SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
Light Weapons Infantry
1st Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, B Company
Length of service 1 year
His tour began on April 1, 1969
Casualty was on May 25, 1969
In BINH LONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall
Panel 24W - Line 102
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Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
"Sgt. James Patrick Duffy Dies in Vietnam Action"
Medina County Gazette, May 29, 1969, page 1.
Medina County Gazette, June 6, 1969, page 3.
Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, Brunswick, Ohio, were notified on May 28, 1969, that their son James P. "Pat" Duffy, 20, was killed in action in Vietnam on May 25, 1969. Sgt. Duffy had been in Vietnam, between Saigon and Cambodia, for two months. He was with the First Infantry Division, First Battalion, First Platoon, in the U.S. Army. According to reports, he was on patrol when the enemy was met, and Sergeant Duffy was killed during a fire fight.
Sergeant Duffy was a 1967 graduate of Brunswick High School and had participated in wrestling, football and the band. After graduation, he worked for Ohio Bell Telephone Company until he entered the U.S. Army in May, 1968.
Previous to his Vietnam tour, he had been stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Camp Polk, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia, where he received Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) training; and Fort Louis in Seattle, Washington.
Sgt. Duffy was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, and his two sisters, Colleen and Rita. Carlson's Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, was in charge of the arrangements. Friends called at the Carlson Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-8, 1969. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 9, 1969, at 10 a.m. in St. Ambrose Church in Brunswick, Ohio. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
Medina County, Ohio, Vietnam Memorial wall
SGT James P. Duffy, Jr., United States Army
Date of Birth: June 26, 1948
Attended Brunswick High School
Home of Record: Brunswick Township, Ohio
Entered Service: May 1968
Served with 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Died near the Cambodian border, Vietnam, May 25, 1969.
Awarded: The Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
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Name JAMES DUFFY
Address1 4529 GRAFTON RD
City BRUNSWICK
State OH
Postal Code 44256
Date of Death 5/25/1969
Date of Burial 6/6/1969
Age (in Years) 20
Veteran Army
Gender Male
Cemetery Name Holy Cross Cleveland
Section Number 14
Lot 681
Grave Number 1
SEE https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=270682
Light Weapons Infantry
1st Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, B Company
Length of service 1 year
His tour began on April 1, 1969
Casualty was on May 25, 1969
In BINH LONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall
Panel 24W - Line 102
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
"Sgt. James Patrick Duffy Dies in Vietnam Action"
Medina County Gazette, May 29, 1969, page 1.
Medina County Gazette, June 6, 1969, page 3.
Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, Brunswick, Ohio, were notified on May 28, 1969, that their son James P. "Pat" Duffy, 20, was killed in action in Vietnam on May 25, 1969. Sgt. Duffy had been in Vietnam, between Saigon and Cambodia, for two months. He was with the First Infantry Division, First Battalion, First Platoon, in the U.S. Army. According to reports, he was on patrol when the enemy was met, and Sergeant Duffy was killed during a fire fight.
Sergeant Duffy was a 1967 graduate of Brunswick High School and had participated in wrestling, football and the band. After graduation, he worked for Ohio Bell Telephone Company until he entered the U.S. Army in May, 1968.
Previous to his Vietnam tour, he had been stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Camp Polk, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia, where he received Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) training; and Fort Louis in Seattle, Washington.
Sgt. Duffy was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, and his two sisters, Colleen and Rita. Carlson's Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, was in charge of the arrangements. Friends called at the Carlson Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-8, 1969. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 9, 1969, at 10 a.m. in St. Ambrose Church in Brunswick, Ohio. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
Medina County, Ohio, Vietnam Memorial wall
SGT James P. Duffy, Jr., United States Army
Date of Birth: June 26, 1948
Attended Brunswick High School
Home of Record: Brunswick Township, Ohio
Entered Service: May 1968
Served with 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Died near the Cambodian border, Vietnam, May 25, 1969.
Awarded: The Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Name JAMES DUFFY
Address1 4529 GRAFTON RD
City BRUNSWICK
State OH
Postal Code 44256
Date of Death 5/25/1969
Date of Burial 6/6/1969
Age (in Years) 20
Veteran Army
Gender Male
Cemetery Name Holy Cross Cleveland
Section Number 14
Lot 681
Grave Number 1
SEE https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=270682
SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
Light Weapons Infantry
1st Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, B Company
Length of service 1 year
His tour began on April 1, 1969
Casualty was on May 25, 1969
In BINH LONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall
Panel 24W - Line 102
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
"Sgt. James Patrick Duffy Dies in Vietnam Action"
Medina County Gazette, May 29, 1969, page 1.
Medina County Gazette, June 6, 1969, page 3.
Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, Brunswick, Ohio, were notified on May 28, 1969, that their son James P. "Pat" Duffy, 20, was killed in action in Vietnam on May 25, 1969. Sgt. Duffy had been in Vietnam, between Saigon and Cambodia, for two months. He was with the First Infantry Division, First Battalion, First Platoon, in the U.S. Army. According to reports, he was on patrol when the enemy was met, and Sergeant Duffy was killed during a fire fight.
Sergeant Duffy was a 1967 graduate of Brunswick High School and had participated in wrestling, football and the band. After graduation, he worked for Ohio Bell Telephone Company until he entered the U.S. Army in May, 1968.
Previous to his Vietnam tour, he had been stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Camp Polk, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia, where he received Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) training; and Fort Louis in Seattle, Washington.
Sgt. Duffy was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, and his two sisters, Colleen and Rita. Carlson's Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, was in charge of the arrangements. Friends called at the Carlson Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-8, 1969. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 9, 1969, at 10 a.m. in St. Ambrose Church in Brunswick, Ohio. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
Medina County, Ohio, Vietnam Memorial wall
SGT James P. Duffy, Jr., United States Army
Date of Birth: June 26, 1948
Attended Brunswick High School
Home of Record: Brunswick Township, Ohio
Entered Service: May 1968
Served with 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Died near the Cambodian border, Vietnam, May 25, 1969.
Awarded: The Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Name JAMES DUFFY
Address1 4529 GRAFTON RD
City BRUNSWICK
State OH
Postal Code 44256
Date of Death 5/25/1969
Date of Burial 6/6/1969
Age (in Years) 20
Veteran Army
Gender Male
Cemetery Name Holy Cross Cleveland
Section Number 14
Lot 681
Grave Number 1
SEE https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=270682
Light Weapons Infantry
1st Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, B Company
Length of service 1 year
His tour began on April 1, 1969
Casualty was on May 25, 1969
In BINH LONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall
Panel 24W - Line 102
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
"Sgt. James Patrick Duffy Dies in Vietnam Action"
Medina County Gazette, May 29, 1969, page 1.
Medina County Gazette, June 6, 1969, page 3.
Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, Brunswick, Ohio, were notified on May 28, 1969, that their son James P. "Pat" Duffy, 20, was killed in action in Vietnam on May 25, 1969. Sgt. Duffy had been in Vietnam, between Saigon and Cambodia, for two months. He was with the First Infantry Division, First Battalion, First Platoon, in the U.S. Army. According to reports, he was on patrol when the enemy was met, and Sergeant Duffy was killed during a fire fight.
Sergeant Duffy was a 1967 graduate of Brunswick High School and had participated in wrestling, football and the band. After graduation, he worked for Ohio Bell Telephone Company until he entered the U.S. Army in May, 1968.
Previous to his Vietnam tour, he had been stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Camp Polk, Louisiana; Fort Benning, Georgia, where he received Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) training; and Fort Louis in Seattle, Washington.
Sgt. Duffy was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, and his two sisters, Colleen and Rita. Carlson's Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, was in charge of the arrangements. Friends called at the Carlson Funeral Home in Brunswick, Ohio, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-8, 1969. Funeral services were held on Monday, June 9, 1969, at 10 a.m. in St. Ambrose Church in Brunswick, Ohio. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Thanks to Beverly Sprowl Teibel, Find a Grave ID 22571442, for the following contributions:
Medina County, Ohio, Vietnam Memorial wall
SGT James P. Duffy, Jr., United States Army
Date of Birth: June 26, 1948
Attended Brunswick High School
Home of Record: Brunswick Township, Ohio
Entered Service: May 1968
Served with 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam.
Died near the Cambodian border, Vietnam, May 25, 1969.
Awarded: The Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Name JAMES DUFFY
Address1 4529 GRAFTON RD
City BRUNSWICK
State OH
Postal Code 44256
Date of Death 5/25/1969
Date of Burial 6/6/1969
Age (in Years) 20
Veteran Army
Gender Male
Cemetery Name Holy Cross Cleveland
Section Number 14
Lot 681
Grave Number 1
SEE https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=270682
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JAMES P DUFFY
OHIO
SGT US ARMY
VIETNAM SS - BSM - ARCOM - PH
[VIETNAM SILVER STAR - BRONZE STAR MEDAL - ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL - PURPLE HEART]
JUNE 26 1948 - MAY 25 1969
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