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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:
G. Natasha Zoe 
101 EGGERT CROSSING ROAD
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648
COMM: 609-530-6942
FAX: 609-530-6963
zoe@njdmava.state.nj.us
RELEASE:
IMMEDIATE (September 18, 2002)


113 Sussex and Warren County residents to receive
State Vietnam Service Medal September 26th

Port Murray, NJ - A special awards ceremony will be held on September 26, at 11 a.m., at the National Guard Armory, 550 Route 57, Port Murray, N.J.  Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Sullivan, Assistant Adjutant General Army, will present the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal, to 113 Sussex and Warren 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

  National Guard Armory, Port Murray, N.J.
September 26,  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
Branch
City
county
zip
Radioman 3rd Class Joseph P. Abbamont Navy Sparta Sussex 07871
Specialist Five George L. Ambrose Army Hamburg Sussex 07419
Specialist Four Salvatore C. Azzaro Army Hackettstown Warren 07840
Specialist Four Donald K. Babcock Army Branchville Sussex 07826
Specialist Four Robert J. Banik Army Hackettstown Warren 07040
Specialist Four John M. Beck Army Hackettstown Warren 07840
Sergeant Christopher J. Bertalan Army Ogdensburg Sussex 07439
Specialist Five Peter J. Bilby Army Newton Sussex 07860
Specialist Five Raymond E. Bostedo Army Stanhope Sussex 07874
Sergeant 1st Class Mark W. Brennan Army Blairstown Warren 07825
Aviation Ordnance Man 3rd Class John E. Buchanan Navy Hackettstown Warren 07840
Specialist Five George P. Burns Army Highland Lakes Sussex 07422
Sergeant Richard Caivano Army Wantage Sussex 07461
Sergeant Robert E. Caputo Army Sparta Sussex 07871
Specialist Five George W. Carman Army Ogdensburg Sussex 07439
Sergeant Peter A. Cavicchia Army Sparta Sussex 07871
Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul A. Ciemiecki Navy Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Sergeant Larry L. Collins Air Force Belvidere Warren 07823
Specialist Five Andrew W. Comstock Army Sussex Sussex 07461
Specialist Five Joseph E. Connor Army Newton Sussex 07860
Specialist Four Richard C. Coughlan Army Blairstown Warren 07825
Specialist Four William E. Critchley Army Hackettstown Warren 07840
Private 1st Class Thomas A. D'Angelo Army Lafayette Sussex 07848
Lance Corporal Henry Davis Marine Corps Blairstown Warren 07825
Specialist Five Johannes W. De Boer Army Sparta Sussex 07671
Specialist Four Larry L. Decker Army Sussex Sussex 07461
Seaman Jeffrey L. Dirgo Navy Newton Sussex 07860
Sergeant Roy Doebbeling Army Washington Warren 07882
Corporal Kenneth Dohanish Marine Corps Sussex Sussex 07461
Private 1st Class John R. Dowling Army Stanhope Sussex 07874
Corporal Kenneth E. Eschenbach Marine Corps Newton Sussex 07860
Specialist Four Joseph Fennessy Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Seaman Robert G. Fillebrown Navy Phillipsburg Warren 08863
Captain Melvin C. Flint Marine Corps Sparta Sussex 07871
Specialist Four Ronald R. Fritz Army Newton Sussex 07860
Seaman James M. Ganley Navy Blairstown Warren 07825
Corporal Lawrence D. Hardy Marine Corps Belvidere Warren 07823
Chief Warrant Officer Two John A. Hawk Army Stewartsville Warren 08886
Corporal John Hoffman Marine Corps Washington Warren 07882
Specialist Four James P. Huff Army Augusta Sussex 07822
Sergeant Michael A. Hyland Air Force Lafayette Sussex 07848
Specialist Five John A. James Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Private 1st Class George R. Jones Army Highland Lakes Sussex 07422
Specialist Five Robert Jones Army Stanhope Sussex 07874
Specialist Four David Keyes Army Hopatcong Sussex 07843
Specialist Four James C. King Army Blairstown Warren 07825
Sergeant William L. Kiss Marine Corps Wantage Sussex 07461
Specialist Five Robert D. Kitchell Army Stockholm Sussex 07460
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lawrence R. Klecha Navy Glenwood Sussex 07418
Specialist Four William L. Klindt Army Blairstown Warren 07825
Sergeant Anthony L. Kopf Army Hamburg Sussex 07419
Machinist Mate 3rd Class Thomas F. Kowalchek Navy Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Sergeant Eugene G. Kresge Marine Corps Wantage Sussex 07461
Senior Master Sergeant Lyman O. Lawson Air Force Blairstown Warren 07825
Engineman 3rd Class Nelson A. Lee Coast Guard Stewartsville Warren 08886
Petty Officer 2nd Class Terrance D. Lee Coast Guard Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Sergeant Bruce J. MacDonald Marine Corps Warren Warren 07059
Sergeant Raymond A. Mahtook Army Newton Sussex 07860
Lance Corporal Gualberto Malave Marine Corps Asbury Warren 08802
Petty Officer 2nd Class John W. Marchick Navy Hopatcong Sussex 07843
Specialist Five Michael A. Maresca Army Hackettstown Warren 07840
Sergeant Thomas P. Martin Army Stanhope Sussex 07874
Fireman Clark M. Mayberry Navy Washington Warren 07882
Specialist Five Richard A. McDole Army Hamburg Sussex 07419
Colonel James J. McKiniry Army Washington Warren 07882
Private 1st Class Randolph F. Meisten Army Oxford Warren 07863
Specialist Four John A. Meyer Army Branchville Sussex 07826
Private 1st Class Frank T. Milone Army Lake Hopatcong Sussex 07849
Seaman 3rd Class Thomas B. Minahane Navy Franklin Sussex 07416
Specialist Four Ronald M. Morgan Army Sussex Sussex 07461
Seaman William F. Mulvaney Navy Hackettstown Warren 07840
Corporal Patrick Naples Marine Corps Belvidere Warren 07823
Specialist Four Michael E. Niedzinski Army Hackettstown Warren 07480
Radioman 2nd Class Mark A. Noyes Navy Stanhope Sussex 07874
Specialist Four Robert F. Nugent Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Specialist Four Robert F. O'Neill Army Newton Sussex 07860
Sergeant Charles E. Ogden Army Newton Sussex 07860
Petty Officer 3rd Class Donald P. Pace Navy Hackettstown Warren 07840
Corporal Walter L. Pasciak Marine Corps Newton Sussex 07860
Specialist Five David A. Peach Army Sussex Sussex 07461
Sergeant Jim J. Pene Army Port Murray Warren 07865
Specialist Four Elston A. Pirro Army Hopatcong Sussex 07843
Specialist Four Sergio C. Prezioso Army Newton Warren 07860
Specialist Four John Rizzo Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Petty Officer 2nd Class Glenn W Roth Navy Asbury Warren 08802
1st Lieutenant Ronald L. Rush Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Specialist Five John V. Santiago Army Blairstown Warren 07825
1st Lieutenant Eric B. Schulte Army Hackettstown Warren 07840
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Louis J. Scialla Navy Highland Lakes Sussex 07422
Petty Officer 3rd Class Russell J. Scott Navy Newton Sussex 07860
Machinist Mate 3rd Class Frank Sennholz Navy Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Specialist Four Howard A. Shaneberger Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Specialist Five George O. Skrba Army Ogdensburg Sussex 07439
Specialist Four Raymond A. Stem Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Corporal Ralph G. Storer Marine Corps Franklin Sussex 07460
Sergeant Richard L. Strader Army Wantage Sussex 07461
Specialist Four Gary M. Thomas Army Hackettstown Warren 07840
Sergeant Terry H. Thompson Army Sparta Sussex 07871
Staff Sergeant Joseph F. Veneziale Air Force Flemington Hunterdon 08822
Specialist Five Ralph R. Villano Army Sussex Sussex 07461
Sergeant Joseph F. Walsh Army Wantage Sussex 07461
Specialist Five Michael T. Wenning Army Branchville Sussex 07826
Sergeant Charles I. White Army Stewartsville Warren 08886
Sergeant Philip T. Wilk Air Force Mine Hill Warren 07803
Specialist Four Barry L. Willever Army Phillipsburg Warren 08865
Captain David A. Williams Marine Corps Andover Sussex 07821
Seaman Richard P. Williams Navy Highland Lakes Sussex 07422
Captain Kenneth J. Windt Air Force Hopatcong Sussex 07843
Specialist Five John N. Wollman Army Alpha Warren 08865
Specialist Five Edward J. Woolf Army Broadway Warren 08808
Sergeant Dennis R. Xander Air Force Belvidere Warren 07823
Sergeant Mark C. Yager Marine Corps Lafayette Sussex 07848
Sergeant Richard A. Zayle Marine Corps Alpha Warren 08865



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