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Remembering the wasted life of 1st Lt. James Raymond Hockett










James Raymond Hockett

First Lieutenant

25 INF DIV
Army Of The United States
27 October 1945 - 22 September 1968
Blue Island, IL
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25 INF DIV
Jim Hockett

Combat Infantry

Bronze Star, Purple Heart (2 awards), National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign


REMEMBERED

by his friends and family
in the Blue Island community.

A memorial from one who remembers,
Randy Kethcart
randy@bobcat.ws
5 Aug 2001

James Raymond Hockett
First Lieutenant
Army Of The United States
PERSONAL DATA

Home: Blue Island, Illinois

DOB: Saturday, 10/27/1945

Sex: Male

Race: Caucasian

Married? Yes

Religion: Methodist
 
MILITARY DATA

Service: Army Of The United States

Comp: Reserve

Grade: O2

Rank: First Lieutenant

ID No: O5337539

MOS: 1542 - Infantry Unit Commander

LenSvc: Between 3 and 4 years

Unit: 25 INF DIV
 
CASUALTY DATA

Start Tour: Tuesday, 08/13/1968

Cas Date: Sunday, 09/22/1968

Age at Loss: 22

Remains: Body Recovered

Location: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam

Type: Hostile, Died Of Wounds

Reason: Artillery, Rocket, Mortar - Ground Casualty

Last Update: September 1969
 
ON THE WALL


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We don't need no troops in Afghanistan
We don't need no troops in Pakistan
We don't need no troops in Iraq
Come back home all, Come back home.





















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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