This In Memory Of American Soldiers who died on January 9 and 10, 1964 
defending their country in hostile action in the Panama Canal Zone 









In Memory Of
1st Sergeant Gerald A. Aubin
Co. “B” 4th Bn 10th Inf Ft Davis CZ USA   
1921 -  01/10/1964
First Sergeant Gerald A. Aubin and Staff Sergeant Luis 
Jiminez Cruz were shot to death in an Army jeep by sniper 
fire as they approached their unit, Bravo company that was 
pinned down by snipers fire.
In WWII Sgt Aubin was with the 101st Airborne Division 
“Screaming Eagles”  and was in most of the major battles 
in France and Germany. 
      

 

                    








In Memory Of
S/SGT JIMENEZ-CRUZ, LUIS
CO "B" 4Th Bn 10th Inf Ft Davis CZ USA 
06/22/1931 -  01/10/1964 
BURIED AT: SECTION 35 SITE 1878 
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Staff Sergeant Luis Jiminez Cruz and First 
Sergeant Gerald A. Aubin were shot to death in an 
Army jeep by sniper fire as they approached their 
unit, Bravo company that was pinned down by
snipers fire. 
 In WWII Staff Sergeant Luis Jiminez Cruz was in 
the  3rd Infantry Division and in most of their major 
battles. The 3rd Army  was the most successful 
combat records of any U.S. Army. They suffering 
more than 50,000 wartime casualties. Forty nine 
members of the 3rd Infantry Division were awarded 
the Medal of Honor.
   
 
    








In Memory Of
Private First Class David Haupt
CO "?" 4Th Bn 10th Inf Ft Davis CZ USA
OOOOOO -  01/10/1964
Private David Haupt was shot in the head and 
killed by sniper fire becoming the first American 
to die at the hands of Panamanians in the fighting 
of January 1964.
  

  








In Memory Of
Spec/4 Michael W. Rowland
CO "?" 4Th Bn 10th Inf Ft Davis CZ USA 
OOOOOO -  01/10/1964
Spec/4 Michael W. Rowland, died when he 
fell into a ravine while pulling night time guard duty 
not far from the scene of the fighting.
 

  








This from,"Memories of my CZ Army Times 62-65” - David E. Corley"
.....We reached Colon with no more incidents but as we 
came upon the Colon train station it was burning also. The train came 
to a stop a safe distance from the station. There was a lot of military 
personnel around and as we got off the train they ask where we were 
going. I told them I needed to get to Company B, Ft. Davis they got me 
hooked up with a couple of soldiers going to Ft. Davis they would take 
me to B, Company. They told me  my company was already in Colon and 
was being penned down there by  Cuban snipers. They dropped me off at 
the back door of B Company I thanked them and hurried inside to find out 
what was happening. The only people there was the mess-hall personnel 
and I found 1st Sergeant Aubin, who was within days of retiring, and Staff 
Sergeant Cruz. They were getting ready to go to Colon and join the rest of 
the company. Sergeant Aubin told me to get on my uniform and check out 
my weapon and ammo that I can go with them if I hurried. I told him to wait 
on me I would  be rite back. I went as fast as I could but when I got back to 
them they were about to leave and Sergeant Aubin told me that he needed 
me to wait and go down with the mess-hall people because they will need 
someone with them if they had any trouble. I told him I would but I had rather 
go with them. Then Sergeant Aubin told me, keep up with my ammo that I 
would need it and he gave me what seem a long stare and I looked back and 
into his eyes and I got a real bad feeling about this. I stood there on the back 
truck area and watched Sergeant Aubin and Sergeant Cruz until they were out 
of sight. It would be a few hours before the mess-hall crew and me would make
 it to the company staging area outside Colon and there I would find out that 
Sergeant Aubin and Cruz were killed by sniper fire as they approached the 
Company's location. There was a lot going on and things were moving fast.
 I didn't have time to comprehend what had happened until a few days later 
and realized that I may have been the last person to talk to Sergeant Aubin 
and Cruz and I know that Sergeant Aubin saved my life by sending me down 
with the mess-hall crew. After all these years I can still see these heroic 
soldiers riding away and out of sight.



More on First Sergeant Gerald A. Aubin


Worcester County MA Archives Military Records WWII-Enlistment
AUBIN GERALD A  RA 20110754  PLACE OF ENLISTMENT @ 
FT BANKS BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS DATE OF ENLISTMENT 
10-9-46  Grade: Private First Class NATIVITY of  MASSACHUSETTS 
YEAR OF BIRTH 1921 Regular Army

WIDOWED IN PANAMA — Mrs Leah Aubin, widow of 
1st Sgt. Gerald A. Aubin of Millbury, Mass., who was
 killed by a sniper's bullet in Panama, is embraced
by a brother-in-law, Clifford C. Allard of Worcester, 
Mass., as she arrived in Worcester Thursday with her 
husband's body. AP Wire photo


More on Staff Sergeant Luis Jiminez Cruz


 
My information on these soldiers is limited. I would like 
to have more info and pictures of these almost forgotten 
American Heroes if you can help email me here. 
Thanks. DEC 
davidecorley@aol.com
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