Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received the award posthumously (presented to his family) from President Richard M. Nixon at the White House on August 6, 1970 for his actions as a Lance Corporal with Company K, 7th Marines, 1st US Marine Division, on August 28, 1969, near Da Nang, Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. A native of Mexico, he moved to Arizona with his family and following his high school graduation in June 1968, he joined the US Marine Corps Reserve. Two months later, he transferred to the active US Marine Corps and following his recruit and combat training, he was assigned to South Vietnam in February 1969. Six months later, while on a patrol near Da Nang, he was killed in action against North Vietnamese soldiers. Originally interred at Morelia, Mexico, in January 2017 his remains were transferred to the Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, Arizona. He was also awarded the Purple Heart. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepididity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a fire team leader with Company K, in operations against the enemy. L/Cpl. Jimenez' unit came under heavy attack by North Vietnamese soldiers concealed in well-camouflaged emplacements. L/Cpl. Jimenez reacted by seizing the initiative and plunging forward toward the enemy positions. He personally destroyed several enemy personnel and silenced an anti aircraft weapon. Shouting encouragement to his companions, L/Cpl. Jimenez continued his aggressive forward movement. He slowly maneuvered to within 10 feet of hostile soldiers who were firing automatic weapons from a trench and, in the face of vicious enemy fire, destroyed the position. Although he was by now the target of concentrated fire from hostile gunners intent upon halting his assault, L/Cpl. Jimenez continued to press forward. As he moved to attack another enemy soldier, he was mortally wounded. L/Cpl. Jimenez' indomitable courage, aggressive fighting spirit, and unfaltering devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the U.S. Naval Service."