Jose Santiago - we called him "Little John" Photo courtesy of Alvin Starks Remembered by his comrades in the 5th Infantry (Mech)

 

30 Mar 2005 Hi Cheo, you were such a gentleman and so brave! You've been missed all these years, and will never be forgotten. Love from your friends from 135th Street. From an old friend. E-mail address is not available.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall The unofficial 5th Infantry history reports that "On February 14, 1968, the battalion conducted RIF operations. Company B and Company C worked the area east of Hoc Mon. ... At 1210 hours, Company C reported light contact with an unknown sized enemy force 2 kilometers northeast of Hoc Mon. The fight escalated and an APC from Company C was hit by an RPG and caught fire. ... Company B and the Recon platoon reinforced the Company C elements. At 1631 hours, a dust-off was requested for three more wounded Bobcats. ... At 1855 hours, Companies B and C set up a perimeter. All the wounded were dusted-off. At 2006 hours, it was reported that 6 Bobcats from Company C and one Bobcat from Company B were known to be dead, but that the bodies of six of them had not yet been recovered. "On February 15, 1968, an assault was planned into the area of Company Cï¿ 1/2 s previous contact. ... At 1137 hours, five of the MIAs were located at XT 773046. ... At 1155 hours, the body of the 6th MIA was located in the burned APC at XT 770045." The seven dead were 1LT David G. Isbell, Huntsville, TX 1LT Ralph L. Williams, Billings, MT (Dist Svc Cross) SGT Richard P. Vellance, Saginaw, MI SP4 Earl Mack, Cambridge, MD SP4 Jose J. Santiago, New York, NY PFC David E. Keister, Reynoldsburg, OH PFC Roger G. Wilson, Oklahoma City, OK

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