DORIO, JOHN ★ 18 DEC 44 - OCT 68 SCHELLER, JEFFREY ★ 31 JUL 54 - 1 OCT 72 KERBL, FRANK ★ 16 SEP 34 - 1 OCT 67 WILLIAMS, LEROY ★ 7 APR 42 - 3 OCT 65 KOCH, KENNETH ★ 18 JAN 49 - 3 OCT 70 FRITZ, RAYMOND ★ 28 MAY 47 - 4 OCT 67 FORMICA, GARY ★ 28 JUL 47 - 4 OCT 70 BIRD, JOHN ★ 14 MAR 44 - 4 OCT 66 HOPKINS, MARION ★ 25 MAY 47 - 4 OCT 67 OWEN, DAVID ★ 27 JAN 36 - 4 OCT 67 MIDUSKI, FRANCIS ★ 8 APR 44 - 5 OCT 67 BURGANS, RICHARD ★ 17 FEB 44 - 5 OCT 65 PIANO, RALPH ★ 8 SEP 48 - 5 OCT 69 ELFENBEIN, ERNIE ★ 5 FEB 48 - 6 OCT 67 SCHOELIER, TJEERD ★ 12 APR 45 - 6 OCT 67 GROSS, VICTOR ★ 30 AUG 46 - 7 OCT 67 METTINGER, ALBERT ★ 6 MAY 33 - 7 OCT 70 BROCKMANN, ROBERT ★ 17 JUL 43 - 7 OCT 66 PABST, EUGENE ★ 13 OCT 42 - 7 OCT 66 JACOBSON, JON ★ 19 OCT 47 - 7 OCT 70 RICHARDSON, CHARLES ★ 5 APR 44 - 8 OCT 68 GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO ★ 1 MAR 42 - 8 OCT 67 FERRUGGIA, RICHARD ★ 15 JUN 45 - 8 OCT 67 BRAYBROOKE, CHRISTOPHER ★ 25 MAR 28 - 8 OCT 67 FEISTNER, STEPHEN ★ 8 FEB 47 - 8 OCT 67 CAMPBELL, PATRICK ★ 21 NOV 46 - 8 OCT 66 LAZARO, ROBERT ★ 29 MAR 47 - 9 OCT 67 ARMSTRONG, WARDELL ★ 13 DEC 49 - 9 OCT 68 SUYDAM, JAMES ★ 4 OCT 48 - 9 OCT 69 BRENNAN, JOHN ★ 21 FEB 43 - 9 OCT 69 GODFREY, WILLIAM ★ 24 MAR 49 - 10 OCT 69 SCHIESS, THOMAS ★ 21 JUL 50 - 10 OCT 70 RAMOS, ANGEL ★ 20 MAY 48 - 10 OCT 66 HIMMELREICH, HARRY ★ 15 APR 46 - 10 OCT 65 FEENEY, JOSEPH ★ 22 JUL 49 - 10 OCT 71 JAMES, HENRY ★ 29 NOV 47 - 10 OCT 68 ALVES, MOSES ★ 23 NOV 34 - 11 OCT 69 HAHN, JEFFREY ★ 20 JAN 47 - 11 OCT 67 HARRIS, LANTIE ★ 29 JUL 48 - 11 OCT 68 LIGHT, JERRY ★ 23 JAN 47 - 11 OCT 67 SMYRYCHYNSKI, GEORGE ★ 7 AUG 43 - 13 OCT 66 MIKULA, EMERY ★ 20 MAR 42 - 13 OCT 66 MICHEL, ROBERT ★ 28 JAN 43 - 13 OCT 68 LANNING, HAROLD ★ 11 MAR 35 - 13 OCT 65 KRUEGER, JOHN ★ 19 FEB 50 - 13 OCT 69 BURROUGHS, ROBERT ★ 26 JUN 42 - 14 OCT 67 MULLINS, WILLIAM ★ 28 DEC 42 - 14 OCT 67 MERLINO, CARL ★ 20 JAN 37 - 14 OCT 71 SCHULZ, WILLIAM ★ 23 MAR 47 - 15 OCT 67 FERGUSON, KEVIN ★ 6 DEC 48 - 16 OCT 67 VANDERHOFF, GEORGE ★ 7 NOV 48 - 16 OCT 68 KUTKOWSKI, GREGORY ★ 21 MAR 48 - 18 OCT 70 SELF, EUGENE ★ 2 JUN 46 - 18 OCT 66 ARNTZ, WILLARD ★ 5 JUL 46 - 18 OCT 68 CUSTODE, RALPH ★ 13 OCT 48 - 18 OCT 69 EALEY, DOUGLAS ★ 28 FEB 42 - 19 OCT 68 SALUGA, STEPHEN ★ 24 DEC 46 - 19 OCT 68 MENA, SAMUEL ★ 23 SEP 49 - 19 OCT 68 COLANTUONO, WAYNE ★ 22 NOV 46 - 20 OCT 67 LATOURETTE, PAUL ★ 5 DEC 46 - 20 OCT 67 HENDRICKS, EUGENE ★ 13 JUL 46 - 21 OCT 68 MILEY, BRUCE ★ 20 DEC 46 - 21 OCT 68 VAN VLIET, HOWARD ★ 4 OCT 28 - 21 OCT 68 HAYNES, BARTON ★ 19 JUL 48 - 22 OCT 67 BACH, COLIN ★ 14 FEB 48 - 22 OCT 68 HOLDEN, THOMAS ★ 23 AUG 41 - 22 OCT 66 ETTZ, MICHAEL ★ 28 JAN 47 - 23 OCT 67 SIMONE, DENIS ★ 2 MAY 42 - 23 OCT 68 MORVAY, JON ★ 17 MAR 47 - 23 OCT 67 RILEY, RICHARD ★ 1 APR 45 - 24 OCT 68 SACKETT, DAVID ★ 8 OCT 46 - 24 OCT 69 MORLEY, JOHN ★ 13 APR 47 - 24 OCT 68 MEESTER, EVERETT ★ 8 JAN 48 - 24 OCT 68 WHELAN, JOSEPH ★ 1 FEB 42 - 25 OCT 69 ESPOSITO, JAMES ★ 31 AUG 44 - 25 OCT 68 HARGROVE, DALE ★ 14 APR 52 - 26 OCT 70 TUNICK, FRANKLIN ★ 10 APR 41 - 26 OCT 66 BROWN, RICHARD ★ 27 JUN 44 - 26 OCT 67 GRANT, WAYNE ★ 7 MAY 46 - 26 OCT 67 ELKINS, JAN ★ 20 MAR 48 - 26 OCT 68 WYATT, RONALD ★ 31 MAY 46 - 28 OCT 66 BOSKO, MICHAEL ★ 3 JUN 45 - 28 OCT 66 ROSSELL, FRANCIS ★ 26 DEC 43 - 28 OCT 68 MOYER, CHARLES ★ 12 JUL 47 - 28 OCT 67 FOXWORTH, ARTHUR ★ 17 MAY 40 - 28 OCT 69 MAC VEAN, STEPHEN ★ 30 JAN 44 - 29 OCT 69 GABURO, GEORGE ★ 9 JAN 36 - 29 OCT 67 GREGORY, DAVID ★ 8 AUG 45 - 31 OCT 66 DORIO, JOHN ★ 18 DEC 44 - OCT 68 SCHELLER, JEFFREY ★ 31 JUL 54 - 1 OCT 72 KERBL, FRANK ★ 16 SEP 34 - 1 OCT 67 WILLIAMS, LEROY ★ 7 APR 42 - 3 OCT 65 KOCH, KENNETH ★ 18 JAN 49 - 3 OCT 70 FRITZ, RAYMOND ★ 28 MAY 47 - 4 OCT 67 FORMICA, GARY ★ 28 JUL 47 - 4 OCT 70 BIRD, JOHN ★ 14 MAR 44 - 4 OCT 66 HOPKINS, MARION ★ 25 MAY 47 - 4 OCT 67 OWEN, DAVID ★ 27 JAN 36 - 4 OCT 67 MIDUSKI, FRANCIS ★ 8 APR 44 - 5 OCT 67 BURGANS, RICHARD ★ 17 FEB 44 - 5 OCT 65 PIANO, RALPH ★ 8 SEP 48 - 5 OCT 69 ELFENBEIN, ERNIE ★ 5 FEB 48 - 6 OCT 67 SCHOELIER, TJEERD ★ 12 APR 45 - 6 OCT 67 GROSS, VICTOR ★ 30 AUG 46 - 7 OCT 67 METTINGER, ALBERT ★ 6 MAY 33 - 7 OCT 70 BROCKMANN, ROBERT ★ 17 JUL 43 - 7 OCT 66 PABST, EUGENE ★ 13 OCT 42 - 7 OCT 66 JACOBSON, JON ★ 19 OCT 47 - 7 OCT 70 RICHARDSON, CHARLES ★ 5 APR 44 - 8 OCT 68 GONZALEZ, FRANCISCO ★ 1 MAR 42 - 8 OCT 67 FERRUGGIA, RICHARD ★ 15 JUN 45 - 8 OCT 67 BRAYBROOKE, CHRISTOPHER ★ 25 MAR 28 - 8 OCT 67 FEISTNER, STEPHEN ★ 8 FEB 47 - 8 OCT 67 CAMPBELL, PATRICK ★ 21 NOV 46 - 8 OCT 66 LAZARO, ROBERT ★ 29 MAR 47 - 9 OCT 67 ARMSTRONG, WARDELL ★ 13 DEC 49 - 9 OCT 68 SUYDAM, JAMES ★ 4 OCT 48 - 9 OCT 69 BRENNAN, JOHN ★ 21 FEB 43 - 9 OCT 69 GODFREY, WILLIAM ★ 24 MAR 49 - 10 OCT 69 SCHIESS, THOMAS ★ 21 JUL 50 - 10 OCT 70 RAMOS, ANGEL ★ 20 MAY 48 - 10 OCT 66 HIMMELREICH, HARRY ★ 15 APR 46 - 10 OCT 65 FEENEY, JOSEPH ★ 22 JUL 49 - 10 OCT 71 JAMES, HENRY ★ 29 NOV 47 - 10 OCT 68 ALVES, MOSES ★ 23 NOV 34 - 11 OCT 69 HAHN, JEFFREY ★ 20 JAN 47 - 11 OCT 67 HARRIS, LANTIE ★ 29 JUL 48 - 11 OCT 68 LIGHT, JERRY ★ 23 JAN 47 - 11 OCT 67 SMYRYCHYNSKI, GEORGE ★ 7 AUG 43 - 13 OCT 66 MIKULA, EMERY ★ 20 MAR 42 - 13 OCT 66 MICHEL, ROBERT ★ 28 JAN 43 - 13 OCT 68 LANNING, HAROLD ★ 11 MAR 35 - 13 OCT 65 KRUEGER, JOHN ★ 19 FEB 50 - 13 OCT 69 BURROUGHS, ROBERT ★ 26 JUN 42 - 14 OCT 67 MULLINS, WILLIAM ★ 28 DEC 42 - 14 OCT 67 MERLINO, CARL ★ 20 JAN 37 - 14 OCT 71 SCHULZ, WILLIAM ★ 23 MAR 47 - 15 OCT 67 FERGUSON, KEVIN ★ 6 DEC 48 - 16 OCT 67 VANDERHOFF, GEORGE ★ 7 NOV 48 - 16 OCT 68 KUTKOWSKI, GREGORY ★ 21 MAR 48 - 18 OCT 70 SELF, EUGENE ★ 2 JUN 46 - 18 OCT 66 ARNTZ, WILLARD ★ 5 JUL 46 - 18 OCT 68 CUSTODE, RALPH ★ 13 OCT 48 - 18 OCT 69 EALEY, DOUGLAS ★ 28 FEB 42 - 19 OCT 68 SALUGA, STEPHEN ★ 24 DEC 46 - 19 OCT 68 MENA, SAMUEL ★ 23 SEP 49 - 19 OCT 68 COLANTUONO, WAYNE ★ 22 NOV 46 - 20 OCT 67 LATOURETTE, PAUL ★ 5 DEC 46 - 20 OCT 67 HENDRICKS, EUGENE ★ 13 JUL 46 - 21 OCT 68 MILEY, BRUCE ★ 20 DEC 46 - 21 OCT 68 VAN VLIET, HOWARD ★ 4 OCT 28 - 21 OCT 68 HAYNES, BARTON ★ 19 JUL 48 - 22 OCT 67 BACH, COLIN ★ 14 FEB 48 - 22 OCT 68 HOLDEN, THOMAS ★ 23 AUG 41 - 22 OCT 66 ETTZ, MICHAEL ★ 28 JAN 47 - 23 OCT 67 SIMONE, DENIS ★ 2 MAY 42 - 23 OCT 68 MORVAY, JON ★ 17 MAR 47 - 23 OCT 67 RILEY, RICHARD ★ 1 APR 45 - 24 OCT 68 SACKETT, DAVID ★ 8 OCT 46 - 24 OCT 69 MORLEY, JOHN ★ 13 APR 47 - 24 OCT 68 MEESTER, EVERETT ★ 8 JAN 48 - 24 OCT 68 WHELAN, JOSEPH ★ 1 FEB 42 - 25 OCT 69 ESPOSITO, JAMES ★ 31 AUG 44 - 25 OCT 68 HARGROVE, DALE ★ 14 APR 52 - 26 OCT 70 TUNICK, FRANKLIN ★ 10 APR 41 - 26 OCT 66 BROWN, RICHARD ★ 27 JUN 44 - 26 OCT 67 GRANT, WAYNE ★ 7 MAY 46 - 26 OCT 67 ELKINS, JAN ★ 20 MAR 48 - 26 OCT 68 WYATT, RONALD ★ 31 MAY 46 - 28 OCT 66 BOSKO, MICHAEL ★ 3 JUN 45 - 28 OCT 66 ROSSELL, FRANCIS ★ 26 DEC 43 - 28 OCT 68 MOYER, CHARLES ★ 12 JUL 47 - 28 OCT 67 FOXWORTH, ARTHUR ★ 17 MAY 40 - 28 OCT 69 MAC VEAN, STEPHEN ★ 30 JAN 44 - 29 OCT 69 GABURO, GEORGE ★ 9 JAN 36 - 29 OCT 67 GREGORY, DAVID ★ 8 AUG 45 - 31 OCT 66

History of NJVVMF

Our Mission

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial & Museum is committed to sharing the experiences of the Vietnam War Era and its enduring legacy with future generations.

Our Memorial recognizes the valor of New Jersey’s Veterans and the sacrifices of their families and communities. Our Museum encourages learning by exploring the Vietnam War Era through inclusive and objective exhibitions.

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Museum, located near the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, honor the courage and sacrifice of New Jersey residents who served during the Vietnam conflict. The Memorial pays tribute to the valor of those who never returned, while the Museum provides factual, unbiased information about the era through exhibits, multimedia presentations, structured programs, and guest speakers. This combination fosters discussion and a deeper understanding of America’s most divisive period since the Civil War. Supplemental programs, including veterans’ biographies, ensure the contributions of New Jersey’s veterans are preserved for future generations.

 

Establishing the Foundation

The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans‘ Memorial Foundation was created and incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey as a non-profit corporation. The memorial committee, relying on the foundation‘s officers, trustees, executive director, and volunteers pursued the day-to-day needs of the project. The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans‘ Memorial Committee was also transferred from the Department of State to the newly created Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
 
In December 1990, Governor Jim Florio signed legislation to increase the committee to 24 members and appointed 10 new members. New to the committee were Anthony Dellanno and Louis A. Vlahakes. These two Vietnam Veterans, along with assistance from the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association, recruited construction firms, architectural and engineering firms, landscaping companies and labor unions throughout the state to provide over $1.5 million in donated services, materials and labor. Also new to the Commission was Henry Rossi, another Vietnam Veteran, who assumed responsibility for all the grassroots fundraising throughout the state.

 

Vietnam Veterans‘ Remembrance Day

As a result of the increasing awareness of the Memorial, legislation was passed on April 16, 1991 to designate May 7th each year as New Jersey Vietnam Veterans‘ Remembrance Day. The committee requested a proclamation from the Governor‘s Office and encouraged other statewide observances. The first annual observance of Vietnam Veterans‘ Remembrance Day was held at the Memorial site with a wreath laying ceremony. Later that day, ceremonies were held at Liberty State Park.

More History of the Memorial

The idea for the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial had its beginnings on Veterans Day, November 11, 1982…

More History of the Museum

By the spring of 1993, preliminary plans for the Vietnam Era Museum, began as a result of the call for an educational component by veterans, students, and teachers in the state.