118 Union County residents to
Receive State Vietnam Service Medal October 1st
PLAINFIELD, NJ - A special awards ceremony will be
held on October 1, at 12:30 p.m., at Plainfield city hall, Vietnam Memorial
Area, Plainfield, N.J. Brig. Gen. William Marshall, Deputy State Area Command
(STARC) Commander, will present the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal, to
118 Union 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.
NEW JERSEY VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS
Plainfield City Hall, Vietnam Memorial Area, Plainfield,
N.J.
October 1, 2002
|
Rank
|
First Name
|
MI
|
Last Name
|
Posthumous |
Branch
|
City
|
| Specialist
Four |
John |
P. |
Abdul |
|
Army |
Cranford |
| Airman |
Joseph |
R. |
Africano |
|
Navy |
Union |
| Seaman |
Robert |
T. |
Aiken |
|
Navy |
Rahway |
| Airman
1st Class |
Louis |
J. |
Balcer |
|
Air
Force |
Elizabeth |
| Specialist
Four |
Charles |
D. |
Beifus |
|
Army |
Hillside |
| Sergeant |
Kenneth |
A. |
Benner |
|
Air
Force |
Union |
| Sergeant |
Donald |
|
Black |
|
Army |
Clark |
| Private
1st Class |
Timothy |
C. |
Bolden |
|
Army |
Roselle |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Wallace |
K. |
Borski |
|
Navy |
Roselle |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
|
Boyd |
|
Army |
Union |
| Seaman |
Ronald |
C. |
Breidenstein |
|
Navy |
Franklin |
| Specialist
Five |
James |
C. |
Brower |
|
Army |
Cranford |
| Specialist
Four |
Robert |
M. |
Brown |
|
Army |
Linden |
| Captain |
Francis |
J. |
Burke |
|
Army |
Berkley
Heights |
| Specialist
Five |
Louis |
A. |
Caprio |
|
Army |
Union |
| Petty
Officer 2nd Class |
Frank |
T. |
Chupko |
|
Navy |
Scotch
Plains |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Stanley |
J. |
Cloughly |
|
Coast
Guard |
Roselle
Park |
| Airman
1st Class |
Leonard |
L. |
Condo |
|
Air
Force |
Springfield |
| Sergeant |
August |
|
Conrad |
|
Air
Force |
Cranford |
| Sergeant |
Elio |
S. |
Corradi |
|
Army |
Berkeley
Heights |
| Sergeant |
Nicholas |
|
Cutro |
Posthumous |
Army |
Piscataway |
| Specialist
Four |
Sidney |
|
Darcy |
|
Army |
Westfield |
| Lance
Corporal |
George |
|
Davis |
|
Marine
Corps |
Roselle |
| Specialist
Four |
George |
|
Donnadio |
|
Army |
New
Providence |
| Sergeant |
Martin |
P. |
Doyle |
|
Marine
Corps |
Elizabeth |
| Sergeant |
Robert |
C. |
Duda |
|
Army |
Cranford |
| Sergeant |
Frank |
E. |
Duffy |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Private
1st Class |
William |
A. |
Dunston |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Lance
Corporal |
Victor |
L. |
Encarnacion |
|
Marine
Corps |
Elizabeth |
| 1st
Lieutenant |
Peter |
R. |
Engelhardt |
|
Army |
Summit |
| Sergeant |
Stephen |
|
Falk |
|
Marine
Corps |
Berkeley
Heights |
| Petty
Officer 1st Class |
Charles |
L. |
Fambach |
|
Navy |
Linden |
| Sergeant |
AQ |
|
Farra'd |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Lance
Corporal |
John |
J. |
Farrington |
|
Marine
Corps |
Clark |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Barry |
M. |
Faughnan |
|
Navy |
Rahway |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
R. |
Flynn |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Boilerman
1st Class |
Alfred |
G. |
Forst |
|
Navy |
Union |
| Private
1st Class |
Jose |
C. |
Garcia |
|
Army |
Elizabeth |
| Corporal |
Emmit |
R. |
Garner |
|
Marine
Corps |
Garwood |
| Private
1st Class |
Nicholas |
L. |
Giordano |
|
Army |
Union |
| Petty
Officer 2nd Class |
Carlos |
J. |
Goncalves |
|
Navy |
Rahway |
| Private
1st Class |
Edward |
S. |
Grau |
|
Army |
Westfield |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
George |
|
Greer |
|
Navy |
Roselle
Park |
| Sergeant |
James |
E. |
Hardy |
|
Marine
Corps |
Plainfield |
| Captain |
Donald |
J. |
Hartman |
|
Air
Force |
Springfield |
| Staff
Sergeant |
William |
J. |
Howarth |
|
Marine
Corps |
Union |
| Sergeant |
John |
V. |
Hruska |
|
Air
Force |
Scotch
Plains |
| Lance
Corporal |
Robert |
A. |
Imbriaco |
|
Marine
Corps |
Clark |
| Specialist
Four |
William |
H. |
Isaksen |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Specialist
Four |
James |
J. |
Jackson |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Robert |
J. |
James |
|
Navy |
Clark |
| Sergeant |
Robert |
E. |
Jeans |
|
Army |
Kenilworth |
| Private |
James |
E. |
Jenkins |
|
Army |
Plainfield |
| Specialist
Four |
Michael |
L. |
Jupa |
|
Army |
Hillside |
| Lance
Corporal |
Kevin |
M. |
King |
|
Marine
Corps |
Springfield |
| Specialist
Five |
Jeffrey |
W. |
Konopada |
|
Army |
Union |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
|
Kozlowski |
|
Army |
Berkeley
Heights |
| Sergeant |
Joseph |
F. |
Krakowski |
|
Marine
Corps |
Hillside |
| Specialist
Four |
Theodore |
L. |
Kus |
|
Army |
Roselle
Park |
| Specialist
Four |
Robert |
B. |
LaCosta |
|
Army |
Scotch
Plains |
| Corporal |
Roger |
W. |
Liggon |
|
Marine
Corps |
Westfield |
| Sergeant |
Joseph |
|
Lipke |
|
Marine
Corps |
Elizabeth |
| Corporal |
Randolph |
|
Lyons |
|
Marine
Corps |
Linden |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Brian |
P. |
Mallon |
|
Navy |
Rahway |
| Specialist
Four |
Gerald |
F. |
Malone |
|
Army |
Elizabeth |
| Specialist
Four |
Edward |
P. |
Martucci |
|
Army |
Clark |
| Sergeant |
Frederick |
|
Maxwell |
|
Army |
Roselle |
| Specialist
Four |
Kevin |
G. |
McCauley |
|
Army |
Kenilworth |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Joseph |
P. |
McElroy |
|
Navy |
Elizabeth |
| Sergeant |
William |
D. |
McFarlane |
|
Army |
Garwood |
| Staff
Sergeant |
Gerard |
D. |
McGowan |
|
Army |
Westfield |
| Airman
1st Class |
Marvin |
E. |
Mendez |
|
Air
Force |
Rahway |
| Private
1st Class |
Joseph |
|
Milano |
Posthumous |
Marine
Corps |
Berkeley
Heights |
| Staff
Sergeant |
Martin |
C. |
Miles |
|
Army |
Berkeley
Heights |
| Lance
Corporal |
Lawrence |
W. |
Mongiovi |
|
Marine
Corps |
Rahway |
| Sergeant |
Albert |
M. |
Moreira |
|
Army |
Union |
| Private |
John |
C. |
Moseley |
|
Marine
Corps |
Plainfield |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
E. |
Mosley |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Corporal |
Thomas |
A. |
Newbery |
|
Marine
Corps |
Rahway |
| Aviation
Boatswain Mate 3rd Class |
Stephen |
J. |
Newman |
|
Navy |
Union |
| Seaman |
Robert |
L. |
Nowak |
|
Navy |
Cranford |
| Specialist
Five |
Robert |
|
O'Connell |
|
Army |
Linden |
| Specialist
Four |
Willie |
G. |
Owens |
|
Army |
Plainfield |
| Lieutenant
Junior Grade |
Edward |
W. |
Pawlowski |
Posthumous |
Navy |
Brick |
| Seaman |
John |
B. |
Pender |
|
Navy |
Garwood |
| Sergeant |
David |
J. |
Phillips |
|
Army |
Union |
| Radioman
2nd Class |
David |
A. |
Piscitelli |
|
Navy |
South
Plainfield |
| Private
1st Class |
Bruce |
A. |
Prossick |
|
Army |
Hillside |
| Specialist
Five |
William |
J. |
Raddick |
Posthumous |
Army |
Union |
| Specialist
Four |
Richard |
J. |
Rembert |
|
Army |
Cranford |
| Corporal |
Joseph |
J. |
Richvalsky |
|
Marine
Corps |
Linden |
| Specialist
Five |
William |
T. |
Rowand |
|
Army |
Hillside |
| Petty
Officer 2nd Class |
George |
J. |
Salzmann |
|
Navy |
Union |
| Corporal |
Stephen |
N. |
Sanislo |
|
Marine
Corps |
Fanwood |
| Sergeant |
James |
E. |
Schaaf |
|
Air
Force |
Elizabeth |
| Captain |
Robert |
A. |
Scheu |
|
Air
Force |
Berkeley
Heights |
| Petty
Officer 2nd Class |
Russell |
B. |
Schumann |
|
Navy |
Roselle
Park |
| Specialist
Four |
Paul |
M. |
SeFranka |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Specialist
Four |
John |
R. |
Shields |
|
Army |
Kenilworth |
| Seaman |
Daniel |
A. |
Sickels |
|
Navy |
Union |
| Petty
Officer 2nd Class |
Barton |
D. |
Smythe |
|
Navy |
Berkeley
Heights |
| Specialist
Four |
Daniel |
T. |
Snell |
|
Army |
Summit |
| Lance
Corporal |
William |
D. |
Sokolosky |
|
Marine
Corps |
Elizabeth |
| Petty
Officer 3rd Class |
Walter |
|
Stinner |
|
Navy |
Union |
| Specialist
Four |
Michael |
D. |
Swingle |
|
Army |
Westfield |
| Sergeant |
Joseph |
J. |
Switek |
|
Army |
Clark |
| Sergeant |
Richard |
L. |
Taylor |
|
Army |
Rahway |
| Specialist
Five |
Michael |
|
Vitale |
|
Army |
Fanwood |
| Specialist
Four |
William |
S. |
Vosseler |
|
Army |
Elizabeth |
| Specialist
Four |
Richard |
A. |
Wallace |
|
Army |
Linden |
| Specialist
Four |
Gerald |
P. |
Walsh |
|
Army |
Warren |
| Seaman |
Sanford |
M. |
Weissman |
|
Navy |
Union |
| Sergeant |
Walter |
L. |
Wells |
|
Marine
Corps |
Scotch
Plains |
| Specialist
Five |
Thomas |
R. |
White |
|
Army |
Scotch
Plains |
| Specialist
Four |
Harold |
E. |
Williams |
|
Army |
Linden |
| Specialist
Five |
Donald |
G |
Wooten |
|
Army |
Elizabeth |
| Sergeant |
Gregory |
C. |
Wright |
|
Army |
Hillside |
| Specialist
Five |
Frank |
|
Zimmerman |
Posthumous |
Army |
Rahway |
|
