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

Thomas Jones - Private First Class (PFC)

Hometown:
Salem
D.O.B.:
February 14, 1948
County:
Salem
Rank:
Private First Class (PFC)
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

June 11, 1968

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

Thomas H. Jones was born on February 14, 1948, at Salem Memorial Hospital in Salem, NJ, to Hubert and Jane Jones. His home of record is Salem, NJ.

Thomas enlisted in the US Army shortly after graduating from Salem Memorial High School in 1967. He had spent one year in Massanuten Military School, as a junior, then returned to Salem High School.

Jones served with 1st Division, Company C, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry. Jones attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC).

Jones was killed in action on June 11, 1968. While returning from ambush patrol near Lai Khe, his base camp, he came under heavy fire. Several of his comrades were wounded. While retrieving a buddy, Thomas was mortally wounded.

Jones was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star w/V device for valor, the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam Medal of Valor w/crossed Palms, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal.

Thomas is buried at Lawnside Cemetery in Woodside, NJ.

Tommy had become engaged shortly after graduation, to Patricia (Patti) Pate, promising to marry her when he returned. Six weeks into his tour of duty, he was killed in action. Patti, then a senior in high school, found out about the tragedy the evening before her graduation. After Tommy’s death, Patti told us, “You may have lost a son, but you will always have a daughter.”

On Valentine’s Day in 1997, it was our 50th wedding anniversary, and Patti was legally adopted as our daughter. Both of her parents were no longer living at the time.

Written by Hubert Jones, Father

Jones’ Army Commendation Medal reads:
For the performance of exceptionally meritorious service in support of the United States objectives in the counterinsurgency effort in the Republic of Vietnam during the period May 1968 to June 1968.
Through his outstanding professional competence and devotion to duty he consistently obtained superior results. Working long and arduous hours, he set an example that inspired his associates to strive for maximum achievement. The loyalty, initiative and will to succeed that he demonstrated at all times materially contributed to the successful accomplishment of the mission of this command.
His performance was in the best tradition of the United States Army and reflects great credit upon himself and the military service.

Jones’ Bronze Star Medal with “V” device citation reads:
For heroism not involving participation in aerial flight, in connection with military operations against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam: On this date, Private First Class Jones was serving as a rifleman with his platoon during an ambush patrol in War Zone C near Lai Khe Base Camp. As his platoon was returning to their night defensive perimeter from the ambush site, they were subjected to intense hostile rocket, grenade, and claymore mine fire. Private First Class Jones began returning rapid and accurate fire until he noticed that several of his comrades had fallen wounded in the enemy kill zone. With complete disregard for his personal safety, he maneuvered through the hail of hostile rounds until he reached a wounded man, and then carried him to a secure area for medial assistance. Private First Class Jones immediately returned to aid another casualty, and at this time, he was mortally wounded by the concentrated enemy fire. His example of selfless courage and deep concern for the welfare of his comrades inspired those about him to continue fighting vigorously until the insurgents were repelled. Private First Class Jones’ outstanding display of aggressiveness, devotion to duty, and personal bravery is in keeping with the finest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army.

Sources: Hubert Jones (father) and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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