Gary's Parents:
Father - Pearl Jasper McJimsey 10/06/1910 - Deceased.
Mother - Aletha Bell (Boston) McJimsey 09/09/1909 - Deceased.
Buried - Crescent City Cemetery, Del Norte County, Crescent City, California.
Brothers:
Richard 08/30/1932 - Deceased. Buried in Alaska. Served in the US Navy.
Robert 1934 - Deceased. Buried in Delta City Cemetery, Delta County, Colorado.
Karl 11/09/1940. Served in the US Navy.
Sister:
Ronda 09/30/1950.
Married June 6, 1964.
Jeanette (Wells) McJimsey
Jeanette's Parents:
Earl Wells 05/10/1905 - 03/30/1976.
Alma (Smith) Wells 10/03/1907 - 10/23/1995.
Buried in Fort Bragg, California.
Brothers:
Neal Wells 03/31/1935.
Richard Wells 04/27/1936 - 09/07/2010. Buried in Ukiah, California.
In Omnia Promptus = Ready for Everything.
A Distinctive Unit Insignia / Coat of Arms worn on each shoulder
top of the dress Class A uniform.
This Unit Insignia was worn on my Class A uniform
due to my assignment / service to the 1st Medical Battalion
1st Infantry Division Support Command in
Di An South Vietnam from August 1968 - Feb 1969.
Description: A Silver color metal and enamel device
1 1/8 inches in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned
(Coat of Arms): Sanguine (reddish brown color),
a bear passant Proper (a walking California Bear);
on a chief Argent (silver metal) a cross of Malta
of the field (eight-pointed Maltese Cross of the
Order of St John of Jerusalem).
Attached below the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed
"IN OMNIA PROMPTUS"
in maroon letters.
Symbolism: The shield is sanguine, with the chief in silver,
the colors of its predecessor, an organization of the
Medical Department.
The bear denotes that the unit was organized at
Camp Fremont, California.
The cross of Malta was a device used by the first
exclusively military medical organization,
the Knights Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem,
which was formed in 1118.
Background: The distinctive unit insignia
was originally approved for the 8th Medical Regiment
on 2 March 1934. It was re-designated for the
8th Medical Battalion on 28 November 1939.
The insignia was re-designated for the 1st Medical Battalion
on 6 August 1940.
It was amended to add the motto on 16 June 1967.
The insignia was re-designated for the 201st Support Battalion
with the description and symbolism amended on 5 June 1987.
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)
From Month/Year
April / 1968
To Month/Year
June / 1968
Description This campaign was from 2 April to 30 June 1968. During this period friendly forces conducted a number of battalion-size attritional operations against the enemy.
Operations PEGASUS-Lam Son 207 relieved the Khe Sanh Combat Base on 5 April and thereby opened Route 9 for the first time since August 1967. This operation not only severely restricted the North Vietnamese Army's use of western Quang Tri Province but also inflicted casualties on the remnants of two North Vietnamese divisions withdrawing from the area. This success was followed by a singular allied spoiling operation in the A Shau Valley, Operation DELAWARE-Lam Son. These two operations prevented the enemy from further attacking I Corps Tactical Zone population centers and forced him to shift his pressure to the III Corps Tactical Zone.
During the period 5-12 May 1968 the Viet Cong launched an offensive with Saigon as the primary objective. Friendly forces defended the city with great determination. Consequently Saigon was never in danger of being overrun. Small Viet Cong units that did manage to get into the outskirts were fragmented and driven out with great loss of enemy life. By the end of June 1968 friendly forces had decisively blunted the enemy's attacks, inflicted very heavy casualties, and hindered his ability to attack urban areas throughout the Republic of Vietnam. The enemy was forced to withdraw to his sanctuaries.
The strength of the U.S. Army in Vietnam reach a peak of nearly 360,000 men during this period.
 
