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IMMEDIATE (September 12, 2002)


242 Ocean County residents to Receive 
State Vietnam Service Medal September 17th

Toms River, NJ - A special awards ceremony will be held on September 17, at 11 a.m., at the Elks Lodge, 600 Washington Street, Toms River, N.J.  Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Sullivan, Assistant Adjutant General Army, will present the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal, to 242 Ocean 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 militaryPosthumous 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 together with a  copy of the individual’s discharge document (DD Form 214) to:

NJDMAVA
ATTN: Vietnam Service Medal
PO Box 340
Trenton, NJ 08625-0340
Be sure to include full name, home address and daytime telephone number.

NEW JERSEY VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Elks Lodge, Toms River, N.J.
September 17,  2002

LEGEND: (WAR ) CW=Civil War, I=World War I, II=World War II, K=Korea, V=Vietnam, L=Lebanon, G=Grenada, P=Panama, DSS=Desert Shield/Storm, S=Somalia, B=Bosnia, KSV=Kosovo, NCTS=No Combat Theater Service

Rank
First Name
MI
Last Name
Posthumous
Branch
City
Sergeant Donald E. Adams Army Waretown
Corporal Benjamin Amato Marine Corps Toms River
Specialist Four Peter H. Arp Army Toms River
Seaman William J. Askins Navy Brick
Radioman 2nd Class Alfred A. Asplint Navy Manahawkin
Specialist Five Jean F. Baettig Army Brick
Lieutenant Commander Robert B. Bailey Navy Toms River
Airman 1st Class Thomas P. Baldwin Air Force Forked River
1st Sergeant Timothy S. Baranay Army Bayville
Sergeant John H. Barcus Marine Corps Point Pleasant
Private 1st Class Raymond R. Beardsley Army Whiting
Sergeant Charles W. Beggs Army Brick
Specialist Five Richard A. Belesky Army Point Pleasant
Specialist Four Phillip J. Bianco Army Whiting
Specialist Five Emmett R. Bivins Army Lakewood
Sergeant Ronald W. Bogota Air Force Toms River
Lance Corporal Michael J. Bradley Marine Corps Manahawkin
Staff Sergeant Thomas A. Brembos Army Lanoka Harbor
Sergeant Richard J. Brown Air Force Manahawkin
Sergeant Harold W. Brownfield Army Brick
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Bruno Navy Toms River
Colonel Robert J. Byrd Army Manahawkin
Petty Officer 3rd Class William B. Cadmus Navy Barnegat
Sergeant Donald B. Campan Marine Corps Waretown
Specialist Four Thomas M. Campolo Army Jackson
Corporal Raymond Camporeale Marine Corps Forked River
Private 1st Class Albert Caporaso Army Toms River
Sergeant Major Mervyn G. Carmichael Army Toms River
Private 1st Class William J. Carson Army Point Pleasant
Chief Petty Officer John H. Case Navy Manchester
Specialist Four Anthony E. Cassella Army Ocean Gate
Corporal Allen J. Cirelli Marine Corps Barnegat
Specialist Five Frank Ciupinski Army Toms River
Specialist Four George Condoleon Army Manahawkin
Specialist Five David Conover Army Lakewood
Sergeant 1st Class Gerald Cook Army Pemberton
Specialist Four Christopher R. Cook Army Point Pleasant
Lance Corporal Keith Cooperstein Marine Corps Brick
Specialist Four William H. Cummings Posthumous Army Toms River
Corporal Anthony T. D'Altrui Marine Corps Point Pleasant
Chief Warrant Officer Two Leon J. Dardis Army Toms River
Corporal Edward E. Darling Marine Corps Bayville
Specialist Four Richard E. De Man Army Barnegat
Sergeant 1st Class Richard J. Dedham Army Forked River
Specialist Four Robert A. DeLucia Army Bayville
Sergeant Francis M. DeMarco Army Beachwood
Captain Robert Dennis Air Force Whiting
Sergeant Michael L. DiCorcia Army Toms River
1st Lieutenant Harold Dill Army Brick
Master Sergeant Stuart R. Ditzel Marine Corps Ocean Gate
Petty Officer 2nd Class Frank V. Dockery Navy Brick
Captain James P. Donegan Army Lakewood
Specialist Four John P. Dorrity Army Toms River
Petty Officer 3rd Class John F. Doyle Navy Lakewood
Petty Officer 1st Class Robert A. Dress Navy Bayville
Specialist Four Frederick G. Driscoll Army Toms River
Specialist Four Kenneth E. Dryzga Army Toms River
Specialist Five Robert W. Dupree Posthumous Army Manchester
Sergeant Louis R. Dziedzic Marine Corps Point Pleasant
Specialist Four Frederick L. Edwards Army Tuckerton
Sergeant James W. Emmer Army Waretown
Sergeant Richard Engebretsen Air Force Barnegat
Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas C. Evans Navy Whiting
Sergeant Frontis A. Fallaw Army Beachwood
Specialist Four Frank Fantacone Army Forked River
Specialist Four Dennis E. Farrell Army Seaside Park
Boilerman 3rd Class Denis M. Farrelly Navy Little Egg Harbor
Sergeant Frank A. Fatovic Air Force Brick
Sergeant 1st Class Charles M. Ferraro Army Lakewood
Specialist Five John E. Fetyko Army Lakewood
Captain Edward T. Feurey Army Toms River
Sergeant Vincent R. Fiore Marine Corps Brick
Specialist Four Kevin J. Fitzpatrick Army Barnegat
Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward P. Foerst Navy Manahawkin
Specialist Four Douglas A. Foster Army Brick
Sergeant Paul D. Fusco Army Jackson
Specialist Four Daniel G. Germann Army Lakewood
Specialist Four Jack Giameo Army Jackson
Specialist Four Edward A. Gilet Army Lavallette
Sergeant David C. Goode Army Brick
Corporal Michael A. Green Marine Corps Little Egg Harbor
Lieutenant Commander John D. Grimes Navy Pine Beach
Lieutenant John D. Grimes Navy Pine Beach
Specialist Four Raymond V. Hallock Army Lakewood
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary G Hancock Navy Seaside Heights
1st Lieutenant Robert Handwerker Army Toms River
Private 1st Class Arthur A. Hartwell Army Mays Landing
Sergeant Thomas M. Haskell Air Force Toms River
Senior Master Sergeant Richard H. Hendrickson Air Force Brick
Specialist Four Craig Hermann Army Point Pleasant Beach
Sergeant Dennis B. Higgins Army Lakewood
Sergeant William J. Hoefsloot Army Forked River
Petty Officer 1st Class Henry D. Hoff Navy Bayville
Sergeant Bruce G. Hummer Army Bayville
Specialist Four Edward M. Jacob Army Manahawkin
Boilerman 3rd Class Richard H. Janson Navy Bayville
Specialist Five Thomas W. Jastrzebski Army Barnegat
Chief Petty Officer Frederick F. Jewett Navy Toms River
Specialist Four William E. Johnson Army Beachwood
Captain Dennis A. Joyce Army Mantoloking
Specialist Four Brian T. Judge Army Lavallette
Sergeant Van Justus Air Force Manahawkin
Sergeant Bryan T. Kaye Army Bayville
Lance Corporal Robert C. Keating Marine Corps Toms River
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin P. Kelley Navy Toms River
Sergeant Steven Kent Air Force Point Pleasant
Petty Officer 3rd Class Russell Kleber Navy Lakewood
Private 1st Class Robert C. Kocak Army Toms River
Lieutenant Commander George N. Kollarik Navy Lakehurst
Private 1st Class Alex J. Kononowitz Marine Corps Brick
Petty Officer 3rd Class Gerald T. Konopka Navy Bricktown
Master Sergeant Joseph F. Koshliek Air Force Manahawkin
Specialist Four Walter L. Krause Army Little Egg Harbor
Sergeant 1st Class Joseph C. Labarca Army Toms River
Sergeant Carl V. LaGrotteria Army Brick
Specialist Five Edwin R. Laing Army Point Pleasant
Specialist Four William F. Lamb Posthumous Army Neptune City
Sergeant James F. Larkin Army Toms River
Captain Robert M. Larned Air Force Toms River
Specialist Four Joseph P. Leavens Army Beachwood
Radioman 3rd Class John A. Lee Navy Toms River
1st Lieutenant Carl J. Lewis Army Point Pleasant
Specialist Four John T. Lindsay Army Brick
Seaman Frank S. Lochwood Navy Whiting
Petty Officer 3rd Class Wayne H. Lorentzen Navy Toms River
Specialist Four Joseph Lovas Army Brick
Corporal Wayne B. MacGregor Marine Corps Manchester
Specialist Four Frederick R. Maley Army Toms River
Corporal William C. Mango Marine Corps Point Pleasant Beach
Chief Warrant Officer Two Edward J. Massey Army Manchester
Staff Sergeant William P. Mathern Army Brick
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Edward Matturro Navy Toms River
Specialist Four Thomas J. McCormick Army Bayville
Private 1st Class James McDonald Posthumous Marine Corps Forked River
Fire Control Technician Gunnery 3rd Class Patrick J. McGrady Navy Point Pleasant
Sergeant Walter F. Merklin Air Force Trenton
Specialist Four James E. Merrell Army Beachwood
Corporal John D. Meyer Marine Corps Toms River
Petty Officer Remsen A. Meyer Navy Toms River
Specialist Four Carmen S. Miceli Army Forked River
Sergeant Paul Mika Army Beachwood
Specialist Four John F. Mikovits Army Toms River
Specialist Four John F. Mikovits Army Toms River
Master Sergeant Michael C. Milden Air Force Forked River
Specialist Five James J. Monahan Army Brick
Sergeant Eugene Moscinski Army Toms River
1st Lieutenant Frederick P. Moutal Navy Toms River
Specialist Five William G. Munn Army Manahawkin
Specialist Five Jose E. Munoz Army Toms River
Sergeant Thomas J. Murin Air Force Lanoka Harbor
Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas S. Naples Navy Barnegat
Private 1st Class David L. Nash Army Jackson
Petty Officer 3rd Class John F. Neary Navy Bayville
Sergeant Fredrick W. Nessler Army Forked River
Specialist Four Robert N. Newhardt Army Lakewood
Corporal James R. Noll Marine Corps Lakewood
Sergeant William J. Northerner Marine Corps Brick
Lance Corporal David A. Novak Marine Corps Barnegat
Private Michael J. O'Connor Army Mnahawkin
Specialist Four Edward P. O'Donnell Army Harvey Cedars
Private Robert H. O'Rourke Army Lanoka Harbor
Captain Robert H Ogle Posthumous Navy Toms River
Sergeant Richard D. Ossowski Air Force Jackson
Chief Master Sergeant Michael Owen Air Force New Egypt
Private Robert Packen Posthumous Marine Corps Bayville
Specialist Four Stanislao Palomba Army Brick
Technical Sergeant William W. Parker Air Force Parkertown
Specialist Four Theodore S. Pawlyshyn Army Lakewood
Chief Petty Officer David T. Peck Navy Manahawkin
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael J. Pennell Navy Bayville
Private 1st Class Thomas A. Perezluha Army S. Toms River
Private 1st Class Robert T. Perillo Army Toms River
Specialist Four Frank Perlzak Army Berkeley Heights
Specialist Four Joseph A. Perna Army Brick Township
Specialist Five Richard E. Phillips Army Wareton
Staff Sergeant George Pilat Army Toms River
Sergeant Johney R. Poitros Army Point Pleasant
Specialist Four James E. Powell Army Waretown
Sergeant Joseph A. Procopio Army Toms River
Specialist Four Richard A. Provost Army Toms River
Corporal Robert A. Puorro Marine Corps Bayville
Specialist Four Raymond J. Radsniak Army Toms River
Corporal James P. Rafferty Marine Corps Bricktown
Seaman Alan S. Reeves Navy Manahawkin
Captain Richard G. Reisher Army Jackson
Specialist Five Thomas W. Resch Army West Creek
1st Lieutenant Michael A. Ricci Marine Corps Manasquan
Chief Warrant Officer Two Millard L. Richards Marine Corps West Creek
Sergeant Matthew C. Rogalski Air Force Jackson
Sergeant Richard G. Rosa Army Bayville
Petty Officer 1st Class Robert A. Ross Navy Barnegat
Lance Corporal Walter L. Ross Marine Corps Lakewood
Corporal Langton A. Salzer Army Lanoka Harbor
Specialist Four Patrick Scalzo Army Lakewood
Fireman Robert W. Schlegel Navy Manahawkin
Private 1st Class Anthony J. Scocozza Army Bradley Beach
Corporal Robert P. Scott Marine Corps Point Pleasant
Fire Control Technician Gunnery 3rd Class Frank G. Seitz Navy Beachwood
Lance Corporal Andrew W. Sestak Marine Corps Brick
Master Sergeant Andrew G. Seubert Army Toms River
Corporal Thomas S. Severini Army Mantoloking
Private 1st Class Jeffrey Shapiro Army Toms River
1st Sergeant Robert F. Shenk Army Barnegat
Private John S. Shikoluk Army Brick
1st Lieutenant Mitchell E. Shivers Marine Corps Bay Head
Master Sergeant Edward F. Shortman Army Toms River
Sergeant William B. Sicknick Army Toms River
Specialist Four William R. Siegel Posthumous Army Manahawkin
Specialist Four Jack V. Simone Army Manahawkin
Sergeant Robert J. Sisco Army Seaside Heights
Technical Sergeant Rea J. Smith Air Force Jackson
Sergeant 1st Class John J. Snedden Army Toms River
Specialist Five Steven L Snyder Army Runnemede
Specialist Four Robert E. Snyder Army Haven Beach
Captain Jay R. Soukup Air Force Toms River
Specialist Four Gerald W. Stash Army Brick
Specialist Four William Sullivan Army Bayville
Captain John B. Swift Army Toms River
Petty Officer 1st Class Eugene M. Tarricone Navy Forked River
Specialist Four George G Taylor Army Forked River
Seaman Jan R. Tenhoeve Navy Toms River
Sergeant 1st Class Kenneth J. Thomas Army Forked River
Specialist Four Anthony Torsello Army Whiting
Specialist Five Martin Van Strien Army Toms River
Specialist Four Stephen Veve Army Jackson
Specialist Four James G. Violante Army Parkertown
Private Salvanto Vito Army Barnegat
Specialist Four William J. Walsh Army Toms River
Specialist Four Thomas M. Waters Army Brick
Airman 1st Class Roger G. Weber Air Force Surf City
Seaman Gary T. Weber Navy Brick
Sergeant Garen Wenal Army Cedar Run
Corporal Robert L. Wesby Marine Corps Lakewood
Lance Corporal James M. Wesley Marine Corps Brick
Specialist Four James R. West Army Jackson
Specialist Four Thomas G. Wiedinger Army Jackson
Captain Ernest C. Wilber Army S. Seaside Park
Lieutenant Colonel David J. Woehr Army Lakewood
Sergeant Joel C. Wohlman Army Jackson
Seaman John W. Wozeseniewski Navy Lanoka Harbor
Specialist Four Joseph L. Yaccarino Army Toms River


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