DOB/DOD: November 8, 1963 (Danbury, CT) – October 23, 1983; 19 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 52 Ridge Road, NaugatuckENLISTMENT: April 15, 1982MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 2512, Field WiremanUNIT: 1st Battalion, 8th Marines FAMILY: Born to Henry L. “Bub” Jr. [Marine Corps veteran] (1939-2023) and Sandra L. Rice Wigglesworth (1940-2021). Five brothers, Mark H., Gary L.Continue reading “MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL DWAYNE WILLIS WIGGLESWORTH”
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MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEPHEN DALE TINGLEY
DOB/DOD: October 26, 1962 (Hartford, CT) – October 23, 1983; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Pinney Street, EllingtonENLISTMENT: January 25, 1982MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0351, Infantry AssaultmanUNIT: 24th Marine Amphibious Unit FAMILY: Born to Richard L. [Air Force veteran; 1951-1953] (1932-2022) and Barbara Smith Tingley. Three sisters, Linda A. Tingley Evans, Nancy L. Tingley Hurlburt,Continue reading “MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS STEPHEN DALE TINGLEY”
MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL DEVON LLOYD SUNDAR
DOB/DOD: January 6, 1960 (Kingston, Jamaica) – October 23, 1983; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Gloria Dwarka on February 19, 1980, in Stamford, CT – divorced 1982; Married Doreen T. Williams on January 2, 1983, in Stamford, CTLOCAL ADDRESS: Cerretta Street and Myrtle Avenue, StamfordENLISTMENT: March 28, 1980MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0351, AssaultmanUNIT: Weapons Company, 1stContinue reading “MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL DEVON LLOYD SUNDAR”
NAVY MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ROBERT DEAN STETHEM
DOB/DOD: November 17, 1961 (Waterbury, CT) – June 15, 1985; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Unknown; moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Waldorf, Maryland, as a childENLISTMENT: May 4, 1981NAVY RATE: [Seabee] SW – Steelworker and DV – Second-Class DiverUNIT: Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 62 (Gulfport, MS) and Underwater Construction Team One (UCT-1), LittleContinue reading “NAVY MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER ROBERT DEAN STETHEM”
MARINE CORPS STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS GIRARD SMITH
DOB/DOD: September 3, 1958 (Meriden, CT) – October 23, 1983; 25 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Footit Drive, MiddletownENLISTMENT: December 23, 1975; discharged September 11, 1979; enlisted again on August 11, 1981MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0321, Recon Marine; 151, Administrative ClerkUNIT: Charlie Company, Second Reconnaissance Battalion, Second Marine Division assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 24thContinue reading “MARINE CORPS STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS GIRARD SMITH”
MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN PETER “PETE” JAMES SCIALABBA
DOB/DOD: July 29, 1947 (New Haven, CT) – October 23, 1983; 36 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Jacquelyn BlackledgeCHILDREN: One son, Samuel S. [USMC]LOCAL ADDRESS: 50 Bellevue Road, New HavenENLISTMENT: November 16, 1973MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 302, Infantry OfficerUNIT: 1st Battalion, 8th Marines FAMILY: Born to Frank [Army veteran; 1943-1946] (1914-2008) and Helene Dicerbo Scialabba (1916-1997). PeterContinue reading “MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN PETER “PETE” JAMES SCIALABBA”
MARINE CORPS PFC JOSEPH JOHN MATTACCHIONE
DOB/DOD: October 15, 1963 (Willimantic, CT) – October 23, 1983; 20 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: October 5, 1981MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0352, Anti-Tank/Assault Guided MissilemanUNIT: AT Tube-Launched Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided (TOW) Company, 2nd Tank Battalion FAMILY: Born to Loreto “Laurence” A. [Navy veteran] (1938-1994) and Janet M. Rousseau Mattacchione Rice Childress [d. 1979]. Stepmother, Bernadette Pierce Mattacchione.Continue reading “MARINE CORPS PFC JOSEPH JOHN MATTACCHIONE”
MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM HART
DOB/DOD: July 22, 1961 (Camden, NJ) – October 23, 1983; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Joanne Hamilton on July 4, 1980, in Groton, Connecticut.CHILDREN: One son, William Jr.LOCAL ADDRESS: 160 Midway Oval, GrotonENLISTMENT: August 27, 1981MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 3381, Food Service SpecialistUNIT: 24th Marine Amphibious Unit FAMILY: Born to Frank D. (1919-2001) and Florine GreenContinue reading “MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM HART”
MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL THOMAS “TOMMY” ALAN DIBENEDETTO
DOB/DOD: May 16, 1959 (Madison, WI) – October 23, 1983; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 1 Brookside Lane, MansfieldENLISTMENT: April 20, 1982MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0351, AssaultmanUNIT: Headquarters & Service Company, 81MM/Dragon Platoon, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 24th Amphibious Unit FAMILY: Born to Anthony T. and Rose Marie DiBenedetto. Two brothers, David V. and StephenContinue reading “MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL THOMAS “TOMMY” ALAN DIBENEDETTO”
ARMY MAJOR RANDALL “SPOON” ARTHUR CARLSON
DOB/DOD: September 20, 1947 (Bridgeport, CT) – September 25, 1982; 35 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 2715 Old Town Road, BridgeportENLISTMENT: Commissioned June 3, 1970LAST MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 9668, Area Intelligence Officer; 48G, Mideast/North Africa (Foreign Area Officer)PRIOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES: 1204 – Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander; 9604 – Cryptoanalytic Officer, TranslationsUNIT: United Nations TruceContinue reading “ARMY MAJOR RANDALL “SPOON” ARTHUR CARLSON”