101 Hudson County residents
to Receive State Vietnam Service Medal October 5th
KEARNY, NJ - A special awards ceremony will
be held on October 5, at 1 p.m., at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1302,
300 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, N.J. Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Sullivan, Assistant
Adjutant General Army, will present the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal,
to 101 Hudson 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 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.
October 5, 2002
VFW Post 1302, Kearny, N.J.
NEW JERSEY VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS
|
Rank
|
First Name
|
MI
|
Last Name
|
Posthumous
|
Branch
|
City
|
| Private
1st Class |
Thomas |
J. |
Abbondante |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Sergeant |
Francis |
V. |
Aniskiewicz |
|
Air
Force |
Jersey
City |
| Boatswain
Mate 2nd Class |
Robert |
W. |
Balmforth |
|
Navy |
Kearny |
| Corporal |
George |
D. |
Baran |
|
Marine
Corps |
Guttenberg |
| Corporal |
Thomas |
|
Baranowski |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Corporal |
Thomas |
|
Baranowski |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Five |
Victor |
E. |
Barone |
|
Army |
Weehawken |
| Specialist
Five |
Robert |
J. |
Behson |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Sergeant
1st Class |
Debra |
C. |
Bennett |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Sergeant |
John |
|
Berberick |
|
Marine
Corps |
Bayonne |
| Sergeant |
Thomas |
J. |
Berry |
|
Air
Force |
West
New York |
| Sergeant |
Raymond |
|
Bianconi |
|
Air
Force |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
Charles |
J. |
Bivona |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Sergeant |
Clifton |
M. |
Blackwell |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
William |
|
Blozen |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Four |
Luke |
M. |
Brady |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
J. |
Christopher |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Four |
Michael |
A. |
Colicchio |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Staff
Sergeant |
Donald |
J. |
Cruden |
Posthumous
|
Marine
Corps |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Four |
Joseph |
P. |
Curtin |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Private
1st Class |
Michael |
J. |
D'Errico |
|
Army |
Harrison |
| Fireman |
Thomas |
J. |
Daniels |
|
Navy |
Kearny |
| Sergeant |
Daniel |
B. |
Danton |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Sergeant |
Dennis |
W. |
Davitt |
|
Marine
Corps |
Kearny |
| Staff
Sergeant |
James |
J. |
Delia |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Petty
Officer 2nd Class |
Manuel |
A. |
Dieguez |
|
Navy |
Kearny |
| Lance
Corporal |
James |
|
Dillon |
|
Marine
Corps |
Mountain
View |
| Specialist
Four |
Robert |
T. |
Dilworth |
|
Army |
West
New York |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Richard |
F. |
DiMase |
|
Navy |
Jersey
City |
| Seaman |
Charles |
R. |
Discher |
|
Navy |
Kearny |
| Colonel |
James |
F. |
Dolan |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Captain |
Norman |
A. |
Doyle |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Captain |
Norman |
A. |
Doyle |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Private
1st Class |
Charles |
L. |
Eschbach |
|
Army |
Secaucus |
| Corporal |
Raymond |
J. |
Fabula |
|
Marine
Corps |
Bayonne |
| Sergeant |
Charles |
J. |
Fabyanski |
|
Air
Force |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Four |
Craig |
J. |
Fallon |
|
Army |
North
Bergen |
| Corporal |
Michael |
J. |
Fallon |
Posthumous
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Robert |
J. |
Farley |
|
Navy |
North
Bergen |
| Staff
Sergeant |
Thomas |
J. |
Finnegan |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Four |
Glen |
J. |
Flora |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Sergeant |
Mark |
E. |
Gajewski |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Staff
Sergeant |
Nelson |
J. |
Gordon |
|
Marine
Corps |
Jersey
City |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Antonio |
|
Greco |
|
Navy |
West
New York |
| Specialist
Four |
Henry |
J. |
Kaden |
|
Army |
Union
City |
| Specialist
Four |
Henry |
J. |
Kaden |
|
Army |
Union
City |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
H. |
Kiernan |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
Joseph |
R. |
Kochanski |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Five |
William |
A. |
Kruse |
|
Army |
North
Bergen |
| Sergeant |
Robert |
|
Krzemioski |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Sergeant |
Thomas |
|
Lametta |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Private
1st Class |
Gary |
|
LaRosa |
|
Marine
Corps |
Kearny |
| Sergeant |
Alan |
|
LaRosa |
|
Marine
Corps |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Four |
Philip |
V. |
Lore |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
James |
C. |
Majocha |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Private
1st Class |
Francis |
J. |
Malloy |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Four |
William |
G. |
Manley |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Lance
Corporal |
John |
P. |
Maphet |
|
Marine
Corps |
Kearny |
| Lance
Corporal |
James |
D. |
Menzel |
|
Marine
Corps |
North
Bergen |
| Specialist
Five |
Richard |
E. |
Miller |
|
Army |
North
Bergen |
| Specialist
Five |
Thomas |
|
Mingoia |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Sergeant |
Anthony |
|
Monaco |
|
Marine
Corps |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Four |
William |
A. |
Monkowski |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Sergeant |
John |
P. |
Moss |
|
Army |
North
Bergen |
| Airman
2nd
Class |
Matthew |
V. |
Mullane |
|
Air
Force |
Bayonne |
| Sergeant |
Thomas |
J. |
Nash |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Five |
Gerald |
C. |
Nelson |
|
Army |
North
Long Branch |
| Specialist
Four |
Roy |
R. |
Noble |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
Michael |
G. |
Papadakis |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Private
1st Class |
Robert |
H. |
Patrick |
|
Marine
Corps |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Four |
Joseph |
E. |
Pepe |
|
Army |
Secaucus |
| Sergeant |
Paul |
J. |
Pinkman |
|
Air
Force |
Secaucus |
| Staff
Sergeant |
George |
P. |
Pycik |
|
Army |
North
Bergen |
| Private |
Lawrence |
A. |
Ramirez |
|
Army |
Hoboken |
| 1st
Lieutenant |
Hugh |
J. |
Roarty |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Sergeant |
Charles |
J. |
Sampson |
|
Marine
Corps |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
James |
V. |
Sarpa |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Four |
Saverio |
|
Sciancalepore |
|
Army |
Hoboken |
| Sergeant |
Joseph |
R. |
Serafin |
|
Air
Force |
Bayonne |
| Specialist
Five |
Bobby |
|
Shipman |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
Thomas |
|
Stokes |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Corporal |
John |
T. |
Sweeney |
|
Marine
Corps |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
A. |
Taft |
|
Army |
Harrison |
| Specialist
Four |
Lawrence |
A. |
Testa |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Private |
Kurt |
L. |
Thoens |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Four |
Joseph |
A. |
Torres |
|
Army |
Jersey
City |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
F. |
Treshock |
|
Army |
Kearny |
| Petty
Officer 1st Class |
Richard |
C. |
Turcotte |
|
Navy |
Kearny |
| Sergeant |
Jamie |
|
Vazquez |
|
Marine
Corps |
Jersey
City |
| Seaman |
Andrew |
J. |
Ventura |
|
Navy |
North
Bergen |
| Fireman |
Frank |
|
Vignola |
|
Navy |
Fairview |
| Corporal |
Victor |
|
Villalta |
|
Marine
Corps |
Harrison |
| Sergeant |
Walter |
E. |
Walka |
|
Army |
Secaucus |
| Lance
Corporal |
Bernard |
J. |
Warnock |
|
Marine
Corps |
Kearny |
| Specialist
Five |
Victor |
|
Wasilewski |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
| Senior
Chief Electricians Mate |
Allen |
J. |
Whitley |
|
Navy |
Jersey
City |
| 1st
Sergeant |
Sylvester |
W. |
Wilson |
Posthumous
|
Army |
Ocean |
| Machinist
Mate 3rd Class |
Howard |
W. |
Withers |
|
Navy |
Kearny |
| 1st
Lieutenant |
Anthony |
F. |
Yacullo |
|
Army |
Hoboken |
| Private
1st Class |
Frank |
|
Zitzman |
|
Army |
Secaucus |
| Specialist
Five |
John |
W. |
Zmyslowski |
|
Army |
Bayonne |
|
