In Memory of .......... SGT. James Lane Talley.
*** Sergeant Talley was a member of Detachment A-133, 5th Special Forces Group. On June 19, 1964, he was a member of a patrol in Tay Ninh Province that was fighting a superior force. Sergeant Talley was reported Missing in Action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JAMES LANE TALLEY - Army SGT E5 Special Forces Green Berets
Age: 22
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 30, 1943 - Born in Phoenix, Arizona.
From: FT BENNING, GA
Religion: LATTER DAY SAINTS, MORMON
Marital Status: Single/Divorced with Kids - Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. Parents: Father, Lt.Col. James (Jess) Watson Talley, (1917 - 1994) Retired and now Deceased and Mother, Mrs. Della Lines Pace-Remarried, Born April 8, 1916 and Died Aug. 14, 2006. Brother, Wade W. Talley is deceased. Paternal Grandparents, Parents: James Virgil Talley (1892 - 1969)and Ethel Watson Talley (1890 - 1940).
***** Uncle, I am Joe Pace's daughter. I met his Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. My grandma (James mother) and father Jess passed away recently and now I believe they are all together again. Thank you all for your nice comments and God Bless to you all.
Respectfully, Tina Martin
***** James was my first love. On February 15, 1963, we were married. Due to various problems including religious differences, we divorced on November 22, 1963. On June 20, 1964, I received word that James was Missing in Action in Vietnam. I've seen your name on many memorials from Washington D.C. to Hawaii. You are still remembered.
Louise (Everson) Sallquist
Former wife of Sgt. James Talley
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Jun 19, 1964
Casualty was on Jun 20, 1965
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was not recovered
Panel 02E - Line 15
Other Personnel In Incident: Thomas I. Ledbetter (missing); Harry A. Walling (remains recovered)
June 17, 1964, Capt. Thomas L. Ledbetter, Sgt. James L. Talley and Sgt. Harry Walling left the Special Forces camp at Polei Krong on a two-day patrol with a 103-man Montagnard company.
The patrol proceeded through Tay Ninh Province to about 5 miles southeast of the provincial capitol.
Two days later, at the camp at Soui Da, a radio message was received from Talley reporting that the team had walked into a Viet Cong battallion of 300-400 and that Captain Ledbetter had been wounded.
Sgt. James Talley requested air support and evacuation. He was unable to give an exact location. Immediate help was sent, but was unable to locate the area of the battle.
Later that day, a company and a half were ready to leave on a search when 26 survivors, mostly wounded, began to come in, giving a grim description of what had occurred. Captain Ledbetter, although shot in the leg, stabbed and hit in the head, was last seen crawling away after the company was entirely overrun.
Some of the survivors reported that they had hidden in the brush pretending to be dead and observed the Viet Cong burying bodies and lying in wait for the search parties they knew would come.
Some said that they had seen Sgt. James Talley and Ledbetter being carried away by the Viet Cong.
The search for clues of the fate of Thomas Ledbetter, James Talley and Harry Walling went on for over a week. Each day, the searchers encountered enemy fire and engaged in battle, both on the ground and in the air. The search was complicated by the fact that the Montagnards were unfamiliar with the area and frequently became confused about the locations of the battles.
Eighty-six new graves were found, and several of them were opened. The grave of Harry Walling was found and his body evacuated.
Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley were not found. The team felt at the time that Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley had been captured.
Sgt. James Talley had medical experience and would have made a valuable prisoner to the Viet Cong who were unable to adequately treat their wounded.
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*** Sergeant Talley was a member of Detachment A-133, 5th Special Forces Group. On June 19, 1964, he was a member of a patrol in Tay Ninh Province that was fighting a superior force. Sergeant Talley was reported Missing in Action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JAMES LANE TALLEY - Army SGT E5 Special Forces Green Berets
Age: 22
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 30, 1943 - Born in Phoenix, Arizona.
From: FT BENNING, GA
Religion: LATTER DAY SAINTS, MORMON
Marital Status: Single/Divorced with Kids - Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. Parents: Father, Lt.Col. James (Jess) Watson Talley, (1917 - 1994) Retired and now Deceased and Mother, Mrs. Della Lines Pace-Remarried, Born April 8, 1916 and Died Aug. 14, 2006. Brother, Wade W. Talley is deceased. Paternal Grandparents, Parents: James Virgil Talley (1892 - 1969)and Ethel Watson Talley (1890 - 1940).
***** Uncle, I am Joe Pace's daughter. I met his Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. My grandma (James mother) and father Jess passed away recently and now I believe they are all together again. Thank you all for your nice comments and God Bless to you all.
Respectfully, Tina Martin
***** James was my first love. On February 15, 1963, we were married. Due to various problems including religious differences, we divorced on November 22, 1963. On June 20, 1964, I received word that James was Missing in Action in Vietnam. I've seen your name on many memorials from Washington D.C. to Hawaii. You are still remembered.
Louise (Everson) Sallquist
Former wife of Sgt. James Talley
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Jun 19, 1964
Casualty was on Jun 20, 1965
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was not recovered
Panel 02E - Line 15
Other Personnel In Incident: Thomas I. Ledbetter (missing); Harry A. Walling (remains recovered)
June 17, 1964, Capt. Thomas L. Ledbetter, Sgt. James L. Talley and Sgt. Harry Walling left the Special Forces camp at Polei Krong on a two-day patrol with a 103-man Montagnard company.
The patrol proceeded through Tay Ninh Province to about 5 miles southeast of the provincial capitol.
Two days later, at the camp at Soui Da, a radio message was received from Talley reporting that the team had walked into a Viet Cong battallion of 300-400 and that Captain Ledbetter had been wounded.
Sgt. James Talley requested air support and evacuation. He was unable to give an exact location. Immediate help was sent, but was unable to locate the area of the battle.
Later that day, a company and a half were ready to leave on a search when 26 survivors, mostly wounded, began to come in, giving a grim description of what had occurred. Captain Ledbetter, although shot in the leg, stabbed and hit in the head, was last seen crawling away after the company was entirely overrun.
Some of the survivors reported that they had hidden in the brush pretending to be dead and observed the Viet Cong burying bodies and lying in wait for the search parties they knew would come.
Some said that they had seen Sgt. James Talley and Ledbetter being carried away by the Viet Cong.
The search for clues of the fate of Thomas Ledbetter, James Talley and Harry Walling went on for over a week. Each day, the searchers encountered enemy fire and engaged in battle, both on the ground and in the air. The search was complicated by the fact that the Montagnards were unfamiliar with the area and frequently became confused about the locations of the battles.
Eighty-six new graves were found, and several of them were opened. The grave of Harry Walling was found and his body evacuated.
Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley were not found. The team felt at the time that Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley had been captured.
Sgt. James Talley had medical experience and would have made a valuable prisoner to the Viet Cong who were unable to adequately treat their wounded.
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In Memory of .......... SGT. James Lane Talley.
*** Sergeant Talley was a member of Detachment A-133, 5th Special Forces Group. On June 19, 1964, he was a member of a patrol in Tay Ninh Province that was fighting a superior force. Sergeant Talley was reported Missing in Action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JAMES LANE TALLEY - Army SGT E5 Special Forces Green Berets
Age: 22
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 30, 1943 - Born in Phoenix, Arizona.
From: FT BENNING, GA
Religion: LATTER DAY SAINTS, MORMON
Marital Status: Single/Divorced with Kids - Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. Parents: Father, Lt.Col. James (Jess) Watson Talley, (1917 - 1994) Retired and now Deceased and Mother, Mrs. Della Lines Pace-Remarried, Born April 8, 1916 and Died Aug. 14, 2006. Brother, Wade W. Talley is deceased. Paternal Grandparents, Parents: James Virgil Talley (1892 - 1969)and Ethel Watson Talley (1890 - 1940).
***** Uncle, I am Joe Pace's daughter. I met his Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. My grandma (James mother) and father Jess passed away recently and now I believe they are all together again. Thank you all for your nice comments and God Bless to you all.
Respectfully, Tina Martin
***** James was my first love. On February 15, 1963, we were married. Due to various problems including religious differences, we divorced on November 22, 1963. On June 20, 1964, I received word that James was Missing in Action in Vietnam. I've seen your name on many memorials from Washington D.C. to Hawaii. You are still remembered.
Louise (Everson) Sallquist
Former wife of Sgt. James Talley
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Jun 19, 1964
Casualty was on Jun 20, 1965
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was not recovered
Panel 02E - Line 15
Other Personnel In Incident: Thomas I. Ledbetter (missing); Harry A. Walling (remains recovered)
June 17, 1964, Capt. Thomas L. Ledbetter, Sgt. James L. Talley and Sgt. Harry Walling left the Special Forces camp at Polei Krong on a two-day patrol with a 103-man Montagnard company.
The patrol proceeded through Tay Ninh Province to about 5 miles southeast of the provincial capitol.
Two days later, at the camp at Soui Da, a radio message was received from Talley reporting that the team had walked into a Viet Cong battallion of 300-400 and that Captain Ledbetter had been wounded.
Sgt. James Talley requested air support and evacuation. He was unable to give an exact location. Immediate help was sent, but was unable to locate the area of the battle.
Later that day, a company and a half were ready to leave on a search when 26 survivors, mostly wounded, began to come in, giving a grim description of what had occurred. Captain Ledbetter, although shot in the leg, stabbed and hit in the head, was last seen crawling away after the company was entirely overrun.
Some of the survivors reported that they had hidden in the brush pretending to be dead and observed the Viet Cong burying bodies and lying in wait for the search parties they knew would come.
Some said that they had seen Sgt. James Talley and Ledbetter being carried away by the Viet Cong.
The search for clues of the fate of Thomas Ledbetter, James Talley and Harry Walling went on for over a week. Each day, the searchers encountered enemy fire and engaged in battle, both on the ground and in the air. The search was complicated by the fact that the Montagnards were unfamiliar with the area and frequently became confused about the locations of the battles.
Eighty-six new graves were found, and several of them were opened. The grave of Harry Walling was found and his body evacuated.
Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley were not found. The team felt at the time that Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley had been captured.
Sgt. James Talley had medical experience and would have made a valuable prisoner to the Viet Cong who were unable to adequately treat their wounded.
********************
.
*** Sergeant Talley was a member of Detachment A-133, 5th Special Forces Group. On June 19, 1964, he was a member of a patrol in Tay Ninh Province that was fighting a superior force. Sergeant Talley was reported Missing in Action. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
JAMES LANE TALLEY - Army SGT E5 Special Forces Green Berets
Age: 22
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Mar 30, 1943 - Born in Phoenix, Arizona.
From: FT BENNING, GA
Religion: LATTER DAY SAINTS, MORMON
Marital Status: Single/Divorced with Kids - Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. Parents: Father, Lt.Col. James (Jess) Watson Talley, (1917 - 1994) Retired and now Deceased and Mother, Mrs. Della Lines Pace-Remarried, Born April 8, 1916 and Died Aug. 14, 2006. Brother, Wade W. Talley is deceased. Paternal Grandparents, Parents: James Virgil Talley (1892 - 1969)and Ethel Watson Talley (1890 - 1940).
***** Uncle, I am Joe Pace's daughter. I met his Daughter Jayme and his son Roland. My grandma (James mother) and father Jess passed away recently and now I believe they are all together again. Thank you all for your nice comments and God Bless to you all.
Respectfully, Tina Martin
***** James was my first love. On February 15, 1963, we were married. Due to various problems including religious differences, we divorced on November 22, 1963. On June 20, 1964, I received word that James was Missing in Action in Vietnam. I've seen your name on many memorials from Washington D.C. to Hawaii. You are still remembered.
Louise (Everson) Sallquist
Former wife of Sgt. James Talley
Length of service 3 years
His tour began on Jun 19, 1964
Casualty was on Jun 20, 1965
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, GROUND CASUALTY
Body was not recovered
Panel 02E - Line 15
Other Personnel In Incident: Thomas I. Ledbetter (missing); Harry A. Walling (remains recovered)
June 17, 1964, Capt. Thomas L. Ledbetter, Sgt. James L. Talley and Sgt. Harry Walling left the Special Forces camp at Polei Krong on a two-day patrol with a 103-man Montagnard company.
The patrol proceeded through Tay Ninh Province to about 5 miles southeast of the provincial capitol.
Two days later, at the camp at Soui Da, a radio message was received from Talley reporting that the team had walked into a Viet Cong battallion of 300-400 and that Captain Ledbetter had been wounded.
Sgt. James Talley requested air support and evacuation. He was unable to give an exact location. Immediate help was sent, but was unable to locate the area of the battle.
Later that day, a company and a half were ready to leave on a search when 26 survivors, mostly wounded, began to come in, giving a grim description of what had occurred. Captain Ledbetter, although shot in the leg, stabbed and hit in the head, was last seen crawling away after the company was entirely overrun.
Some of the survivors reported that they had hidden in the brush pretending to be dead and observed the Viet Cong burying bodies and lying in wait for the search parties they knew would come.
Some said that they had seen Sgt. James Talley and Ledbetter being carried away by the Viet Cong.
The search for clues of the fate of Thomas Ledbetter, James Talley and Harry Walling went on for over a week. Each day, the searchers encountered enemy fire and engaged in battle, both on the ground and in the air. The search was complicated by the fact that the Montagnards were unfamiliar with the area and frequently became confused about the locations of the battles.
Eighty-six new graves were found, and several of them were opened. The grave of Harry Walling was found and his body evacuated.
Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley were not found. The team felt at the time that Ledbetter and Sgt. James Talley had been captured.
Sgt. James Talley had medical experience and would have made a valuable prisoner to the Viet Cong who were unable to adequately treat their wounded.
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