DOB/DOD: January 17, 1927 (Jersey City, NJ) – November 19, 1967; 40 years oldRELIGION: Roman CatholicMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCOLLEGE: Graduated from Seton Hall University; ordained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark in 1953.SERVICE NUMBER: O-3139624ENLISTMENT: 1962-1964, Air National Guard; 1964-1967, Chaplain Corps, ArmyMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 5310, ChaplainTOUR START DATE: July 5, 1966UNIT: 173rd Support Battalion,Continue reading “MAJOR CHARLES JOSEPH WATTERS; U.S. ARMY”
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CAPTAIN MORTON HAROLD SINGER; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 25, 1936 (Flushing, NY) – December 17, 1968; 32 years oldRELIGION: Jewish (Orthodox)MARITAL STATUS: Married Eva Fischmann (1945-2001) on August 11, 1963.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Vera Singer Silberberg (1964-) and Karina (1967-).COLLEGE: Attended Yeshiva Tiferet in Jerusalem; ordained in 1965.SERVICE NUMBER: O-2334760ENLISTMENT: Commissioned on September 24, 1967MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 5310, ChaplainTOUR START DATE: NovemberContinue reading “CAPTAIN MORTON HAROLD SINGER; U.S. ARMY”
CAPTAIN MICHAEL JOSEPH QUEALY, U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: September 11, 1929 (New York, NY) – November 8, 1966; 37 years oldRELIGION: Roman CatholicMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCOLLEGE: Maryknoll Seminary in Ossining, New York. Ordained in 1965.SERVICE NUMBER: O-2319698ENLISTMENT: 1965MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 5310, ChaplainTOUR START DATE: June 13, 1966UNIT: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry DivisionCASUALTY LOCATION: Tay Ninh Province,Continue reading “CAPTAIN MICHAEL JOSEPH QUEALY, U.S. ARMY”
CAPTAIN PHILLIP ARTHUR NICHOLS, U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: October 25, 1940 (New London, OH) – October 13, 1970; 29 years oldRELIGION: Assemblies of GodMARITAL STATUS: Married JoAnna Beller (1940-2023) on August 19, 1961, in Kalispell, Montana. JoAnna remarried in 1985 and again in 2000, after her second husband passed away.CHILDREN: Two sons, Wesley D. (1964-) and Joel P. (1965-). One daughter, WendalynContinue reading “CAPTAIN PHILLIP ARTHUR NICHOLS, U.S. ARMY”
MAJOR ALOYSIUS “AL” PAUL MCGONIGAL, U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: November 8, 1921 (Philadelphia, PA) – February 17, 1968; 46 years oldRELIGION: Roman Catholic (Jesuit)MARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCOLLEGE: Woodstock College, Woodstock, Maryland. Ordained on June 23, 1953.SERVICE NUMBER: O-4070348ENLISTMENT: 1957MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 5310, ChaplainTOUR START DATE: October 26, 1967UNIT: I Corps Advisory Group, Hue, Advisory Team #1. With the 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division, whenContinue reading “MAJOR ALOYSIUS “AL” PAUL MCGONIGAL, U.S. ARMY”
CAPTAIN JAMES J.L. JOHNSON; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: June 5, 1933 (Texas) – March 10, 1967; 33 years oldRELIGION: BaptistMARITAL STATUS: Married to Joyce Elaine Gill (1941-)CHILDREN: One daughter, Irenée (1966-).COLLEGE: Graduated from Bishop College in Texas in 1961. Received a Bachelor’s in Divinity from Golden Gate Baptist Seminary in 1965.SERVICE NUMBER: O-2324354ENLISTMENT: Entered the service in February 1952 and discharged inContinue reading “CAPTAIN JAMES J.L. JOHNSON; U.S. ARMY”
MAJOR ROGER WILLIAM HEINZ; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: March 11, 1936 (Dubuque, Iowa) – December 9, 1969; 33 years oldRELIGION: Missouri Synod LutheranMARITAL STATUS: Married Lois J. Hellwege (1938-), on August 5, 1961, in Stuttgart, Arkansas.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Deborah Heinz Primerano (1963-) and Deidre “Dee Dee” A. Heinz Thurber (1964-).COLLEGE: B.A. and B.D. degrees from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. OrdainedContinue reading “MAJOR ROGER WILLIAM HEINZ; U.S. ARMY”
MAJOR AMBROSIO “JERRY” SALAZAR GRANDEA; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: August 22, 1932 (Corregidor Island, Philippines) – June 13, 1967; 34 years oldRELIGION: MethodistMARITAL STATUS: Married Jacinta “Jaya” Martinez (1934-2022) on June 10, 1957, in Boston. Jaya joined the Army Nurse Corps shortly after her husband’s death. She eventually married Reverend James Lupton (1933-2007) in 1969.COLLEGE: Attended Torres High School in Manila, Philippines. ArrivedContinue reading “MAJOR AMBROSIO “JERRY” SALAZAR GRANDEA; U.S. ARMY”
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM JOHN GARRITY, JR.; U.S. NAVY
DOB/DOD: September 23, 1926 (Helena, MT) – October 26, 1966; 40 years oldRELIGION: Roman CatholicMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedCOLLEGE: Attended Carroll College in Helena, graduating in 1949, and St. Thomas Seminary in Denver, Colorado. Ordained on April 4, 1954.ENLISTMENT: Served June 26, 1944, through September 29, 1950, in the Navy Reserves; service number 5548943. Entered active dutyContinue reading “LIEUTENANT COMMANDER WILLIAM JOHN GARRITY, JR.; U.S. NAVY”
CAPTAIN WILLIAM NEWCOMER FEASTER; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: May 14, 1938 (Portland, ME) – October 26, 1966; 28 years oldRELIGION: ProtestantMARITAL STATUS: Married Judith Chase [later, Miller] (1943-) on August 2, 1964, in Middletown, Connecticut. Judith was an Army nurse and graduated from UConn.COLLEGE: Harvard University, Class of 1960. Harvard Divinity School, Class of 1964. Studied Greek and Hebrew at Harvard.SERVICE NUMBER:Continue reading “CAPTAIN WILLIAM NEWCOMER FEASTER; U.S. ARMY”