RAITT, ALBERT ★ 27 JUL 27 - AUG 65 CURRY, GEORGE ★ 2 OCT 45 - 1 AUG 66 GUNDAKER, FRANK ★ 14 JAN 34 - 1 AUG 66 KOMMENDANT, AADO ★ 9 AUG 41 - 1 AUG 66 MAHER, EDWARD ★ 4 MAY 47 - 2 AUG 68 GRAHAM, BARRY ★ 1 MAR 39 - 3 AUG 70 GRANGER, WILLIE ★ 30 DEC 46 - 3 AUG 68 SANTORO, RONALD ★ 9 JAN 49 - 3 AUG 68 SCHNABOLK, HOWARD ★ 22 AUG 43 - 3 AUG 67 SPRUILL, OVELL ★ 20 AUG 46 - 4 AUG 70 ANDERSON, MARCUS ★ 2 JAN 47 - 6 AUG 68 BARBEE, JOHN ★ 19 JUL 44 - 6 AUG 68 CRIKELAIR, JOHN ★ 12 MAY 45 - 6 AUG 69 MCCAULEY, DENNIS ★ 9 OCT 43 - 6 AUG 67 VICHOSKY, WALTER ★ 18 OCT 47 - 6 AUG 71 BRUNO, EDWARD ★ 2 JAN 48 - 7 AUG 69 DE JESUS-COLON, JOSE ★ 9 JAN 45 - 7 AUG 68 HEIN, ANTHONY ★ 26 JUL 46 - 7 AUG 68 CORBIN, DONALD ★ 16 DEC 46 - 8 AUG 66 IVES, RICHARD ★ 13 JAN 46 - 8 AUG 66 KISIELEWSKI, JOHN ★ 19 MAY 49 - 8 AUG 70 NORDMAN, ERIC ★ 28 OCT 42 - 8 AUG 66 OVAITT, RICHARD ★ 12 MAY 47 - 8 AUG 68 VON BISCHOFFSHAUSEN, ROBERT ★ 4 MAY 48 - 8 AUG 68 ELLIOTT, ROBERT ★ 31 AUG 45 - 9 AUG 70 NICKENS, CECIL ★ 19 OCT 47 - 9 AUG 67 HESSON, JOSEPH ★ 22 MAR 49 - 10 AUG 69 ROBBINS, RONALD ★ 9 MAR 48 - 11 AUG 69 GREEN, LEO ★ 7 MAR 49 - 12 AUG 69 HAYES, JEREMIAH ★ 19 JUL 47 - 12 AUG 69 MCMANUS, ROBERT ★ 30 JAN 47 - 12 AUG 68 PARTON, CARL ★ 5 JUL 31 - 12 AUG 69 DEL GUIDICE, GREGORY ★ 1 JUL 49 - 13 AUG 69 DELUCA, GEORGE ★ 11 MAR 28 - 13 AUG 65 DOWD, JOHN ★ 23 OCT 31 - 13 AUG 69 MILLAN, RICHARD ★ 2 DEC 50 - 13 AUG 69 BILLERO, MICHAEL ★ 11 JAN 44 - 14 AUG 66 BULMER, ROBERT ★ 29 DEC 47 - 14 AUG 68 MANTHEY, BARRY ★ 5 JAN 48 - 14 AUG 68 SINIBALDI, MICHAEL ★ 1 OCT 49 - 14 AUG 68 BRANNON, HARRY ★ 9 MAY 36 - 15 AUG 66 DICKERSON, DOUGLAS ★ 23 OCT 48 - 15 AUG 67 FONT, MANUEL ★ 18 AUG 46 - 15 AUG 66 KOLAS, ROBERT ★ 21 MAY 47 - 15 AUG 67 LEONARDIS, STEPHEN ★ 15 JAN 44 - 16 AUG 68 GOODING, WILLIAM ★ 8 DEC 48 - 17 AUG 69 HARGER, DON ★ 13 MAR 39 - 17 AUG 67 MACK, FRANCIS ★ 21 DEC 41 - 17 AUG 66 MAIURO, JOSEPH ★ 16 DEC 47 - 17 AUG 67 MILLER, EDWARD ★ 3 DEC 48 - 17 AUG 68 FIRTH, THOMAS ★ 3 DEC 44 - 18 AUG 65 HOLLAND, CHARLES ★ 27 JUL 39 - 18 AUG 67 IANNUZZI, CHARLES ★ 26 OCT 45 - 18 AUG 65 ASHNAULT, RAYMOND ★ 17 MAY 48 - 19 AUG 69 COLLINS, THEOTHIS ★ 27 OCT 49 - 19 AUG 68 GIACOBBE, ANGELO ★ 28 JUL 48 - 19 AUG 68 LANGFORD, ALVIN ★ 24 MAY 48 - 19 AUG 68 MOBUS, JOSEPH ★ 17 MAR 48 - 19 AUG 69 MORGAN, BRUCE ★ 27 OCT 51 - 19 AUG 71 SEXTON, LEONARD ★ 26 OCT 47 - 19 AUG 68 SOLOMON, ROBERT ★ 8 AUG 49 - 19 AUG 69 VIGGIANO, ROBERT ★ 15 JUL 47 - 19 AUG 67 COYLE, JAMES ★ 14 MAY 39 - 20 AUG 64 DROZDZ, STANISLAW ★ 14 JUL 49 - 20 AUG 69 KYLE, THOMAS ★ 10 DEC 46 - 20 AUG 66 MORRIS, DANIEL ★ 9 JAN 47 - 20 AUG 66 MUSSELMAN, JOSEPH ★ 3 JAN 46 - 20 AUG 69 NESTOR, FRANK ★ 5 MAR 48 - 20 AUG 69 BUSCH, THOMAS ★ 10 MAR 49 - 21 AUG 69 CARNEY, GEORGE ★ 9 MAY 47 - 21 AUG 68 REAMER, DONALD ★ 3 OCT 46 - 21 AUG 68 WEST, EDWARD ★ 19 DEC 46 - 21 AUG 68 MIONE, ANTHONY ★ 23 MAR 49 - 22 AUG 69 TRUEX, GLENN ★ 13 OCT 50 - 22 AUG 69 WORSHINSKI, ROBERT ★ 2 JUL 47 - 22 AUG 68 CHEADLE, HAROLD ★ 7 MAY 44 - 23 AUG 68 GURDCILANI, BORIS ★ 29 MAY 50 - 23 AUG 69 HILL, EUGENE ★ 18 MAY 48 - 23 AUG 68 KINSLER, FREDERICK ★ 18 JUL 49 - 23 AUG 69 MCBRIDE, CLAUDE ★ 19 MAY 36 - 23 AUG 63 SECOR, GILBERT ★ 6 JAN 32 - 23 AUG 68 WHITING, JUSTIN ★ 10 JAN 43 - 23 AUG 69 ABERNATHY, DANIEL ★ 1 DEC 46 - 24 AUG 68 DOLAN, JIMMY ★ 28 MAR 51 - 24 AUG 69 FOSTER, STEVEN ★ 6 MAR 48 - 24 AUG 68 HEINZE, KELLY ★ 17 MAR 28 - 24 AUG 65 KOVACH, PETER ★ 4 OCT 48 - 24 AUG 68 PETRICK, FRANK ★ 11 OCT 46 - 24 AUG 67 PFEFFERLE, WARREN ★ 26 JAN 44 - 24 AUG 65 RIDGE, WILLIAM ★ 11 OCT 49 - 24 AUG 69 GRAY, EDWARD ★ 7 MAR 49 - 25 AUG 68 JENSEN, GARY ★ 22 MAY 49 - 25 AUG 70 LAWRENCE, MICHAEL ★ 8 JAN 50 - 25 AUG 69 MILAN, GEORGE ★ 30 MAR 45 - 25 AUG 67 PETRACCO, ROBERT ★ 9 MAY 49 - 25 AUG 68 SMITH, FORTUNE ★ 28 JUL 32 - 25 AUG 66 CANNITO, DENNIS ★ 4 MAR 48 - 26 AUG 69 CURTIN, JOHN ★ 25 DEC 45 - 26 AUG 68 GIRTANNER, JULES ★ 9 JUL 35 - 26 AUG 66 HETZEL, NORMAN ★ 4 OCT 48 - 26 AUG 69 LEHEW, DONALD ★ 19 JUL 34 - 26 AUG 66 MURNER, PETER ★ 13 MAY 45 - 26 AUG 68 VENNIK, ROBERT ★ 19 JAN 46 - 26 AUG 71 ALBERTS, FRANCIS ★ 13 MAY 38 - 27 AUG 66 BARNHART, JACK ★ 23 MAR 48 - 27 AUG 68 WICKWARD, WILLIAM ★ 23 MAY 33 - 27 AUG 69 BELL, LARRY ★ 16 MAY 47 - 28 AUG 69 CHARD, SALUM ★ 4 DEC 49 - 28 AUG 69 DEGENAARS, BRADLEY ★ 14 JUL 44 - 28 AUG 68 MADDEN, PAUL ★ 19 MAR 45 - 28 AUG 66 MANGANELLO, ANTHONY ★ 17 MAY 47 - 28 AUG 68 GRAF, ALBERT ★ 8 OCT 44 - 29 AUG 69 MUSER, LOUIS ★ 16 JUL 47 - 29 AUG 67 DALTON, JAMES ★ 11 JUL 47 - 30 AUG 68 GRAU, ANTONIO ★ 7 DEC 50 - 30 AUG 70 MAGLIARO, CHARLES ★ 14 OCT 47 - 30 AUG 67 MORGAN, ROBERT ★ 19 MAY 47 - 30 AUG 67 HEFFRON, JAMES ★ 1 JAN 46 - 31 AUG 66 STEPHAN, RICHARD ★ 7 OCT 31 - 31 AUG 60 RAITT, ALBERT ★ 27 JUL 27 - AUG 65 CURRY, GEORGE ★ 2 OCT 45 - 1 AUG 66 GUNDAKER, FRANK ★ 14 JAN 34 - 1 AUG 66 KOMMENDANT, AADO ★ 9 AUG 41 - 1 AUG 66 MAHER, EDWARD ★ 4 MAY 47 - 2 AUG 68 GRAHAM, BARRY ★ 1 MAR 39 - 3 AUG 70 GRANGER, WILLIE ★ 30 DEC 46 - 3 AUG 68 SANTORO, RONALD ★ 9 JAN 49 - 3 AUG 68 SCHNABOLK, HOWARD ★ 22 AUG 43 - 3 AUG 67 SPRUILL, OVELL ★ 20 AUG 46 - 4 AUG 70 ANDERSON, MARCUS ★ 2 JAN 47 - 6 AUG 68 BARBEE, JOHN ★ 19 JUL 44 - 6 AUG 68 CRIKELAIR, JOHN ★ 12 MAY 45 - 6 AUG 69 MCCAULEY, DENNIS ★ 9 OCT 43 - 6 AUG 67 VICHOSKY, WALTER ★ 18 OCT 47 - 6 AUG 71 BRUNO, EDWARD ★ 2 JAN 48 - 7 AUG 69 DE JESUS-COLON, JOSE ★ 9 JAN 45 - 7 AUG 68 HEIN, ANTHONY ★ 26 JUL 46 - 7 AUG 68 CORBIN, DONALD ★ 16 DEC 46 - 8 AUG 66 IVES, RICHARD ★ 13 JAN 46 - 8 AUG 66 KISIELEWSKI, JOHN ★ 19 MAY 49 - 8 AUG 70 NORDMAN, ERIC ★ 28 OCT 42 - 8 AUG 66 OVAITT, RICHARD ★ 12 MAY 47 - 8 AUG 68 VON BISCHOFFSHAUSEN, ROBERT ★ 4 MAY 48 - 8 AUG 68 ELLIOTT, ROBERT ★ 31 AUG 45 - 9 AUG 70 NICKENS, CECIL ★ 19 OCT 47 - 9 AUG 67 HESSON, JOSEPH ★ 22 MAR 49 - 10 AUG 69 ROBBINS, RONALD ★ 9 MAR 48 - 11 AUG 69 GREEN, LEO ★ 7 MAR 49 - 12 AUG 69 HAYES, JEREMIAH ★ 19 JUL 47 - 12 AUG 69 MCMANUS, ROBERT ★ 30 JAN 47 - 12 AUG 68 PARTON, CARL ★ 5 JUL 31 - 12 AUG 69 DEL GUIDICE, GREGORY ★ 1 JUL 49 - 13 AUG 69 DELUCA, GEORGE ★ 11 MAR 28 - 13 AUG 65 DOWD, JOHN ★ 23 OCT 31 - 13 AUG 69 MILLAN, RICHARD ★ 2 DEC 50 - 13 AUG 69 BILLERO, MICHAEL ★ 11 JAN 44 - 14 AUG 66 BULMER, ROBERT ★ 29 DEC 47 - 14 AUG 68 MANTHEY, BARRY ★ 5 JAN 48 - 14 AUG 68 SINIBALDI, MICHAEL ★ 1 OCT 49 - 14 AUG 68 BRANNON, HARRY ★ 9 MAY 36 - 15 AUG 66 DICKERSON, DOUGLAS ★ 23 OCT 48 - 15 AUG 67 FONT, MANUEL ★ 18 AUG 46 - 15 AUG 66 KOLAS, ROBERT ★ 21 MAY 47 - 15 AUG 67 LEONARDIS, STEPHEN ★ 15 JAN 44 - 16 AUG 68 GOODING, WILLIAM ★ 8 DEC 48 - 17 AUG 69 HARGER, DON ★ 13 MAR 39 - 17 AUG 67 MACK, FRANCIS ★ 21 DEC 41 - 17 AUG 66 MAIURO, JOSEPH ★ 16 DEC 47 - 17 AUG 67 MILLER, EDWARD ★ 3 DEC 48 - 17 AUG 68 FIRTH, THOMAS ★ 3 DEC 44 - 18 AUG 65 HOLLAND, CHARLES ★ 27 JUL 39 - 18 AUG 67 IANNUZZI, CHARLES ★ 26 OCT 45 - 18 AUG 65 ASHNAULT, RAYMOND ★ 17 MAY 48 - 19 AUG 69 COLLINS, THEOTHIS ★ 27 OCT 49 - 19 AUG 68 GIACOBBE, ANGELO ★ 28 JUL 48 - 19 AUG 68 LANGFORD, ALVIN ★ 24 MAY 48 - 19 AUG 68 MOBUS, JOSEPH ★ 17 MAR 48 - 19 AUG 69 MORGAN, BRUCE ★ 27 OCT 51 - 19 AUG 71 SEXTON, LEONARD ★ 26 OCT 47 - 19 AUG 68 SOLOMON, ROBERT ★ 8 AUG 49 - 19 AUG 69 VIGGIANO, ROBERT ★ 15 JUL 47 - 19 AUG 67 COYLE, JAMES ★ 14 MAY 39 - 20 AUG 64 DROZDZ, STANISLAW ★ 14 JUL 49 - 20 AUG 69 KYLE, THOMAS ★ 10 DEC 46 - 20 AUG 66 MORRIS, DANIEL ★ 9 JAN 47 - 20 AUG 66 MUSSELMAN, JOSEPH ★ 3 JAN 46 - 20 AUG 69 NESTOR, FRANK ★ 5 MAR 48 - 20 AUG 69 BUSCH, THOMAS ★ 10 MAR 49 - 21 AUG 69 CARNEY, GEORGE ★ 9 MAY 47 - 21 AUG 68 REAMER, DONALD ★ 3 OCT 46 - 21 AUG 68 WEST, EDWARD ★ 19 DEC 46 - 21 AUG 68 MIONE, ANTHONY ★ 23 MAR 49 - 22 AUG 69 TRUEX, GLENN ★ 13 OCT 50 - 22 AUG 69 WORSHINSKI, ROBERT ★ 2 JUL 47 - 22 AUG 68 CHEADLE, HAROLD ★ 7 MAY 44 - 23 AUG 68 GURDCILANI, BORIS ★ 29 MAY 50 - 23 AUG 69 HILL, EUGENE ★ 18 MAY 48 - 23 AUG 68 KINSLER, FREDERICK ★ 18 JUL 49 - 23 AUG 69 MCBRIDE, CLAUDE ★ 19 MAY 36 - 23 AUG 63 SECOR, GILBERT ★ 6 JAN 32 - 23 AUG 68 WHITING, JUSTIN ★ 10 JAN 43 - 23 AUG 69 ABERNATHY, DANIEL ★ 1 DEC 46 - 24 AUG 68 DOLAN, JIMMY ★ 28 MAR 51 - 24 AUG 69 FOSTER, STEVEN ★ 6 MAR 48 - 24 AUG 68 HEINZE, KELLY ★ 17 MAR 28 - 24 AUG 65 KOVACH, PETER ★ 4 OCT 48 - 24 AUG 68 PETRICK, FRANK ★ 11 OCT 46 - 24 AUG 67 PFEFFERLE, WARREN ★ 26 JAN 44 - 24 AUG 65 RIDGE, WILLIAM ★ 11 OCT 49 - 24 AUG 69 GRAY, EDWARD ★ 7 MAR 49 - 25 AUG 68 JENSEN, GARY ★ 22 MAY 49 - 25 AUG 70 LAWRENCE, MICHAEL ★ 8 JAN 50 - 25 AUG 69 MILAN, GEORGE ★ 30 MAR 45 - 25 AUG 67 PETRACCO, ROBERT ★ 9 MAY 49 - 25 AUG 68 SMITH, FORTUNE ★ 28 JUL 32 - 25 AUG 66 CANNITO, DENNIS ★ 4 MAR 48 - 26 AUG 69 CURTIN, JOHN ★ 25 DEC 45 - 26 AUG 68 GIRTANNER, JULES ★ 9 JUL 35 - 26 AUG 66 HETZEL, NORMAN ★ 4 OCT 48 - 26 AUG 69 LEHEW, DONALD ★ 19 JUL 34 - 26 AUG 66 MURNER, PETER ★ 13 MAY 45 - 26 AUG 68 VENNIK, ROBERT ★ 19 JAN 46 - 26 AUG 71 ALBERTS, FRANCIS ★ 13 MAY 38 - 27 AUG 66 BARNHART, JACK ★ 23 MAR 48 - 27 AUG 68 WICKWARD, WILLIAM ★ 23 MAY 33 - 27 AUG 69 BELL, LARRY ★ 16 MAY 47 - 28 AUG 69 CHARD, SALUM ★ 4 DEC 49 - 28 AUG 69 DEGENAARS, BRADLEY ★ 14 JUL 44 - 28 AUG 68 MADDEN, PAUL ★ 19 MAR 45 - 28 AUG 66 MANGANELLO, ANTHONY ★ 17 MAY 47 - 28 AUG 68 GRAF, ALBERT ★ 8 OCT 44 - 29 AUG 69 MUSER, LOUIS ★ 16 JUL 47 - 29 AUG 67 DALTON, JAMES ★ 11 JUL 47 - 30 AUG 68 GRAU, ANTONIO ★ 7 DEC 50 - 30 AUG 70 MAGLIARO, CHARLES ★ 14 OCT 47 - 30 AUG 67 MORGAN, ROBERT ★ 19 MAY 47 - 30 AUG 67 HEFFRON, JAMES ★ 1 JAN 46 - 31 AUG 66 STEPHAN, RICHARD ★ 7 OCT 31 - 31 AUG 60

John Dugan - Captain

Hometown:
Roselle
D.O.B.:
November 10, 1947
County:
Union
Rank:
Captain
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

March 20, 1971

Casualty Status:
Remains Recovered
Country of Incident:
Laos

John Francis Dugan was born on November 10, 1947. His home of record is Roselle, NJ. John had two brothers, Joseph and Michael. John graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1965. He subsequently attended Union College for two years.

Dugan was inducted into the US Army where he attained the rank of Captain (CAPT). He was assigned to Company B, 101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division.

On March 20, 1971, Dugan’s UH-1H Huey helicopter that he was piloting was overwhelmed by ground fire, pierced by a surface-to-surface missile, and then exploded midair. Dugan was listed as missing in action as of March 20, 1971. In August of 2005, his remains were identified through DNA from the crash site. His status was changed to Remains Recovered (RR).

He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and various Vietnam Medals.

Synopsis (from the POW Network) as to the circumstances behind being listed as MIA:
LAM SON 719 was a large offensive operation against NVA communications lines in Laos. The operation called for ARVN troops to drive west from Khe Sanh, cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail, seize Tchepone and return to Vietnam. The ARVN would provide and command the ground forces, while U.S. Army and Air Force would furnish aviation airlift and supporting firepower. The 101st Airborne Division commanded all U.S. Army aviation units in direct support of the operation. Most of the first party to the operation, begun January 30, 1971, was called Operation Dewey Canyon II, and was conducted by U.S. ground forces in Vietnam.

The ARVN were halfway on February 11th and positioned for the attack across that Laotian border. On 8 February, ARVN began to push into Laos. The NVA reacted fiercely, but the ARVN held its positions supported by U.S. air strikes and re-supply runs by Army helicopters.

President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered a helicopter assault on Tchepone, and the abandoned village was seized March 6. Two weeks of hard combat were necessary for the ARVN task force to fight its way back to Vietnam. Towards the end of the removal, a helicopter from Company B, 101st Aviation Battalion was lost.

Flown by Maj. Jack L. Barker, the UH1H (serial #66-16185) was attempting to land to extract ARVN troops about 20 miles west of Khe Sanh. During the attempt, the aircraft came under enemy fire and was seen to spin, explode, and catch fire, then to break up in the air. No signs of survivors were seen. The crew aboard the aircraft was PCF John J Chubb, Sgt. William E. Dillender, and Capt. John F. Dugan. Because of the presence of enemy forces in the area, no subsequent search could be made for survivors.

Sources: the POW Network and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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