Cinematography by Dean Semler . Did we have a I followed him into the tent and listened closely as he got Moore on the radio. (Joe) Marm earned a Medal of Honor in that attack, personally taking out a North Vietnamese machine gun position with hand grenades and his M-16 rifle. E-mail address is not available. When I saw "We Were Soldiers" with my wife and son I broke down in tears and said "That was my cousin!". When the attack began, Moore ordered Capt. I thought you might like to see a memorial for PFC Jimmy D. Nakayama I found on Findagrave.com. In a desperate attempt to break through to the trapped platoon, two of Moores companies, Alpha and Bravo, launched an attack straight into hundreds more enemy troops ringing the LZ. Japanese American National War Memorial Court, 244 S. San Pedro St. 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. with her late husband. On the first day of the school year, when students introduced themselves formally to the class, he said "My name is Jimmy Nakayama and I like to eat." others who may know something of her husband. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? JIMMY D NAKAYAMA. In fact, one can only crawl through many of them. This was a loss, but even sadder is the fact that Jimmy Nakayama, the first person killed from Idaho in the Vietnam War (Battle at Ia Drang, Nov 1965), is buried near by. He walked up to the battalion surgeon, Capt. This browser does not support getting your location. Years later, after her death, when her farm was demolished, the rock was buried. They had charged across an open field straight into the guns of a battery of 105mm howitzers. said Olson, who lives in Billings now. Maps, photos and movie clips from the 1965 battle Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Greg (Matt) Dillon, Moores S-3, or operations officer, walking toward a tent on the edge of the clearing. first plane. He sent her an e-mail three days Private First Class Jimmy D. Nakayama, Served with Company C, 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. In transition, his rank was private first class, but he was intended for officer training. The days of the week didnt mean much for soldiers or reporters in South Vietnam. married when she turned 18. born 10 days before her father's death, had a second brief marriage Why does this book/film not even include a hint of that problem which surely must have existed at that time and place? There, she hopes to meet Galloway and 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. Our lives revolved around the future, what we would Southern California, "even though I didn't feel like it and didn't This was a device on the right side of the rifle to ram the round up the chamber. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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. You can always change this later in your Account settings. From a veteran of Desert Storm. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. The three of us sat for over three hours talking, laughing and crying. 1153 West 112th Ave Unit A, Northglenn, Colorado 80234 In about 1953 or 1954 Jimmy Nakayama was a classmate of mine in the fourth or fifth grade class at the Adams School in Rexburg, Idaho. Sergeant Ernie Savage: Beautiful morning, Sergeant. He attended grammar school in Rexsburg but the family moved to Rigby where he finished his education. 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 troops did not carry their weapons on the ship, they were loaded in the weapons rack, they did not see the weapons till the night they were going to leave the ship, that's when they were issued their ammo. His daughter Nikki was born only days earlier on Nov. 7th. Fire discipline held for the most part. the Bureau of Land Management. experiences with her late husband. Neither of these effects were present in the film, at least not to the degree that would have been logical/historically accurate. I did not know your son or father. died three days later, Nov. 17, 1965, on the way to a hospital in I have seen the movie and was very moved by the bravery of the men fighting. Call him off! I saw a pair of F-100 Supersabre jets making a run directly at us. Jimmy D. Nakayama(19 November 1943 17 November 1965) was a US Army Private First Class during the Vietnam War. fire, and Nakayama ignites. combatants next November. other people will know now, too.. "I debated quite a while whether I even wanted to watch it," He was just two days shy of his 22 birthday. Please subscribe to keep reading. sense of closure Ive never had before.. told a reporter who was helping carry him to a helicopter. "Not only would it force the county attorney to prosecute that person, but it would also force the judge as well," the bill's supporter said Thursday. in an enemy mortar attack. "There aren't any words to Just looking at him scream and cry made me so sad that I almost cried. 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. 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. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. He was so badly burned that Galloway wrote Jimmy's ankle skin came off to the bone in his hands as he lifted him for the medevac. matt.edgley@ntlworld.com. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. You have permission to edit this article. As I lay there on the ground wondering if I had done the right thing joining the 7th Cavalry Col. George Custers old outfit in a position surrounded by a vastly larger number of enemies in a river valley, I felt a thump in my ribs and very carefully turned my head to see what it was. But the jungle around the clearing was too quiet, and that alone made Moore suspicious. The two Hueys were blacked out as we flew into the valley, and as we prepared to drop down to treetop level for the final approach, I spotted a snaking, long line of tiny lights flickering in the darkness. Historically, the aircraft which actually dropped the errant napalm canister was an F-105 Thunder Chief. Try again later. Please subscribe to keep reading. fairly profound thing, and it's comforting.". This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. After Olson's father prodded an Idaho Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Once he was gone, there was part of me This later model was not released and issued until 28 February 1967. None of the tunnels he inspected was 6 feet in diameter. I admire his devotion to his family and his unborn child. 1337 E. Shepherd ST Meridian ID 83642 USA. From Torrey and Paul. As the troops gather for the transport to Vietnam, they are all carrying weapons and full combat gear. describe what that felt like. An Army annual shows Jimmy D. Nakayama. POSTED ON 11.12.2017. His active duty commission to Second Lieutenant had been approved but he never knew it.Jimmy had married his high school sweetheart, Trudie Olsen. . Jim, a second Each gun had a four-man crew and 6,000 rounds of ammo. Trudie Olson Nakayama and her new baby Nikki are photographed with her mother-in-law Satako at the funeral for Jimmy Nakayama in 1965. I never met him as I'm much too young but I've been told he was a great man, friend, and athlete. His commission came through a week after his letters were full of the baby. The 2 windows reflect a change made in either the Delta ("D") or Hotel ("H") model Huey where the troop compartment was expanded for a larger payload. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Failed to remove flower. 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. Moore made a point of this, and how unacceptable it was for the US Army to be using cabs to deliver these telegrams. In many scenes in the movie you can see the fencing. So moving. Plenty of time for him, or someone else, to hang the camera from the tree so as to keep it off the ground. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and the child that he never met. Bureau of Land Management in Billings. Visit www.calhum.org, This website and exhibition project was developed with support from the. Jimmy D. Nakayama was the second son of Frank and Satoko Nakayama. I cried. "I don't know that I did adjust," Olson said. Most of the information delivered to her by telegram in the Sergeant Nye (at the battle) confirms this. But Im glad I went, she said. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? delivered to Olson with the rest of his belongings. The medic is actually using his index and middle fingers to check for a pulse. 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. In about 1953 or 1954 Jimmy Nakayama was a classmate of mine in the fourth or fifth grade class at the Adams School in Rexburg, Idaho. This was no walk in the sun. The Battle of Ia Drang took place in November 1965. I rolled away from my little tree and went flat on my belly. He was popular in school and excelled in sports, especially baseball.Jimmy's uncle, also named Jimmy Nakayama, served during WWII with the famous 442nd Regimental Combat Team in the European Theater fighting the Germans. View the profiles of people named Jimmy Nakayama. plunged into the past as if all these years hadnt gone by. As noted in another correction, this unit travelled with their weapon. The 442nd actually was the second Nesei unit; the 100th Infantry Battalion, formed in May 1942, was the first. through the book's publisher. The reporter was Joe Galloway, then with United Press My name is Jimmy Nakayama. When I lived at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, I found a painted rock. But until she saw the new movie We Were Soldiers she didnt When President Roosevelt announced the formation of the 442nd RCT he said "Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry." He was working on his third war as a combat Infantryman, and there were only 270 men in the entire U.S. Army who could claim that distinction. "It was much more powerful than I expected," she said. Aug 26, 2014 0 Current National Guard members are shown with members of the Nakayama family during the ceremony honoring the fallen soldier. The HU-1A (which was the original designation of the Bell Iroquois "jury's) and UH-1B had been in service in Vietnam since 1961. POSTED BY: Dennis Wriston. "Jim was always popular with his classmates at Rigby . E-mail address is not available. Buy the book and look at Joe Galloway's pictures. He died two days later at an Army hospital. Please reset your password. God bless Jimmy and his family. her daughter are arranging to attend a reunion of Ia Drang E-mail address is not available. Private First Class know what he was faced with.". The fate of Lt. Henry T. Herricks platoon weighed heavily on Moores mind. Brian Tee was born Jae-Beom Takata on March 15, 1977, in Okinawa, Japan (via Apple TV ). closed casket. At the age of two, he and his family moved from Japan to Hacienda Heights, CA. Jimmy and Trudy had been high school sweethearts back in Rigby, Idaho. Galloway said he was more than willing to share with her his Sadly, Jimmie was in the drop zone and was horribly burned. the states. It became known as the "Purple Heart Battalion" during campaigns in North Africa and Italy. 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There should have been thousands of charred bodies littering the battle field after all the bombing (especially napalm). Lately she's started to feel that the hole in her life is at I would have liked to know him personally, period. battlefield contained uneasy references to the uncomfortable Savage and the 22-year-old medic, Sp5 Randy (Doc) Lose of Mobile kept the survivors alive through a long afternoon and night of enemy human wave attacks. Im glad to know he was a hero, and Im glad How could they arrive so quickly? locate anyone someone who was with him. That first night passed slowly in LZ Xray, punctuated with small North Vietnamese probes around the perimeter in attempts to force American machine guns to open up and thus reveal their positions. The Battle of Ia Drang: Joe Galloway's first-hand account. What happened to Jimmy Nakamura? RVN 1966-1967 When CSM Plumley hands Joe Galloway the M-16, Galloway takes off his camera and drops it on the ground, but after the battle when he gets it back it is hanging from the branch of a tree. are easier to access with your left hand if sitting in the right seat. Olson, who now goes by her maiden name, said they His Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. He was right. From a sympathetic guy, May God bless Jimmy and his family always, and may he rest in peace. As he was on the edge of the blast, this took him out of the burned area. I will NEVER forget you, or the sacrifice you made for our great country! 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. The medics hit both the badly burned soldiers with the maximum dose of morphine, but their screams rang out over the noise of battle for what seemed like an eternity. So she grieved, raised the daughter The Nakayamas moved to Fort Benning, Ga., after he joined the Galloway told Olson recently that while the movie shows him alone During the last year of the European campaign the 442nd RCT became the most heavily decorated American unit of the war - and with that distinction came a second one; the 442nd had one of the highest casualty rates of any American unit in World War II. The enemy fire aimed at Charlie Company also raked Moores command post area. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). The give-away is that all of the helicopters in the movie have 2 windows on the troop compartment door. English everybody liked. I'm sorry. other people will know now, too. Search above to list available cemeteries. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was activated on 01 Feb 1943. The black and white checked bandanas that the viet cong (not NVA) soldiers were wearing, were part of the uniform of the people's army of Viet Nam (Viet Cong). Basil L. Plumley, a legendary paratrooper who had made all four combat jumps with the 82nd Airborne in World War II Sicily, Salerno, Normandy and Holland and one combat jump in Korea with the 187th Regimental Combat Team. been a high school football star, a brilliant student and a boy To keep up to date with us, subscribe to our email list. In the church where the wives are having mass as their husbands are flying into combat, Second Lt. John L. Geoghegan's wife, played by. 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. The brigade commander, Col. Tim Brown, briefed me on the plans for the day. 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. Remembering Jim Nakayama - YouTube 0:00 / 0:38 Remembering Jim Nakayama 3,087 views Nov 9, 2015 Lt. Col. Jim Harper of the Idaho Army National Guard speaks about Rigby resident who was killed. what he was faced with there. portera@yahoo.com. You have permission to edit this article. could tell her when to turn away. This man was a great soldier from what I read in the book "We Were Soldiers Once - and Young" and from watching the movie. months of their marriage, Jim was in Vietnam. Colonel Moore calls in an air strike when his men have been overrun by NVA. Associated Press reporter Joe Galloway, who had met Jimmy two days earlier, was there when the Napalm hit Jimmy and has wrote about it in the book, "We Were Soldiers Once - and Young". As the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry lifts off from LZ. P O Box 21512, Bakersfield, Ca 93390 had such a compelling need to know what he was faced with.. A system error has occurred. Their clothes were Maj. Gen. Henry . were of Nikki and me. Los Angeles, CA 90012. Year should not be greater than current year. Jimmy Nakayama grew up in the towns of Rexburg and Rigby, Idaho and was the son of a 442nd RCT veteran. Jimmy's uncle had fought for the "442" and his country.". to surrounded and outnumbered American forces. 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. Hank Worsech was appointed in 2021 to lead the states wildlife agency by Gov. He was killed in a friendly fire incident at the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965. "Maybe he was MIA or a POW. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! I jumped up and ran into the burning grass. For Jimmy Nakayama, life began in Rexburg. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Jimmy Nakayama (13661435)? The earlier (1965) model did NOT have the forward assist on it. "Their hair burned off in an instant. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Therefore, no mistake. Jim was an American hero and thanks in part to this feature film shall never be forgotten. 0 cemeteries found in Sugar City, Madison County, Idaho, USA. He was well liked, even though his Japanese ancestry set him apart. It was made up of Nisei (second generation Japanese-Americans), mostly from Hawaii but some from the mainland internment camps. VC tunnels were usually of the smaller variety but the NVA tunnels were often built for machines, artillery and huge amounts of supplies. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. When the 1st Cavalry Division initially deployed, they did travel with fatigues and weapons and went by ship, the USS Geiger. Was Nominated for Best Actor for his work as "Jax" in Deadland at the 2009 Action On Film Festival. Before 11 a.m., the radios in Browns tent went crazy. Cecile Moore: Bellamy Young . My heart still aches as I look through these men's names, especially the ones who were "accidently killed". Ie Crushed ankle. Brian Tee (born Jae-Beom Takata) is a Japanese-born American actor. their daughter, had been born Nov. 7, but her father didnt know Pictured is the first prisoner of war captured at Landing Zone Xray on Nov. 14, 1965. There were enough casualties without having to take into consideration weapon malfunction. "The whole idea of being a father was a huge deal to him," Olson Military units generally have a duty officer or small guard force present or on call overnight. Try again. Delta Company had its own six M60 machine guns plus another three picked up on the battlefield. Manchester, United Kingdom "We claim Jimmy Nakayama from Rigby, Idaho. There was an error deleting this problem. Jim, a few years older, had May he rest in peace. Im glad that I understand 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. His wife, Trudy, gave birth that same week to their only child, a daughter, Nikki. Boyd.Norris@cox.net. movie shows him alone carrying her husband off the field, he and a The man who escaped from Montana State Prison was caught late Friday night, according to a Facebook post from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. trying to find her for years, but she had remarried briefly and now The problem is that his clothes aren't burning, the ground around him isn't singed, and Jimmy obviously was not able to move himself in any way. encounters are some of the most riveting in a very intense If you read Moore's book, you will realize that the telegrams *were* arriving during the conflict in the Ia Drang. His family moved. whole movie, and sobbed when her husband's story was depicted. Seeing Jimmy get such horrible burns literally brought me to my knees. "It's a Resend Activation Email. After he says this, he stops breathing and the medic checks for a pulse in his neck with his thumb. 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. Failed to delete memorial. C Company, 8th Engineer Battalion 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Army. God Bless this soldier who was doing his job and became an oxymoron called "Friendly Fire". Nakayama graduated the Idaho National Guard Officer Candidate School and became a 2nd Lieutenant. sense of closure I've never had before.". books publisher, and he replied three days later. 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