143 Passaic County
Residents to Receive State Vietnam Service Medal July 23
A
special award ceremony will be held on July 23, at 11 a.m., at the Athenia
Veterans Post, 147 Huron Avenue, Clifton, N.J. Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Sullivan,
Assistant Adjutant General-Army, New Jersey Army National Guard, will
present the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal to 143 Passaic County residents
who are veterans of the Vietnam Conflict.
Approved by the New Jersey Legislature on Nov. 13, 2000, the medal
commemorates the 25th anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam Conflict
in January 1973.
To be eligible for the Vietnam Service Medal, veterans must meet the following
criteria:
• be a current resident of New Jersey
• served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States in
Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia or the contiguous waters or airspace
thereof on or after Dec. 31, 1960 and on or before May 7, 1975.
• Have an honorable discharge or be currently serving in the military
Posthumous awards can be awarded; application must be made by the surviving
spouse or immediate family member.
Anyone interested in applying for the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal
should send a written request, e-mail or telephone call, requesting an
application form to the following -
Mail
NJDMAVA
ATTN: Distinguished Service Medal
P.O. Box 340
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0340
Be sure to include full name, home address, and daytime phone number.
e-mail: srobert.wimberly@njdmava.state.nj.us
Phone: 1-800-624-0508, Press 7.
NEW
JERSEY VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS
Athenia
Veterans Post, Clifton, N.J.
July
23, 2003
| Rank |
First Name |
MI |
Last Name |
Posthumous |
Branch |
City |
| Specialist Five |
Lawrence |
M. |
Agosta |
|
Army |
Fairfield |
| Staff Sergeant |
Howard |
M. |
Aiello |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
William |
H. |
Anderson |
|
Navy |
Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Joseph |
D. |
Aquino |
|
Army |
West Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Louis |
J. |
Assante |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Sergeant |
Raymond |
|
Barrett |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Specialist Four |
Glen |
|
Bartman |
|
Army |
West Paterson |
| Sergeant |
Raymond |
|
Barwick |
|
Marine Corps |
Little Falls |
| Specialist Four |
John |
P. |
Batesko |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Vincent |
|
Bavaro |
|
Navy |
West Milford |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
James |
F. |
Beardsley |
|
Navy |
Clifton |
| Sergeant |
Edward |
L. |
Benedict |
|
Army |
Totowa |
| Specialist Five |
Clifford |
H. |
Bonhorst |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Private |
Walter |
A. |
Bowan |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| 1st Lieutenant |
Reimund |
W. |
Breimer |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Specialist Four |
Anthony |
S. |
Buscema |
|
Army |
West Paterson |
| Specialist Five |
Francis |
L. |
Byrnes |
|
Army |
W. Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
William |
J. |
Church |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Airplane Electrician 2nd
Class |
Gerald |
J. |
Cifaldi |
|
Navy |
Paterson |
| Private 1st Class |
Victor |
I. |
Colon |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Machinist Mate 2nd Class |
Joseph |
L. |
Comerro |
|
Navy |
Hawthorne |
| Specialist Four |
Willie |
J. |
Cooper |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Sergeant |
Robert |
P. |
Corsa |
|
Marine Corps |
Clifton |
| 1st Lieutenant |
John |
A. |
De Marco |
|
Army |
Newfoundland |
| Private 1st Class |
Armando |
E. |
DeBrino |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Carmen |
|
DeLuccia |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Specialist Five |
Lloyd |
W. |
DePope |
|
Army |
Totowa |
| Corporal |
Dennis |
F. |
DePrima |
|
Marine Corps |
Pompton Lakes |
| Sergeant |
Gene |
E. |
Dittamo |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Seaman |
Richard |
F. |
Donovan |
|
Navy |
Ringwood |
| Captain |
Alexander |
R. |
Drisgula |
|
Marine Corps |
Ringwood |
| Airman 1st Class |
Roger |
D. |
Edmonds |
|
Air Force |
Clifton |
| Lance Corporal |
Albert |
J. |
Erdman |
|
Marine Corps |
Hawthorne |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class |
William |
|
Faasse |
|
Navy |
North Haledon |
| Technical Sergeant |
Samuel |
E. |
Fairley |
|
Air Force |
Passaic |
| Sergeant |
Mario |
C. |
Falica |
|
Army |
Ringwood |
| Specialist Four |
Michael |
|
Fett |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Specialist Four |
Paul |
|
Franco |
|
Army |
Pompton Plains |
| Specialist Four |
James |
J. |
Frega |
|
Army |
West Paterson |
| Sergeant |
William |
J. |
Gallo |
|
Army |
Little Falls |
| Specialist Four |
Frank |
R. |
Garofalo |
|
Army |
Hawthorne |
| 1st Lieutenant |
Robert |
H. |
Gascoyne |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Corporal |
Fred |
|
Gatti |
|
Marine Corps |
Pompton Lakes |
| Private 1st Class |
Robert |
W. |
Gilbert |
|
Army |
Oak Ridge |
| Corporal |
Ralph |
V. |
Giordano |
|
Marine Corps |
Clifton |
| Specialist Four |
Jose |
A. |
Gonzalez |
|
Army |
Hawthorne |
| Specialist Four |
Dennis |
W. |
Gordon |
|
Army |
Stockholm |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Donald |
F. |
Grazano |
|
Navy |
Pompton Lakes |
| Sergeant |
Peter |
J. |
Griffin |
|
Air Force |
Totowa |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Bruce |
G. |
Hetzel |
|
Navy |
Ringwood |
| Specialist Four |
Sande |
M. |
Hoffman |
|
Army |
Hewitt |
| Specialist Four |
Jimmy |
|
Hogges |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Specialist Five |
George |
R. |
Hollows |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Private 1st Class |
William |
L. |
Horsey |
|
Marine Corps |
Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Maurice |
|
Houckes |
|
Army |
Wanaque |
| Corporal |
Michael |
|
Howe |
|
Marine Corps |
Clifton |
| Seaman |
Paul |
J. |
Hutchinson |
Posthumous |
Navy |
Lyndhurst |
| Specialist Four |
William |
|
Isenberg |
|
Army |
Haskell |
| Sergeant |
Michael |
E. |
Jakubas |
|
Marine Corps |
Little Falls |
| Sergeant |
Phillip |
|
Jennings |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Captain |
William |
D. |
Johnson |
|
Army |
Hewitt |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Gunter |
E. |
Juraschka |
|
Navy |
Paterson |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Bernard |
W. |
Kerwin |
|
Navy |
Haskell |
| Specialist Four |
Robert |
B. |
Klein |
|
Army |
Bloomingdale |
| Specialist Four |
Kenneth |
J. |
Klepeis |
|
Army |
Little Falls |
| Fireman |
John |
M. |
Koch |
|
Navy |
Wanaque |
| Sergeant |
Thomas |
E. |
Kochakji |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Store Keeper 3rd Class |
Richard |
M. |
Kopec |
|
Navy |
Upper Montclair |
| Private 1st Class |
Victor |
|
Kowalski |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Specialist Four |
Jochem |
R. |
Kresse |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Specialist Four |
Robert |
M. |
Ladson |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Captain |
Thaddeus |
J. |
Lazas |
|
Air Force |
Clifton |
| Specialist Five |
Edward |
T. |
Leonard |
|
Army |
Pompton Plains |
| Staff Sergeant |
Valentin |
|
Llaudaitis |
|
Marine Corps |
Clifton |
| Specialist Four |
Joseph |
R. |
Loglist |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Corporal |
Herrick |
R. |
Lord |
|
Marine Corps |
Stockholm |
| Staff Sergeant |
Edward |
S. |
Marsh |
|
Army |
Haskell |
| Specialist Four |
John |
|
Matysik |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Charles |
W. |
Mawhinney |
|
Navy |
North Haledon |
| 1st Lieutenant |
Alfred |
M. |
May |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Specialist Five |
Donato |
R. |
Mazzaro |
|
Army |
Ringwood |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Thomas |
E. |
Mc Guire |
|
Navy |
Clifton |
| Aviation Machinist 2nd
Class |
Dennis |
C. |
McDonald |
|
Air Force |
Wayne |
| Corporal |
John |
V. |
McGinty |
|
Marine Corps |
Keyport |
| Specialist Five |
Joseph |
W. |
Metzler |
|
Army |
Hawthorne |
| Specialist Four |
Robert |
O. |
Monaco |
Posthumous |
Army |
Paterson |
| Sergeant |
Harold |
|
Moorhouse |
|
Marine Corps |
Hawthorne |
| Specialist Four |
Richard |
G. |
Mulholland |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| 1st Lieutenant |
William |
J. |
Mullen |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Specialist Four |
John |
J. |
Munsey |
|
Army |
Totowa Boro |
| Specialist Five |
Jon |
C. |
Murphy |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Sergeant |
Michael |
T. |
Napurano |
|
Army |
Little Falls |
| Captain |
John |
T. |
Noble |
|
Marine Corps |
Wayne |
| Specialist Four |
Ronald |
D. |
Oblinger |
|
Army |
Hewitt |
| Specialist Four |
Robert |
J. |
Ormsby |
|
Army |
Bloomingdale |
| Specialist Four |
Anthony |
J. |
Palomba |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Captain |
Lloyd |
G. |
Pontier |
|
Army |
N. Haledon |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Harry |
J. |
Puch |
|
Navy |
Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Robert |
J. |
Puleo |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Sergeant |
William |
|
Quick |
|
Air Force |
Paterson |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Ladislaus |
J. |
Rak |
|
Navy |
Clifton |
| Sergeant |
Frank |
R. |
Reis |
|
Air Force |
Little Falls |
| Private |
Mannie |
|
Reynolds |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Sergeant |
DeWayne |
A. |
Robinson |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
William |
|
Rodenbaugh |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Seaman |
Edilberto |
A. |
Rodriguez |
|
Navy |
Clifton |
| Staff Sergeant |
Joseph |
J. |
Rodzen |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Specialist Five |
Charles |
S. |
Rosenblum |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Robert |
J. |
Ross |
|
Navy |
Little Falls |
| Specialist Four |
Anthony |
V. |
Rullo |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Adrian |
|
Rusticus |
|
Army |
Hawthorne |
| Specialist Five |
Kenneth |
L. |
Rys |
|
Army |
Wallington |
| Private 1st Class |
Raymond |
M. |
Sapinski |
|
Army |
West Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Raymond |
G. |
Schwedhelm |
|
Army |
Little Falls |
| Private 1st Class |
John |
A. |
Sedlacik |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Karl |
E. |
Seltenheim |
|
Navy |
Wayne |
| Airman 1st Class |
John |
L. |
Shannon |
|
Air Force |
Hawthorne |
| Airman |
Roger |
J. |
Smith |
|
Navy |
Pompton Lakes |
| Sergeant |
Brant |
R. |
Snell |
|
Army |
West Milford |
| Private 1st Class |
Gordon |
G. |
Spanek |
|
Army |
Wayne |
| Petty Officer 2nd Class |
William |
|
Sullivan |
|
Navy |
Caldwell |
| 1st Lieutenant |
Donald |
J. |
Surgent |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Specialist Five |
Joseph |
F. |
Tarantino |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Captain |
George |
|
Tosi |
|
Marine Corps |
Little Falls |
| Sergeant |
Stanley |
|
Tremble |
|
Army |
Passaic |
| Specialist Four |
Jacob |
|
Van Loon |
|
Army |
Haskell |
| Specialist Four |
Michael |
E. |
Van Vliet |
|
Army |
Bloomingdale |
| Specialist Five |
Antonio |
V. |
Vancheri |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Specialist Four |
Roy |
T. |
Vandenbree |
|
Army |
Totowa |
| Specialist Four |
Peter |
W. |
VanDerVelde |
|
Army |
Hawthorne |
| Specialist Four |
William |
|
VanEck |
|
Army |
Clifton |
| Specialist Four |
Gregory |
|
VanMaanen |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Petty Officer 1st Class |
Gerard |
|
VanOrden |
|
Navy |
Oak Ridge |
| Sergeant |
Edward |
|
Villegas |
|
Marine Corps |
Prospect Park |
| Specialist Five |
Michel |
|
Vitiello |
|
Army |
Ringwood |
| Airman 1st Class |
Kurt |
W. |
Wagner |
|
Air Force |
Hewitt |
| Sergeant |
Robert |
L. |
Washington |
|
Army |
Paterson |
| Sergeant |
Robert |
A. |
Weisse |
|
Army |
Hawthorne |
| Sergeant |
Joseph |
W. |
White |
|
Marine Corps |
Totowa |
| Specialist Four |
Charles |
A. |
Wicker |
Posthumous |
Army |
Hawthorne |
| Airman 1st Class |
Ed |
R. |
William |
|
Air Force |
Paterson |
| Store Keeper 3rd Class |
Michael |
|
Yurcheniuk |
|
Navy |
Passaic |
| Specialist Four |
Richard |
F. |
Zedower |
|
Army |
Clifton |
|
