Jorge Joseph Maldonado
Private
G BTRY, 3RD BN, 12TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
New York, New York
November 20, 1945 to July 11, 1967
JORGE J MALDONADO is on the Wall at Panel 23E, Line 53

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31 Mar 2006

Jorge, my old friend,

I remember when we became friends.

I remember you had an infectious smile, and a warm, friendly, personality. You were a person I could trust in a place where belief in a friend was a luxury.

You were very proud of your family, showing their pictures to everyone and telling us how much you loved your wife and kids.

I remember your last words to me "Tell my children I love them".

You're on the "Wall", Jorge, your name is etched in black stone and in our hearts.

Rest in peace my friend, someday we will meet again.

Red
oldham1147@earthlink.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 3/12 Marines' Command Chronology for July 1967 contains the following entry:
"11 July - At 0615 incoming mortar rounds hit the Battery "G" position killing three (3) Marines from the Battery and wounding three (3). The Battery fired 300 rounds of counter-mortar fire, the enemy fired 15 rounds of 82mm into Battery "G's" position."
The three men killed by the mortar fire were
  • LCpl Kevin M. Clarke, Muskegon Heights, MI;
  • LCpl Dennis D. Skutt, Midland, MI; and
  • Pvt Jorge J. Maldonado, New York, NY.

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