RAITT, ALBERT ★ 27 JUN 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 APR 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 NOV 46 - 8 AUG 66 IVES, RICHARD ★ 13 JAN 46 - 8 AUG 66 KISIELEWSKI, JOHN ★ 19 MAY 49 - 8 AUG 70 NORDMAN, ERIC ★ 28 SEP 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 SEP 47 - 9 AUG 67 HESSON, JOSEPH ★ 22 FEB 49 - 10 AUG 69 ROBBINS, RONALD ★ 9 MAR 48 - 11 AUG 69 GREEN, LEO ★ 7 FEB 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 FEB 28 - 13 AUG 65 DOWD, JOHN ★ 23 SEP 31 - 13 AUG 69 MILLAN, RICHARD ★ 2 DEC 50 - 13 AUG 69 BILLERO, MICHAEL ★ 11 JAN 44 - 14 AUG 66 BULMER, ROBERT ★ 29 NOV 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 FEB 39 - 17 AUG 67 MACK, FRANCIS ★ 21 NOV 41 - 17 AUG 66 MAIURO, JOSEPH ★ 16 NOV 47 - 17 AUG 67 MILLER, EDWARD ★ 3 NOV 48 - 17 AUG 68 FIRTH, THOMAS ★ 3 NOV 44 - 18 AUG 65 HOLLAND, CHARLES ★ 27 JUL 39 - 18 AUG 67 IANNUZZI, CHARLES ★ 26 SEP 45 - 18 AUG 65 ASHNAULT, RAYMOND ★ 17 APR 48 - 19 AUG 69 COLLINS, THEOTHIS ★ 27 SEP 49 - 19 AUG 68 GIACOBBE, ANGELO ★ 28 JUL 48 - 19 AUG 68 LANGFORD, ALVIN ★ 24 APR 48 - 19 AUG 68 MOBUS, JOSEPH ★ 17 MAR 48 - 19 AUG 69 MORGAN, BRUCE ★ 27 OCT 51 - 19 AUG 71 SEXTON, LEONARD ★ 26 SEP 47 - 19 AUG 68 SOLOMON, ROBERT ★ 8 AUG 49 - 19 AUG 69 VIGGIANO, ROBERT ★ 15 JUN 47 - 19 AUG 67 COYLE, JAMES ★ 14 MAY 39 - 20 AUG 64 DROZDZ, STANISLAW ★ 14 JUN 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 FEB 49 - 21 AUG 69 CARNEY, GEORGE ★ 9 APR 47 - 21 AUG 68 REAMER, DONALD ★ 3 SEP 46 - 21 AUG 68 WEST, EDWARD ★ 19 NOV 46 - 21 AUG 68 MIONE, ANTHONY ★ 23 MAR 49 - 22 AUG 69 TRUEX, GLENN ★ 13 SEP 50 - 22 AUG 69 WORSHINSKI, ROBERT ★ 2 JUN 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 NOV 46 - 24 AUG 68 DOLAN, JIMMY ★ 28 FEB 51 - 24 AUG 69 FOSTER, STEVEN ★ 6 MAR 48 - 24 AUG 68 HEINZE, KELLY ★ 17 MAR 28 - 24 AUG 65 KOVACH, PETER ★ 4 SEP 48 - 24 AUG 68 PETRICK, FRANK ★ 11 SEP 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 APR 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 JUN 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 APR 33 - 27 AUG 69 BELL, LARRY ★ 16 APR 47 - 28 AUG 69 CHARD, SALUM ★ 4 DEC 49 - 28 AUG 69 DEGENAARS, BRADLEY ★ 14 JUN 44 - 28 AUG 68 MADDEN, PAUL ★ 19 FEB 45 - 28 AUG 66 MANGANELLO, ANTHONY ★ 17 MAY 47 - 28 AUG 68 GRAF, ALBERT ★ 8 SEP 44 - 29 AUG 69 MUSER, LOUIS ★ 16 JUN 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 JUN 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 APR 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 NOV 46 - 8 AUG 66 IVES, RICHARD ★ 13 JAN 46 - 8 AUG 66 KISIELEWSKI, JOHN ★ 19 MAY 49 - 8 AUG 70 NORDMAN, ERIC ★ 28 SEP 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 SEP 47 - 9 AUG 67 HESSON, JOSEPH ★ 22 FEB 49 - 10 AUG 69 ROBBINS, RONALD ★ 9 MAR 48 - 11 AUG 69 GREEN, LEO ★ 7 FEB 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 FEB 28 - 13 AUG 65 DOWD, JOHN ★ 23 SEP 31 - 13 AUG 69 MILLAN, RICHARD ★ 2 DEC 50 - 13 AUG 69 BILLERO, MICHAEL ★ 11 JAN 44 - 14 AUG 66 BULMER, ROBERT ★ 29 NOV 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 FEB 39 - 17 AUG 67 MACK, FRANCIS ★ 21 NOV 41 - 17 AUG 66 MAIURO, JOSEPH ★ 16 NOV 47 - 17 AUG 67 MILLER, EDWARD ★ 3 NOV 48 - 17 AUG 68 FIRTH, THOMAS ★ 3 NOV 44 - 18 AUG 65 HOLLAND, CHARLES ★ 27 JUL 39 - 18 AUG 67 IANNUZZI, CHARLES ★ 26 SEP 45 - 18 AUG 65 ASHNAULT, RAYMOND ★ 17 APR 48 - 19 AUG 69 COLLINS, THEOTHIS ★ 27 SEP 49 - 19 AUG 68 GIACOBBE, ANGELO ★ 28 JUL 48 - 19 AUG 68 LANGFORD, ALVIN ★ 24 APR 48 - 19 AUG 68 MOBUS, JOSEPH ★ 17 MAR 48 - 19 AUG 69 MORGAN, BRUCE ★ 27 OCT 51 - 19 AUG 71 SEXTON, LEONARD ★ 26 SEP 47 - 19 AUG 68 SOLOMON, ROBERT ★ 8 AUG 49 - 19 AUG 69 VIGGIANO, ROBERT ★ 15 JUN 47 - 19 AUG 67 COYLE, JAMES ★ 14 MAY 39 - 20 AUG 64 DROZDZ, STANISLAW ★ 14 JUN 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 FEB 49 - 21 AUG 69 CARNEY, GEORGE ★ 9 APR 47 - 21 AUG 68 REAMER, DONALD ★ 3 SEP 46 - 21 AUG 68 WEST, EDWARD ★ 19 NOV 46 - 21 AUG 68 MIONE, ANTHONY ★ 23 MAR 49 - 22 AUG 69 TRUEX, GLENN ★ 13 SEP 50 - 22 AUG 69 WORSHINSKI, ROBERT ★ 2 JUN 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 NOV 46 - 24 AUG 68 DOLAN, JIMMY ★ 28 FEB 51 - 24 AUG 69 FOSTER, STEVEN ★ 6 MAR 48 - 24 AUG 68 HEINZE, KELLY ★ 17 MAR 28 - 24 AUG 65 KOVACH, PETER ★ 4 SEP 48 - 24 AUG 68 PETRICK, FRANK ★ 11 SEP 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 APR 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 JUN 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 APR 33 - 27 AUG 69 BELL, LARRY ★ 16 APR 47 - 28 AUG 69 CHARD, SALUM ★ 4 DEC 49 - 28 AUG 69 DEGENAARS, BRADLEY ★ 14 JUN 44 - 28 AUG 68 MADDEN, PAUL ★ 19 FEB 45 - 28 AUG 66 MANGANELLO, ANTHONY ★ 17 MAY 47 - 28 AUG 68 GRAF, ALBERT ★ 8 SEP 44 - 29 AUG 69 MUSER, LOUIS ★ 16 JUN 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 Hill - Private First Class

Hometown:
Irvington
D.O.B.:
December 23, 1947
County:
Essex
Rank:
Private First Class
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

March 1, 1968

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

John C. Hill was born on December 23, 1947, in Newark, NJ, to Earl and Julia Hill. His home of record is Irvington, NJ. He had a brother, Earl, and a sister, Elaine. He attended Newark public schools. In high school, he was on the baseball team for two years. He graduated from Arts High School in Newark in 1965. John enjoyed fishing, even ice fishing in the winter.

John was a friendly loving guy. Known by the nickname of “Johnny” to his family and friends, he was well liked by all. He delighted in his nieces and nephews. If anyone needed help, John was always there to give it.

John was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newark, NJ, having been confirmed there in 1961.

John went to work after graduation for the New Jersey Commission for the Blind in Newark, where he was an Assistant Librarian. After six months, he left and became an underground splicer’s helper with Public Service Electric and Gas Co. in Irvington, NJ. He had planned on returning to that job when he was discharged from the service.
John had many plans for the future – these included marriage to his special lady someday.

Hill served in the US Army and he attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC). His service began on August 2, 1967, and he completed his basic training at Fort Dix, NJ, and advanced to infantry training at Fort Jackson, SC.

John arrived in Vietnam on January 10, 1968. He was there just six weeks when, on March 1, 1968, he was involved in a firefight in Thau Trien Province, South Vietnam and died of gunshot wounds.

Hill was survived by his parents, brother and sister.

Hill was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal for Heroism and the Purple Heart.

His Air Medal citation reads:
For distinguishing himself by meritorious achievement while participating in sustained aerial flight in support of combat ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam during the period January 1968 to March 1968.

During this time he actively participated in more than twenty-five aerial missions over hostile territory in support of counterinsurgency operations. During all of these missions he displayed the highest order of air discipline and acted in accordance with the best traditions of the service. By his determination to accomplish his mission in spite of the hazards inherent in repeated aerial flights over hostile territory and by his outstanding degree of professionalism and devotion to duty, he has brought credit upon himself, his organization, and the military service.

His Bronze Star Medal citation reads:
For distinguishing himself by meritorious service in connection with ground operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam during the period January 1968 to March 1968.

Through his untiring efforts and professional ability, he consistently obtained outstanding results. He was quick to grasp the implications of new problems with which he was faced as a result of the ever changing situations inherent in a counterinsurgency operation and to find ways and means to solve those problems. The energetic application of his extensive knowledge has materially contributed to the efforts of the United States mission to the Republic of Vietnam to assist that country in ridding itself of the communist threat to its freedom.

His initiative, zeal, sound judgment and devotion to duty have been in the highest tradition of the United States Army and reflect great credit on him and on the military service.

His Army Commendation Medal for Heroism reads:
For heroism in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Private First Class Hill distinguished himself by heroism in action on 1 March 1968, while serving as a rifleman with Company B, 2d Battalion, 5th Cavalry during a search and clear mission near Ap Trach Pho, Republic of Vietnam. When his unit became heavily engaged with a large enemy force, Private First Class Hill exposed himself to the hostile as he placed effective suppressive fire on the enemy emplacements. While engaging the enemy force, Private First Class Hill was mortally wounded. His display of personal bravery and devotion to duty was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

Sources: Elaine Henning (sister) and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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