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Specialist Four James A. Loux distinguished himself while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Assigned to the 458th River Patrol Boat Company, Specialist Four Loux was a seaman aboard a river boat transporting aviation fuel in support of combat operations near Cho Thu Bay Village. When his boat struck an enemy mine and was engulfed in flames, the enemy force laid down a deadly crossfire directed from both banks of the canal. Although gravely wounded, he immediately raced to his machine gun and returned fire. Specialist Four Loux continued to fire upon the hostile force until they broke contact. These actions enabled the rest of the vessels to proceed on their mission. Specialist Four Loux died of his wounds on 5 April, 1971.
This brave soldier and Army mariner received the Silver Star Medal for gallantry. Memorializing Specialist Four Loux by naming LSV-6 for him serves to inspire future Army mariners and honor a soldier who gave his life for his comrades and his country. |
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