224 Bergen County Residents to Receive State Vietnam Service Medal September
30
Two
special award ceremonies will be held on September 30 at the Hall
of Heroes, Law and Safety Institute, 281 Campgaw Road, Mahwah, N.J. Brig.
Gen. William Marshall, Deputy State Area Command (STARC) Commander,
New Jersey Army National Guard, will present the New Jersey Vietnam
Service Medal, to 224 Bergen county residents who are veterans of
the Vietnam Conflict. The ceremonies will be held
at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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: 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 a daytime
phone number
e-mail: robert.wimberly@njdmava.state.nj.us
Phone: 1-800-624-0508, Press 7.
NEW JERSEY
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS
Hall of Heroes, Law and Safety Institute, Mahwah, N.J.
September 30, 2003
11 a.m. ceremony
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Rank
|
First
Name
|
MI
|
Last
Name
|
Posthumous
|
Branch
|
City
|
zip
|
|
Major
|
Philip
|
S.
|
Affuso
|
|
Army
|
Ridgewood
|
07450
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Michael
|
A.
|
Albanese
|
|
Army
|
Leonia
|
07605
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Richard
|
A.
|
Alicchio
|
|
Army
|
Leonia
|
07005
|
|
Sergeant
|
Adalberto
|
|
Alvarez
|
|
Air
Force
|
Teaneck
|
07666
|
|
Staff
Sergeant
|
Leonard
|
J.
|
Amberger
|
|
Army
|
Dumont
|
07628
|
|
Sergeant
|
Roy
|
T.
|
Andersen
|
|
Army
|
Moonachie
|
07074
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Patrick
|
G.
|
Andrews
|
|
Army
|
New
Milford
|
07646
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Robert
|
|
Arbasetti
|
|
Army
|
Bogota
|
07603
|
|
Sergeant
|
Albert
|
V.
|
Arguelles
|
|
Army
|
Cresskill
|
07626
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
George
|
|
Arluna
|
|
Army
|
Waldwick
|
07463
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Joseph
|
J.
|
Baeli
|
|
Army
|
Saddle
Brook
|
07663
|
|
Lance
Corporal
|
James
|
J.
|
Bailey
|
|
Marine
Corps
|
Demarest
|
07627
|
|
Radioman
|
William
|
A.
|
Barakat
|
|
Navy
|
Harrington
Park
|
07640
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Howard
|
E.
|
Bartholf
|
|
Army
|
Closter
|
07624
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Franklin
|
R.
|
Bartik
|
|
Army
|
Paramus
|
07652
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Edward
|
A.
|
Becker
|
|
Army
|
Hackensack
|
07601
|
|
Sergeant
|
Robert
|
|
Benedetti
|
|
Army
|
Ramsey
|
07446
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Frank
|
P.
|
Berardi
|
|
Army
|
Cliffiside
Park
|
07010
|
|
Petty
Officer 3rd Class
|
Lee
|
C.
|
Bigbee
|
|
Navy
|
New
Milford
|
07646
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Rudolph
|
R.
|
Binelli
|
|
Army
|
Bogota
|
07603
|
|
Sergeant
|
Allan
|
W.
|
Bornkamp
|
|
Army
|
Saddle
Brook
|
07663
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Howard
|
L.
|
Boyce
|
|
Army
|
Rutherford
|
07070
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Clarence
|
R.
|
Boykin
|
|
Army
|
Englewood
|
07631
|
|
Staff
Sergeant
|
Daniel
|
F.
|
Boylan
|
|
Army
|
Cresskill
|
07626
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Harry
|
E.
|
Brechtbill
|
|
Army
|
Lyndhurst
|
07071
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Clifford
|
C.
|
Burke
|
|
Army
|
Lyndhurst
|
07071
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Andrew
|
H.
|
Burns
|
|
Army
|
Ramsey
|
07446
|
|
Private
1st Class
|
George
|
E.
|
Burns
|
|
Army
|
Passaic
|
07420
|
|
Staff
Sergeant
|
Richard
|
A.
|
Busch
|
|
Army
|
Fort
Lee
|
07024
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Howard
|
R.
|
Calhoun
|
|
Army
|
Paramus
|
07652
|
|
Sergeant
|
Gordon
|
A.
|
Casanova
|
|
Army
|
Wyckoff
|
07481
|
|
Corporal
|
William
|
C.
|
Caspare
|
|
Army
|
Glen
Rock
|
07452
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Steven
|
D.
|
Cherry
|
|
Army
|
Wyckoff
|
07481
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Frank
|
A.
|
Chiurazzi
|
|
Army
|
Ramsey
|
07446
|
|
Sergeant
|
John
|
P.
|
Chrzanowski
|
|
Army
|
Hackensack
|
07601
|
|
Lance
Corporal
|
Kenneth
|
J.
|
Chuhran
|
|
Marine
Corps
|
Mahwah
|
07430
|
|
Petty
Officer 2nd Class
|
Kevin
|
M.
|
Clancy
|
|
Navy
|
Bergenfield
|
07621
|
|
Petty
Officer 3rd Class
|
John
|
J.
|
Collins
|
|
Navy
|
Dumont
|
07628
|
|
Petty
Officer 2nd Class
|
Francis
|
E.
|
Condon
|
|
Navy
|
Bogota
|
07603
|
|
Sergeant
|
John
|
F.
|
Connor
|
Posthumous
|
Army
|
Leonia
|
07605
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Earl
|
H.
|
Coppock
|
|
Army
|
Bogota
|
07603
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Basil
|
E.
|
Corea
|
|
Army
|
Teaneck
|
07666
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Joseph
|
S.
|
Costa
|
|
Army
|
Lodi
|
07644
|
|
Sergeant
|
Herbert
|
J.
|
Currie
|
|
Marine
Corps
|
Fair
Lawn
|
07410
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
John
|
A.
|
Dallorso
|
|
Army
|
Bogota
|
07603
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Robert
|
|
D'Angelo
|
|
Army
|
Saddle
Brook
|
07663
|
|
Private
1st Class
|
Patsy
|
|
DeLaura
|
|
Army
|
South
Hackensack
|
07606
|
|
Staff
Sergeant
|
Thomas
|
F.
|
DeLuca
|
|
Army
|
Franklin
Lakes
|
07417
|
|
Sergeant
1st Class
|
Joseph
|
|
DeMarco
|
|
Army
|
Garfield
|
07026
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Rodney
|
|
DenHollander
|
|
Army
|
Franklin
Lakes
|
07417
|
|
Lance
Corporal
|
Martin
|
J.
|
DeNoyelles
|
|
Marine
Corps
|
Montvale
|
07645
|
|
1st
Lieutenant
|
Anthony
|
D.
|
DePinto
|
|
Army
|
Midland
Park
|
07432
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Richard
|
K.
|
Dietze
|
|
Army
|
Dumont
|
07628
|
|
Petty
Officer 2nd Class
|
Robert
|
S.
|
DiLello
|
|
Navy
|
Midland
Park
|
07432
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Timothy
|
K.
|
Donohue
|
|
Army
|
Westwood
|
07675
|
|
Staff
Sergeant
|
Edward
|
T.
|
Dooney
|
|
Air
Force
|
Saddle
Brook
|
07663
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
James
|
P.
|
Drew
|
|
Army
|
Westwood1
|
07675
|
|
Private
1st Class
|
Alton
|
|
Dubose
|
|
Army
|
Hackensack
|
07601
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Francis
|
|
Duffy
|
Posthumous
|
Army
|
NorthVale
|
07647
|
|
Sergeant
|
Raymond
|
A.
|
Eden
|
|
Army
|
Bogota
|
07603
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Thomas
|
D.
|
Egan
|
|
Army
|
Glen
Rock
|
07452
|
|
Corporal
|
Charles
|
W.
|
Eichler
|
|
Marine
Corps
|
River
Vale
|
07675
|
|
Colonel
|
Kenneth
|
A.
|
Euart
|
|
Air
Force
|
Glen
Rock
|
07452
|
|
Captain
|
Barry
|
G.
|
Evertz
|
|
Army
|
River
Vale
|
07675
|
|
Sergeant
|
Gerald
|
F.
|
Fagan
|
|
Army
|
Ho-Ho-Kus
|
07423
|
|
Petty
Officer 3rd Class
|
Allan
|
W.
|
Falkenstern
|
|
Navy
|
Norwood
|
07658
|
|
Corporal
|
Joseph
|
A.
|
Fazio
|
Posthumous
|
Marine
Corps
|
Park
Ridge
|
07656
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Roger
|
D.
|
Fennar
|
|
Army
|
Teaneck
|
07666
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
Frank
|
|
Fernandi
|
|
Army
|
Hackensack
|
07601
|
|
Specialist
Four
|
David
|
A.
|
Finkeldie
|
|
Army
|
Bergenfield
|
07621
|
|
Specialist
Five
|
Anthony
|
J.
|
Finocchio
|
|
| | 