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IMMEDIATE (October 31, 2002)


95 Salem County Residents to Receive State Vietnam Service Medal November 6th  

CARNEYS POINT, NJ - A special awards ceremony will be held on November 6, at 1 p.m., at the Salem Community College, 460 Hollywood Ave., Carneys Point, N.J. Col. Emil Philibosian, Deputy Commissioner Veterans Affairs will present the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal, to 95 Salem 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
Salem Community College, Carneys Point, N.J.
November 6, 2002


Rank First Name MI Last Name Posthumous Branch City
Specialist Four Franklin C. Alloway
 
 Army Pedricktown
Sergeant Robert Bacon
 
 Air Force Salem
Lance Corporal Franklin J. Baldwin
 
 Marine Corps Greenwich
Specialist Five Nazareno G. Banco
 
 Army Pennsville
Machinist Mate 1st Class John S. Banks
 
 Navy Pennsville
Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Bashall
 
 Navy Pilesgrove
Specialist Five Robert W. Bender
 
 Army Woodstown
Sergeant Larry D. Bloemer
 
 Army Pennsville
Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles W. Bobb
 
 Navy Pennsgrove
Sergeant Bruce L. Bobbitt
 
 Army Pilesgrove
Specialist Five Joseph P. Branosky
 
 Army Carneys Point
Private 1st Class Charles E. Brown
 
 Army Carneys Point
Petty Officer 2nd Class Everett W. Brown
 
 Navy Pennsville
Sergeant Francis W. Burden
 
 Marine Corps Pennsville
Seaman John D. Burke
 
 Navy Pilesgrove
Sergeant Dennis R. Butler
 
 Marine Corps Elmer
Specialist Four Franklin C. Calloway
 
 Army Pedricktown
Petty Officer 3rd Class James W. Campbell
 
 Navy Pennsville
Sergeant Edward R. Cole
 
 Army Pennsville
1st Lieutenant Alexander J. Cooker
 
 Army Carneys Point
Sergeant Edward J. Coombs
 
 Army Pilesgrove
Corporal Irvin L. Crum
 
 Marine Corps Penns Grove
Specialist Five Don A. Crum
 
 Army Penns Grove
Airman 1st Class Mark S. Daly
 
 Air Force Pittsgrove
Lance Corporal Glenn Davis
 
 Marine Corps Salem
Petty Officer 3rd Class Harvey R. Demarest
 
 Navy Pennsville
Sergeant John R. Denham
 
 Marine Corps Pilesgrove
Aviation Structural Mechanic William E Ecret
 
 Navy Pennsville
Specialist Four Raymond P. Elwell
 
 Army Pennsville
Sergeant James E. Fitzroy
 
 Army Penns Grove
Private 1st Class John K. Flitcraft
 
 Army Pennsville
Petty Officer 2nd Class John M. Fortino
 
 Navy Penns Grove
Specialist Four Paul H. Fredricks
 
 Army Salem
Sergeant David L. Glading
 
 Army Pennsville
Specialist Four Douglas V. Green
 
 Army Pilesgrove
Corporal George C. Gresk
 
 Marine Corps Pennsville
Chief Warrant Officer Three Joseph F. Hackett
 
 Army Elmer
Sergeant Robert L. Hackett
 
 Army Pilesgrove
Specialist Four William B. Hall
 
 Army Woodstown
Sergeant Terry L. Hewitt
 
 Marine Corps Fairtown
Specialist Four Thomas E. Hicks
 
 Army Woodstown
Staff Sergeant Raymond L. Hitchner
 
 Army Bridgeton
Sergeant Frank P. Hofacker
 
 Army Pennsville
Master Sergeant James E. Howard
 
 Marine Corps Pilesgrove
Sergeant Carl E. Huff
 
 Army Pennsville
Specialist Four Robert W. Jenison
 
 Army Pennsville
Sergeant William M. Johnson
 
 Marine Corps Pittsgrove
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas J. Jones
 
 Navy Elmer
Sergeant James N. Kates
 
 Air Force Bridgeton
Sergeant Thomas J. Leisner
 
 Air Force Pennsville
Seaman George M. Leshner
 
 Navy Pennsville
Sergeant Charles H. Liber
 
 Marine Corps Salem
Specialist Four James J. Liptak
 
 Army Hopatcong
Lance Corporal Samuel W. Lodge
 
 Marine Corps Pedricktown
Specialist Five Julian J. Manorowitz
 
 Army Carneys Point
Sergeant Harry R. Martell
 
 Army Carneys Point
Petty Officer 2nd Class Frank H. Maurer
 
 Navy Pennsville
Petty Officer 3rd Class John T. Maxwell
 
 Navy Salem
Sergeant Michael R. Messick
 
 Army Pennsville
Corporal Henry A. Meyers
 
 Marine Corps Salem
Chief Boatswain Mate John C. Miller
 
 Coast Guard Salem
Specialist Four John W. Miller
 
 Army Pedricktown
Lance Corporal Gary J. Nocon
 
 Marine Corps Penns Grove
Master Sergeant Leonard A. Nowcid
 
 Marine Corps Pittsgrove
Specialist Four Ronald R. Ogbin
 
 Army Pennsville
Specialist Four Wilbur E. Ogbin
 
 Army Pennsville
Specialist Four George Orbin
 
 Army Pedricktown
Specialist Four Edward J. Pflieger
 
 Army Carneys Point
Corporal Myron G. Rammel
 
 Army Woodstown
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert M. Richards
 
 Navy Elmer
Corporal Dennis B. Rilling
 
 Marine Corps Pennsgrove
Sergeant Thomas W. Roberts
 
 Army Salem
Commander Stephen J. Rodgers
 
 Navy Alloway
Specialist Four Steven B. Ross
 
 Army Pennsville
Sergeant Danny C. Schaffer
 
 Marine Corps Salem
Sergeant William A. Schiffbauer
 
 Marine Corps Salem
Petty Officer 3rd Class George J. Schools
 
 Navy Woodstown
Specialist Four Walter J. Simpkins
 
 Army Pilesgrove
Specialist Five Theodore P. Smith
 
 Army Bridgeton
Sergeant Richard R. Smith
 
 Army Pennsville
Petty Officer 3rd Class William L. Sowers
 
 Navy Mullica Hills
Sergeant William W. Sparks
 
 Marine Corps Pedricktown
Specialist Four Harry M. Stout
 
 Army Carneys Point
Petty Officer 2nd Class Harry D. Stow
 
 Navy Salem
Sergeant Samuel D. Venuto
 
 Marine Corps Pennsville
Lance Corporal John T. Vordem-Thoren
 
 Marine Corps Pennsville
Private 1st Class James C. Whitaker
 
 Army Salem
Lance Corporal Samuel C. Willis
 
 Marine Corps Salem
Sergeant Harold B. Wood
 
 Army Pennsville
Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymond H. Wright
 
 Navy Pittsgrove
Major Wayne W. Wright
 
 Air Force Elmer
Sergeant Robert J. Wygand
 
 Marine Corps Quinton
Specialist Four Clarence J. Ziegler
 
 Army Carneys Point
Specialist Four Lawrence M. Zimmerman
 
 Army Pennsville
Sergeant Martin J. Zinni Posthumous Marine Corps Pennsville

 

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