| Birth: | Feb. 6, 1944
New York, USA | | Death: | May 10, 1967
Quang Tri, Vietnam | 
native of Pearl River, NY; graduate of SUNY New Paltz; active in sports especially soccer team;
As a US Marine in Vietnam, he died in the Quang Tri province, when his long-range reconnaissance patrol was hit unexpectedly by grenades and small arms fire. Rescuers with a helicopter were unable to save him and his three comrades. Until January, 2005, he was listed as POW/MIA. It was then that an unearthed tooth was compared with dental records. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in the Spring, 2005. For further details see article in Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal 11 February 2005.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA |
Created by: Edmond Spaeth
Record added: Feb 12, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 10462168 |
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Tx★Oma
Added: Aug. 29, 2012 |
Thank you for your great sacrifice in preserving our country's freedoms. I will honor you in the only way that I can . . . by remembering you always. May you rest in peace.
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Charles A. Lewis
Added: Jun. 17, 2012 |
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Eddieb
Added: Apr. 2, 2012 |
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