30 May 2000 As a senior Non-Commissioned Officer of Infantry in a combat unit, Sergeant First Class Gregorio M. Camacho was charged with the responsibility of ensuring the combat efficiency of his unit. More important, he was responsible for ensuring that the lives of his soldiers were not needlessly risked. Sergeant First Class Camacho gave his own life carrying out his duties. He died of gunshot wounds received in battle in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, on 26 September 1968. Sergeant First Class Camacho is remembered and honored by his community and by his comrades in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Leon Williams Post 4346, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia. Stephens County, Georgia, lost eight of its sons in Vietnam. All are memorialized on The Virtual Wall. William H. AYERS SP4, US Army 1948-69 Gregorio M. CAMACHO SFC, US Army 1931-68 Larry E. COLLIER SP5, US Army 1944-68 Jacky L. DRURY SP4, US Army 1949-70 Sponsored by VFW Post 4346 Tommy C. HEATON CPL, US Army 1946-69 Marshall H. ISBELL PFC, US Army 1946-67 Emory F. JOHNSON LCPL, USMC 1943-67 William L. PHILLIPS Captain, US Army 1945-70

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 26 Sep 1968 C Company, 3rd Bn, 8th Infantry, lost two men to sniper fire while operating near Polei Kleng in Pleiku Province: 1LT Jack A. Plucinski, Harvey, IL, and SFC Gregorio M. Camacho, Toccoa, GA

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