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6 JUN 70 CALLAHAN, MICHAEL ★ 11 APR 48 - 6 JUN 69 CYRAN, RICHARD ★ 17 FEB 49 - 6 JUN 69 GUNSTER, DAVID ★ 5 AUG 26 - 6 JUN 68 SCHAUBLE, KENNETH ★ 23 OCT 47 - 6 JUN 68 SHEPPARD, LONNIE ★ 29 SEP 48 - 6 JUN 68 SIMMONS, WILLIAM ★ 6 JAN 46 - 6 JUN 68 VALLECILLO, EDGAR ★ 20 MAR 48 - 6 JUN 67 ARRIBI, DONALD ★ 11 JUN 48 - 7 JUN 69 BASHAW, DAVID ★ 11 MAR 48 - 7 JUN 66 BOWEN, LARRY ★ 30 JAN 51 - 7 JUN 69 CORCORAN, RICHARD ★ 21 AUG 38 - 7 JUN 68 ESPY, JOHNNIE ★ 14 MAR 47 - 7 JUN 68 IASELLO, DENNIS ★ 23 JUL 48 - 7 JUN 69 KALIVAS, JOHN ★ 7 JAN 48 - 7 JUN 69 SHELLEY, GREGORY ★ 15 OCT 47 - 7 JUN 68 BARKER, JEFFREY ★ 1 OCT 46 - 8 JUN 67 MOURITZEN, DONALD ★ 26 JUN 46 - 8 JUN 67 YOHN, THOMAS ★ 29 JAN 47 - 8 JUN 66 OLESON, JOSEPH ★ 17 APR 43 - 9 JUN 68 PIZZI, CHARLES ★ 10 JUL 42 - 9 JUN 65 BUCZYNSKI, GREGORY ★ 21 DEC 45 - 10 JUN 66 COPPEDGE, LAWRENCE ★ 10 DEC 48 - 10 JUN 69 PONTO, AUGUSTUS ★ 29 SEP 45 - 10 JUN 67 FOLEY, JOHN ★ 11 JUN 47 - 11 JUN 67 FRAMBES, JOHN ★ 24 APR 47 - 11 JUN 67 MILLS, KARL ★ 8 OCT 45 - 11 JUN 69 REYNOLDS, ROBERT ★ 7 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 67 SEKVA, ROBERT ★ 1 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 69 ZAMORSKI, GLENN ★ 5 OCT 42 - 11 JUN 68 ZYCK, FRED ★ 1 FEB 48 - 11 JUN 69 JENKINS, CLIFFORD ★ 12 SEP 45 - 12 JUN 68 LEWIS, BENJAMIN ★ 17 NOV 42 - 12 JUN 69 RAAB, JAMES ★ 12 JAN 43 - 12 JUN 68 ANDUJAR, CHARLES ★ 3 JUL 34 - 13 JUN 69 CHRISTIE, DONALD ★ 20 AUG 48 - 13 JUN 69 DUTCHES, WILLIAM ★ 16 APR 45 - 14 JUN 66 ELLISON, JASPER ★ 31 MAY 49 - 14 JUN 68 TUFTS, ROBERT ★ 22 DEC 42 - 14 JUN 69 CRANE, DENNIS ★ 20 SEP 47 - 15 JUN 68 FANNING, EDWARD ★ 23 APR 48 - 15 JUN 69 MADDEN, FRANCIS ★ 25 JUL 32 - 15 JUN 69 MCCLOSKEY, ROBERT ★ 1 MAR 49 - 15 JUN 68 TAMAGNINI, JOSEPH ★ 10 JUL 46 - 15 JUN 68 THIBAULT, JEFFERY ★ 15 JUL 49 - 15 JUN 68 WICKLINE, DONALD ★ 6 JUN 46 - 15 JUN 69 GRAY, ROBERT ★ 12 MAY 48 - 16 JUN 70 LYONS, FRANK ★ 26 DEC 26 - 16 JUN 66 PACKER, JOSEPH ★ 13 JUL 45 - 16 JUN 66 RUTH, DENNIS ★ 9 DEC 46 - 17 JUN 67 SIEGWARTH, DONALD ★ 28 JUN 41 - 17 JUN 66 STEVENSON, CLEMENT ★ 11 MAR 42 - 17 JUN 66 WATSON, MARVIN ★ 17 MAY 49 - 17 JUN 69 BALL, ROBERT ★ 29 NOV 49 - 18 JUN 68 MATHEWS, JAMES ★ 2 NOV 45 - 18 JUN 68 RHODES, WILLIE ★ 20 SEP 47 - 19 JUN 67 SLOMIANY, KAZIMIERZ ★ 25 FEB 45 - 19 JUN 67 MCDONOUGH, JOHN ★ 10 MAY 39 - 20 JUN 66 SCHWEYHER, JOHN ★ 9 DEC 47 - 20 JUN 67 BARTON, JAMES ★ 8 AUG 50 - 21 JUN 69 DOUGHERTY, ROBERT ★ 7 AUG 47 - 21 JUN 67 BEZEGA, MICHAEL ★ 9 JUL 48 - 22 JUN 70 ENGLE, RUSSEL ★ 4 OCT 46 - 22 JUN 67 HOOPER, VINS ★ 6 JUL 46 - 22 JUN 67 LYONS, GEORGE ★ 29 DEC 50 - 22 JUN 69 MURPHY, TIMOTHY ★ 23 JUL 47 - 22 JUN 67 PARMERTER, MICHAEL ★ 30 JUL 44 - 22 JUN 69 POOR, GEORGE ★ 26 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 STEIDLER, JOHNSON ★ 21 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 CHAPMAN, SHERMAN ★ 9 AUG 29 - 23 JUN 66 GILCHRIST, RICKY ★ 2 JAN 50 - 23 JUN 71 MCWILLIAMS, GEORGE ★ 25 NOV 44 - 23 JUN 66 DE SIMONE, ALFRED ★ 27 JUL 49 - 24 JUN 69 SANTIAGO, LUIS ★ 8 FEB 48 - 24 JUN 66 IHNAT, MICHAEL ★ 29 APR 43 - 25 JUN 65 MONGILARDI, PETER ★ 1 JUL 25 - 25 JUN 65 CORREA, ANGEL ★ 12 MAR 47 - 26 JUN 67 DE LUCA, RAYMOND ★ 12 FEB 48 - 27 JUN 68 DICESARE, ANTHONY ★ 30 NOV 44 - 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4 JUN 66 TEBAULT, BENJAMIN ★ 4 DEC 42 - 4 JUN 72 TORRES, ARCADIO ★ 27 MAY 28 - 4 JUN 70 BACON, PAUL ★ 24 JAN 50 - 5 JUN 72 KLEIN, JOSEPH ★ 18 FEB 49 - 5 JUN 68 WIGGINS, ALFRED ★ 5 MAY 51 - 5 JUN 70 BENN, WILLIAM ★ 4 JUN 47 - 6 JUN 69 BOYD, SAMUEL ★ 28 JUL 44 - 6 JUN 68 BRANCH, WILLIAM ★ 11 JUL 41 - 6 JUN 70 CALLAHAN, MICHAEL ★ 11 APR 48 - 6 JUN 69 CYRAN, RICHARD ★ 17 FEB 49 - 6 JUN 69 GUNSTER, DAVID ★ 5 AUG 26 - 6 JUN 68 SCHAUBLE, KENNETH ★ 23 OCT 47 - 6 JUN 68 SHEPPARD, LONNIE ★ 29 SEP 48 - 6 JUN 68 SIMMONS, WILLIAM ★ 6 JAN 46 - 6 JUN 68 VALLECILLO, EDGAR ★ 20 MAR 48 - 6 JUN 67 ARRIBI, DONALD ★ 11 JUN 48 - 7 JUN 69 BASHAW, DAVID ★ 11 MAR 48 - 7 JUN 66 BOWEN, LARRY ★ 30 JAN 51 - 7 JUN 69 CORCORAN, RICHARD ★ 21 AUG 38 - 7 JUN 68 ESPY, JOHNNIE ★ 14 MAR 47 - 7 JUN 68 IASELLO, DENNIS ★ 23 JUL 48 - 7 JUN 69 KALIVAS, JOHN ★ 7 JAN 48 - 7 JUN 69 SHELLEY, GREGORY ★ 15 OCT 47 - 7 JUN 68 BARKER, JEFFREY ★ 1 OCT 46 - 8 JUN 67 MOURITZEN, DONALD ★ 26 JUN 46 - 8 JUN 67 YOHN, THOMAS ★ 29 JAN 47 - 8 JUN 66 OLESON, JOSEPH ★ 17 APR 43 - 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15 JUN 69 GRAY, ROBERT ★ 12 MAY 48 - 16 JUN 70 LYONS, FRANK ★ 26 DEC 26 - 16 JUN 66 PACKER, JOSEPH ★ 13 JUL 45 - 16 JUN 66 RUTH, DENNIS ★ 9 DEC 46 - 17 JUN 67 SIEGWARTH, DONALD ★ 28 JUN 41 - 17 JUN 66 STEVENSON, CLEMENT ★ 11 MAR 42 - 17 JUN 66 WATSON, MARVIN ★ 17 MAY 49 - 17 JUN 69 BALL, ROBERT ★ 29 NOV 49 - 18 JUN 68 MATHEWS, JAMES ★ 2 NOV 45 - 18 JUN 68 RHODES, WILLIE ★ 20 SEP 47 - 19 JUN 67 SLOMIANY, KAZIMIERZ ★ 25 FEB 45 - 19 JUN 67 MCDONOUGH, JOHN ★ 10 MAY 39 - 20 JUN 66 SCHWEYHER, JOHN ★ 9 DEC 47 - 20 JUN 67 BARTON, JAMES ★ 8 AUG 50 - 21 JUN 69 DOUGHERTY, ROBERT ★ 7 AUG 47 - 21 JUN 67 BEZEGA, MICHAEL ★ 9 JUL 48 - 22 JUN 70 ENGLE, RUSSEL ★ 4 OCT 46 - 22 JUN 67 HOOPER, VINS ★ 6 JUL 46 - 22 JUN 67 LYONS, GEORGE ★ 29 DEC 50 - 22 JUN 69 MURPHY, TIMOTHY ★ 23 JUL 47 - 22 JUN 67 PARMERTER, MICHAEL ★ 30 JUL 44 - 22 JUN 69 POOR, GEORGE ★ 26 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 STEIDLER, JOHNSON ★ 21 OCT 47 - 22 JUN 67 CHAPMAN, SHERMAN ★ 9 AUG 29 - 23 JUN 66 GILCHRIST, RICKY ★ 2 JAN 50 - 23 JUN 71 MCWILLIAMS, GEORGE ★ 25 NOV 44 - 23 JUN 66 DE SIMONE, ALFRED ★ 27 JUL 49 - 24 JUN 69 SANTIAGO, LUIS ★ 8 FEB 48 - 24 JUN 66 IHNAT, MICHAEL ★ 29 APR 43 - 25 JUN 65 MONGILARDI, PETER ★ 1 JUL 25 - 25 JUN 65 CORREA, ANGEL ★ 12 MAR 47 - 26 JUN 67 DE LUCA, RAYMOND ★ 12 FEB 48 - 27 JUN 68 DICESARE, ANTHONY ★ 30 NOV 44 - 27 JUN 67 KEEN, ARTHUR ★ 1 AUG 46 - 27 JUN 66 PAQUIN, PAUL ★ 3 MAY 49 - 27 JUN 70 ROBERTSON, DAVID ★ 19 DEC 45 - 27 JUN 68 LENZSCH, ROLF ★ 25 DEC 35 - 28 JUN 67 RISOLDI, VINCENT ★ 5 JAN 47 - 28 JUN 65 FELDER, JESSE ★ 17 MAR 43 - 29 JUN 66 WILKINS, BOBBY ★ 11 JUN 45 - 29 JUN 69 MORGAN, JOHN ★ 8 OCT 29 - 30 JUN 66

Lawrence Covington - Private First Class

Hometown:
Jersey City
D.O.B.:
August 18, 1949
County:
Hudson
Rank:
Private First Class
Branch:
Marines
Date of Casualty:

January 8, 1968

Casualty Status:
Killed In Action
Country of Incident:
South Vietnam

Lawrence Cornelius Covington was born August 18, 1949, in Jersey City, NJ. He graduated from Dickinson High School in June 1967. At Dickinson High School, Lawrence played the end position on the Varsity Football Team. Before Dickinson High School, Lawrence attended School 23 in Jersey City.

Among Lawrence’s hobbies were woodworking and old cars. He made tables and chests of drawers, which he gave to his mother. He also loved working on old cars. He used to fix them and make them look in mint condition, especially his favorite black Buick. Lawrence kept himself well groomed with gleaming shined shoes, and he often would remove the buttons to his suits and sew on fancy new replacements.

Lawrence enlisted into the US Marine Corps on July 13, 1967. He joined the Marine Corps because he wanted to help his Country. Lawrence and seven of his good friends decided to join together. He was quoted as saying, “he didn’t want to feel he wasn’t doing his part”.

After receiving his basic training at Parris Island, SC, Lawrence was assigned to Camp Pendleton, CA. Seven of the eight young men were called to combat in Vietnam. He served in the US Marine Corps and attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC).

On January 8, 1968, at the early age of 19, Lawrence died from wounds he suffered the previous day in combat in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. He had been in South Vietnam less than three weeks when he was killed.

PFC Covington was awarded a Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, a Vietnam Service Medal, a Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and two Gold Stars.

At the time of his death, Lawrence was survived by his parents, William and Mary Covington of Jersey City, five sisters, Ms. Beatrice Covington, Mrs. Dorothy Sapp, Mrs. Helen Jones, Mrs. Jean Bonner and Mrs. Shirley Hill and four brothers, Carroll, Kenneth, Raymond, and Walter. In addition, he left behind a multitude of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Lawrence is remembered as a kindhearted person who always got along with others. There was a way about him that made him special to all who knew him. He was a well-loved young man who was always anxious to please. He would say, “I’ll help” or “I’ll do that” to his family, friends and neighbors. He was a remarkable young man and he is missed by all of his family and friends.

Sources: The Covington Family and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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