James Arthur Skiles

Private First Class
C CO, 2ND BN, 503RD INF RGT, 173 ABN BDE
Army of the United States
02 February 1945 - 03 March 1967
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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173 ABN BDE

503RD INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

Airborne!

The database page for James Arthur Skiles

08 Jul 2002

"To live in the hearts we leave behind,
is never to have died."
(Thomas Campbell, circa 1888)

From a cousin.
appaloosa37@yahoo.com
05 May 2006

His younger sister wishes to contact the the guy who has been inquiring about Jimmy, through e-mail. Thanks.

From his sister,
Vida Jones
vidaj@hughes.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

"A" and "C" Companies, 2/503rd Infantry, lost 19 men in an engagement east of Katum in Tay Ninh Province on 03 Mar 1967:
  • A Company:
  • C Company:
    • 1LT Welborn A. Callahan, Columbus, GA
    • SSG Melvin C. Gaines, Los Angeles, CA
    • SSG Angel P. Saez-Ramirez, Orocovis, PR
    • SGT John R. Stalter, Pico Rivera, CA
    • SP4 Moses Green, Jamaica, NY (medic, HHC with C/2/503)
    • PFC Charles B. Alandt, Royal Oak, MI
    • PFC Charles H. Bennett, Fayetteville, NC
    • PFC Paul W. Curran, East Milton, MA
    • PFC Micheal J. Drake, Stanford, FL
    • PFC Michael L. Ebald, Philadelphia, PA
    • PFC Earl S. Garrison, Brunswick, ME
    • PFC James A. Skiles, New Brunswick, NJ
    • PFC Selvester J. Vasques, Los Angeles, CA
    • PFC Herbert Wilson, New York, NY
    • PVT Lawrence Strack, Richmond Hill, NY




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 8 Jul 2002
Last updated 08/10/2009