JAMES P NUGENT
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HONORED ON PANEL 15W, LINE 59 OF THE WALL

JAMES PATRICK NUGENT

WALL NAME

JAMES P NUGENT

PANEL / LINE

15W/59

DATE OF BIRTH

04/03/1951

CASUALTY PROVINCE

PHUOC LONG

DATE OF CASUALTY

12/15/1969

HOME OF RECORD

JERSEY CITY

COUNTY OF RECORD

Hudson County

STATE

NJ

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

PFC

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LEFT FOR JAMES PATRICK NUGENT
POSTED ON 6.26.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris

honoring you.....

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. You died at 18 years of age. I am 74 and have lived a long and fulfilling life. It is tragic you never had that same opportunity. May you rest in eternal peace.
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POSTED ON 5.29.2022
POSTED BY: German Vanegas

Jimmy

The first time i met him was in the lobby if 1 Heckman Drive, (Curries Woods). I was being picked on by a few other kids, He comes over intervened and a scuffle ensued, It was an awesome experience for me that someone I didn’t know would step in to help me. The next time I saw him he was in uniform at my front door. He looked Impressive! He came to see my dad who worked on his teeth previously. Being in the third or fourth grade then this all left an enduring impression of what a person of true character is. I was devastated when we all learned of his passing away. It brought the Vietnam war from my TV to my front door. Thank you Jimmy.
I am truly truly grateful for your ultimate sacrifice. Memorial day is and has always been a special day to remember and honor you and all fallen brothers of wars.
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POSTED ON 7.31.2021

Final Mission of PFC James P. Nugent

On December 15, 1969, F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry ("Blackhorse Regiment") was conducting a sweep through an area of old growth rubber plantation northeast of Bo Due near Hill 172 in Phuoc Long Province, RVN, during a combined operation with Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops. The jungle canopy towered seventy-five feet, but sparse ground cover made visibility and movement somewhat easier. F Troop, with the ARVN infantry riding on top of their M113 armored cavalry assault vehicles (ACAVs), turned off Highway 14A and moved east through the plantations, then climbed the slopes of Hill 172. As the lead ACAV crested the hill, it spotted three enemy soldiers a hundred feet away. The ACAV commander immediately opened fire, but a rocket-propelled grenade hit his vehicle, wounding two crew members. Enemy fire intensified around F Troop, and it soon became clear that the Americans and South Vietnamese were in an enemy bunker complex. The ARVN dismounted and began working its way to the right, hoping to flank the enemy from the south. F Troop faced east and began laying down fire on the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) positions but lost two more ACAVs. F Troop could not call in artillery or air support because the dismounted ARVN infantrymen were too close to the NVA bunkers. Instead, they requested reinforcements. B Troop, in a night defensive perimeter two miles to the north, immediately moved out, arriving on the scene within fifteen minutes. Also, another ARVN infantry unit marched to the battle. B Troop came up on F Troop's left flank and pushed east, but the move left B Troop's southern flank exposed and the NVA opened fire. B Troop's vehicles wheeled right, came on line, and assaulted south through the enemy. F Troop backed down the slope while B Troop secured the hill, and the South Vietnamese infantry swept the area, clearing enemy bunkers. Cobra attack helicopters rolled in on the fleeing enemy, killing ten. The enemy lost sixty soldiers in the battle. Five members of F Troop were killed. The lost troopers included PFC Ronald C. Collins, PFC Farrish Combs (posthumously promoted to Corporal), SP4 Daniel M. Dawson, PFC James P. Nugent, and 1LT John Roche. Another sixteen Blackhorse troopers were wounded, one ACAV was destroyed, and three ACAVs were damaged. South Vietnamese losses were two killed and eleven wounded. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam” by MAJ Edward J. Chesney]
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POSTED ON 3.28.2021
POSTED BY: ANON

Never forgotten

PFC James Patrick Nugent is buried in Block 50, Section C, Track A, Grave 34 1B of the Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, NJ.

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Forever 18.

HOOAH
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POSTED ON 3.17.2021
POSTED BY: DOUGLAS A KOEPPEN

Randolf Avenue memories

Unfortunately you were lost to our countries efforts to secure a peaceful nation in Vietnam.I remember you and your family as we all played together as "kids" on Randolf between Arlington and Garfield & Bramhall. Rest in peace .God Bless the U
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