HESTER, WILLIAM ★ 10 MAY 49 - 1 JUL 68 LAMBERSON, CARL ★ 9 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 69 DOHERTY, JOHN ★ 20 DEC 44 - 2 JUL 67 OGBURN, FRANK ★ 3 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 66 VAUSE, JAMES ★ 6 FEB 44 - 2 JUL 66 LOPINTO, FRANK ★ 1 OCT 47 - 2 JUL 67 BELL, LEON ★ 2 MAY 46 - 2 JUL 67 TASSEY, MALCOLM ★ 3 JUN 43 - 2 JUL 67 ALBANESE, ROBERT ★ 25 OCT 31 - 3 JUL 69 LAYTON, ROBERT ★ 23 JUL 44 - 3 JUL 69 CATLING, ROBERT ★ 29 JUL 46 - 3 JUL 66 BILENSKI, JOHN ★ 6 JUL 39 - 3 JUL 68 SYDOR, DENNIS ★ 24 JUL 50 - 4 JUL 69 DIXON, CECIL ★ 13 NOV 38 - 4 JUL 67 SCHMUTZ, ANTHONY ★ 28 APR 43 - 4 JUL 67 STEFANIAK, STEPHEN ★ 15 FEB 48 - 4 JUL 68 MICKENS, CARL ★ 9 APR 44 - 4 JUL 70 TERRY, FREDERICK ★ 3 JUN 37 - 4 JUL 68 HICKS, JOSEPH ★ 30 MAR 47 - 4 JUL 67 WOODROW, ROBERT ★ 20 DEC 46 - 4 JUL 67 BORREGO, ANTHONY ★ 25 MAR 42 - 5 JUL 67 LAWRENCE, BRUCE ★ 12 JAN 43 - 5 JUL 68 ALAMO, GABRIEL ★ 18 NOV 18 - 6 JUL 64 NAWROSKY, MICHAEL ★ 18 JUN 41 - 6 JUL 68 ACKERMAN, DAVID ★ 5 OCT 45 - 6 JUL 69 PIASCIK, MICHAEL ★ 28 NOV 45 - 6 JUL 66 BAGLEY, DENNIS ★ 19 MAR 47 - 6 JUL 69 SLATTERY, ROBERT ★ 15 JUL 46 - 6 JUL 67 HOVANEC, DONALD ★ 10 DEC 49 - 7 JUL 69 DAVIS, HARLAND ★ 4 JUN 35 - 7 JUL 72 WEBER, WILLIAM ★ 19 NOV 46 - 7 JUL 68 DODSON, ROBERT ★ 17 MAY 43 - 7 JUL 68 COLEY, BRUCE ★ 30 MAY 48 - 7 JUL 69 COYLE, HUGH ★ 24 MAY 31 - 7 JUL 68 BIBBS, WARREN ★ 2 APR 45 - 7 JUL 68 MCLAUGHLIN, THOMAS ★ 27 AUG 46 - 7 JUL 67 PISCIOTTA, WAYNE ★ 7 DEC 50 - 8 JUL 71 HUMES, FRANK ★ 5 DEC 48 - 8 JUL 69 JOHNSON, ANTHONY ★ 6 OCT 40 - 8 JUL 67 DEVORE, CRAIG ★ 21 JUL 47 - 8 JUL 68 MOSES, DONALD ★ 4 AUG 45 - 9 JUL 66 LUTTGENS, JAMES ★ 7 MAY 49 - 9 JUL 70 STRANGEWAY, JAMES ★ 15 MAR 43 - 9 JUL 68 ANDERSON, STEVE ★ 12 JUL 46 - 10 JUL 69 MANIAS, ROBERT ★ 23 DEC 47 - 10 JUL 71 MCCONNELL, JAMES ★ 13 AUG 46 - 10 JUL 68 CHRISTENSON, WILLIAM ★ 22 MAR 45 - 10 JUL 69 RETZLAFF, ARTHUR ★ 2 DEC 42 - 10 JUL 67 HAYWARD, ARNOLD ★ 4 NOV 32 - 11 JUL 69 LIVELY, WARREN ★ 26 JAN 51 - 11 JUL 70 USILTON, JOHN ★ 29 JUN 41 - 12 JUL 69 YOHNNSON, GEORGE ★ 10 APR 47 - 12 JUL 66 JUDGE, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 46 - 12 JUL 67 COSTA, MARIO ★ 9 FEB 50 - 12 JUL 68 MORRIGGI, JOSEPH ★ 15 AUG 48 - 13 JUL 69 MOORE, JEROME ★ 29 JAN 47 - 14 JUL 67 MCCALL, GERALD ★ 13 JUN 40 - 14 JUL 68 COWEN, CHRISTOPHER ★ 6 JUL 47 - 15 JUL 68 VIEHMANN, GEORGE ★ 5 AUG 47 - 15 JUL 69 TENCZA, ANTHONY ★ 13 MAY 19 - 15 JUL 62 BERG, JOHN ★ 16 MAY 46 - 15 JUL 67 GOLDBERG, JOSEPH ★ 27 SEP 30 - 15 JUL 62 HAAS, LEON ★ 3 APR 43 - 17 JUL 72 CUCCINELLI, ROBERT ★ 30 APR 49 - 17 JUL 68 BACON, ROBERT ★ 3 JUL 45 - 17 JUL 69 VARS, JONATHAN ★ 28 SEP 43 - 17 JUL 69 HARTMAN, RICHARD ★ 1 MAY 35 - 18 JUL 67 ANASIEWICZ, RICHARD ★ 26 OCT 45 - 18 JUL 66 ZUKOV, STEPHEN ★ 22 OCT 46 - 19 JUL 66 BESCHEN, JAMES ★ 1 JAN 45 - 19 JUL 66 RIGGINS, SIM ★ 12 DEC 46 - 19 JUL 66 ALFONSO, JOHN ★ 22 SEP 46 - 19 JUL 67 GERTSCH, JOHN ★ 29 SEP 44 - 19 JUL 69 HEGGAN, DONALD ★ 17 AUG 44 - 20 JUL 68 OUTWATER, ALBERT ★ 25 MAR 46 - 21 JUL 67 GILCH, JAMES ★ 6 MAY 45 - 21 JUL 66 JAMES, RODNEY ★ 30 MAR 46 - 22 JUL 66 ORTIZ-BURGOS, JOSE ★ 1 MAR 49 - 23 JUL 68 VOLPONE, DANTE ★ 3 MAR 47 - 23 JUL 67 EUCKER, FRANKLIN ★ 24 OCT 45 - 24 JUL 66 VIRGILIO, LAWRENCE ★ 16 APR 42 - 24 JUL 67 JENNINGS, MICHAEL ★ 24 FEB 50 - 25 JUL 69 CHAMBERS, HILLMAN ★ 30 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 68 ASMUTH, ROBERT ★ 29 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 70 MAJESKI, MICHAEL ★ 30 NOV 49 - 27 JUL 68 RENCEVICZ, CHESTER ★ 16 OCT 49 - 27 JUL 68 CAMPBELL, DONALD ★ 31 MAY 36 - 28 JUL 68 SMOYER, WILLIAM ★ 2 OCT 45 - 28 JUL 68 SHOOK, BOYD ★ 10 APR 52 - 28 JUL 70 KRUPINSKI, FREDERICK ★ 19 JAN 45 - 28 JUL 68 VALLONE, RICHARD ★ 22 DEC 45 - 29 JUL 67 CAMPEAU, FRANCIS ★ 28 MAY 45 - 29 JUL 67 FELVER, GALE ★ 2 JUL 46 - 29 JUL 66 KEIN, ROBERT ★ 19 MAY 49 - 29 JUL 69 AMENDOLA, JAMES ★ 13 OCT 44 - 29 JUL 69 LAVELLE, JOHN ★ 30 SEP 50 - 29 JUL 70 BERZINEC, WILLIAM ★ 11 DEC 30 - 30 JUL 68 BATES, RONALD ★ 4 NOV 49 - 31 JUL 69 HESTER, WILLIAM ★ 10 MAY 49 - 1 JUL 68 LAMBERSON, CARL ★ 9 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 69 DOHERTY, JOHN ★ 20 DEC 44 - 2 JUL 67 OGBURN, FRANK ★ 3 AUG 46 - 2 JUL 66 VAUSE, JAMES ★ 6 FEB 44 - 2 JUL 66 LOPINTO, FRANK ★ 1 OCT 47 - 2 JUL 67 BELL, LEON ★ 2 MAY 46 - 2 JUL 67 TASSEY, MALCOLM ★ 3 JUN 43 - 2 JUL 67 ALBANESE, ROBERT ★ 25 OCT 31 - 3 JUL 69 LAYTON, ROBERT ★ 23 JUL 44 - 3 JUL 69 CATLING, ROBERT ★ 29 JUL 46 - 3 JUL 66 BILENSKI, JOHN ★ 6 JUL 39 - 3 JUL 68 SYDOR, DENNIS ★ 24 JUL 50 - 4 JUL 69 DIXON, CECIL ★ 13 NOV 38 - 4 JUL 67 SCHMUTZ, ANTHONY ★ 28 APR 43 - 4 JUL 67 STEFANIAK, STEPHEN ★ 15 FEB 48 - 4 JUL 68 MICKENS, CARL ★ 9 APR 44 - 4 JUL 70 TERRY, FREDERICK ★ 3 JUN 37 - 4 JUL 68 HICKS, JOSEPH ★ 30 MAR 47 - 4 JUL 67 WOODROW, ROBERT ★ 20 DEC 46 - 4 JUL 67 BORREGO, ANTHONY ★ 25 MAR 42 - 5 JUL 67 LAWRENCE, BRUCE ★ 12 JAN 43 - 5 JUL 68 ALAMO, GABRIEL ★ 18 NOV 18 - 6 JUL 64 NAWROSKY, MICHAEL ★ 18 JUN 41 - 6 JUL 68 ACKERMAN, DAVID ★ 5 OCT 45 - 6 JUL 69 PIASCIK, MICHAEL ★ 28 NOV 45 - 6 JUL 66 BAGLEY, DENNIS ★ 19 MAR 47 - 6 JUL 69 SLATTERY, ROBERT ★ 15 JUL 46 - 6 JUL 67 HOVANEC, DONALD ★ 10 DEC 49 - 7 JUL 69 DAVIS, HARLAND ★ 4 JUN 35 - 7 JUL 72 WEBER, WILLIAM ★ 19 NOV 46 - 7 JUL 68 DODSON, ROBERT ★ 17 MAY 43 - 7 JUL 68 COLEY, BRUCE ★ 30 MAY 48 - 7 JUL 69 COYLE, HUGH ★ 24 MAY 31 - 7 JUL 68 BIBBS, WARREN ★ 2 APR 45 - 7 JUL 68 MCLAUGHLIN, THOMAS ★ 27 AUG 46 - 7 JUL 67 PISCIOTTA, WAYNE ★ 7 DEC 50 - 8 JUL 71 HUMES, FRANK ★ 5 DEC 48 - 8 JUL 69 JOHNSON, ANTHONY ★ 6 OCT 40 - 8 JUL 67 DEVORE, CRAIG ★ 21 JUL 47 - 8 JUL 68 MOSES, DONALD ★ 4 AUG 45 - 9 JUL 66 LUTTGENS, JAMES ★ 7 MAY 49 - 9 JUL 70 STRANGEWAY, JAMES ★ 15 MAR 43 - 9 JUL 68 ANDERSON, STEVE ★ 12 JUL 46 - 10 JUL 69 MANIAS, ROBERT ★ 23 DEC 47 - 10 JUL 71 MCCONNELL, JAMES ★ 13 AUG 46 - 10 JUL 68 CHRISTENSON, WILLIAM ★ 22 MAR 45 - 10 JUL 69 RETZLAFF, ARTHUR ★ 2 DEC 42 - 10 JUL 67 HAYWARD, ARNOLD ★ 4 NOV 32 - 11 JUL 69 LIVELY, WARREN ★ 26 JAN 51 - 11 JUL 70 USILTON, JOHN ★ 29 JUN 41 - 12 JUL 69 YOHNNSON, GEORGE ★ 10 APR 47 - 12 JUL 66 JUDGE, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 46 - 12 JUL 67 COSTA, MARIO ★ 9 FEB 50 - 12 JUL 68 MORRIGGI, JOSEPH ★ 15 AUG 48 - 13 JUL 69 MOORE, JEROME ★ 29 JAN 47 - 14 JUL 67 MCCALL, GERALD ★ 13 JUN 40 - 14 JUL 68 COWEN, CHRISTOPHER ★ 6 JUL 47 - 15 JUL 68 VIEHMANN, GEORGE ★ 5 AUG 47 - 15 JUL 69 TENCZA, ANTHONY ★ 13 MAY 19 - 15 JUL 62 BERG, JOHN ★ 16 MAY 46 - 15 JUL 67 GOLDBERG, JOSEPH ★ 27 SEP 30 - 15 JUL 62 HAAS, LEON ★ 3 APR 43 - 17 JUL 72 CUCCINELLI, ROBERT ★ 30 APR 49 - 17 JUL 68 BACON, ROBERT ★ 3 JUL 45 - 17 JUL 69 VARS, JONATHAN ★ 28 SEP 43 - 17 JUL 69 HARTMAN, RICHARD ★ 1 MAY 35 - 18 JUL 67 ANASIEWICZ, RICHARD ★ 26 OCT 45 - 18 JUL 66 ZUKOV, STEPHEN ★ 22 OCT 46 - 19 JUL 66 BESCHEN, JAMES ★ 1 JAN 45 - 19 JUL 66 RIGGINS, SIM ★ 12 DEC 46 - 19 JUL 66 ALFONSO, JOHN ★ 22 SEP 46 - 19 JUL 67 GERTSCH, JOHN ★ 29 SEP 44 - 19 JUL 69 HEGGAN, DONALD ★ 17 AUG 44 - 20 JUL 68 OUTWATER, ALBERT ★ 25 MAR 46 - 21 JUL 67 GILCH, JAMES ★ 6 MAY 45 - 21 JUL 66 JAMES, RODNEY ★ 30 MAR 46 - 22 JUL 66 ORTIZ-BURGOS, JOSE ★ 1 MAR 49 - 23 JUL 68 VOLPONE, DANTE ★ 3 MAR 47 - 23 JUL 67 EUCKER, FRANKLIN ★ 24 OCT 45 - 24 JUL 66 VIRGILIO, LAWRENCE ★ 16 APR 42 - 24 JUL 67 JENNINGS, MICHAEL ★ 24 FEB 50 - 25 JUL 69 CHAMBERS, HILLMAN ★ 30 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 68 ASMUTH, ROBERT ★ 29 OCT 48 - 26 JUL 70 MAJESKI, MICHAEL ★ 30 NOV 49 - 27 JUL 68 RENCEVICZ, CHESTER ★ 16 OCT 49 - 27 JUL 68 CAMPBELL, DONALD ★ 31 MAY 36 - 28 JUL 68 SMOYER, WILLIAM ★ 2 OCT 45 - 28 JUL 68 SHOOK, BOYD ★ 10 APR 52 - 28 JUL 70 KRUPINSKI, FREDERICK ★ 19 JAN 45 - 28 JUL 68 VALLONE, RICHARD ★ 22 DEC 45 - 29 JUL 67 CAMPEAU, FRANCIS ★ 28 MAY 45 - 29 JUL 67 FELVER, GALE ★ 2 JUL 46 - 29 JUL 66 KEIN, ROBERT ★ 19 MAY 49 - 29 JUL 69 AMENDOLA, JAMES ★ 13 OCT 44 - 29 JUL 69 LAVELLE, JOHN ★ 30 SEP 50 - 29 JUL 70 BERZINEC, WILLIAM ★ 11 DEC 30 - 30 JUL 68 BATES, RONALD ★ 4 NOV 49 - 31 JUL 69

Robert McManus - Sergeant

Hometown:
Wayne
D.O.B.:
January 30, 1947
County:
Passaic
Rank:
Sergeant
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

August 12, 1968

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

Robert F. McManus was born on January 30, 1947, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank McManus. His home of record is Wayne, NJ. Robert lived in Closter, NJ, with his family and moved to Wayne in 1962. Robert graduated from Wayne Valley High School in 1965. He was a member of the school’s varsity wrestling squad. Robert attended Rockland Community College for a year and then worked for Wilson & Company in Paterson, NJ.

McManus was drafted into the US Army from his home in Wayne, NJ in September 1967. He attained the rank of Corporal (CPL). He was sent to Vietnam on March 4, 1968, and served as a reconnaissance expert in the Mekong Delta.

McManus was killed in action during a Viet Cong ambush on August 12, 1968, while his unit was en route to Dak To.

McManus was survived by his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conklin, and five siblings, Gary, Phillip, John, Tina and Rene. Services were held at Moore’s Home for Funerals in Wayne, NJ.

Robert “Farmer Bob” McManus was promoted to Sergeant posthumously. The promotion was in the works at the time of his death. He was buried in uniform with Sergeant stripes.  His death was the final straw that prompted me to quit college (in my 4th year) and enlist in the Marines.
 
The day before his body arrived home, I sent Joan Weissmann of Packanack Lake (a reporter for the Paterson Evening News), a letter about Bob and a conversation we’d had the day of our graduation. She interviewed me and wrote a column about Bob based on the letter and the interview. It appeared in the Pat Eve News on the day of his funeral.
 
I remember the day his picture appeared on the front page with the announcement of his death. Right next to it was an article about a Wayne Police Officer suspended for having long sideburns. I thought the story was about Bob because I heard he had passed the test for the Wayne PD. He was drafted before a vacancy opened up though.
 
Reading the rest of the page was one of the worst experiences of my life…up to that point.  Three other friends had been killed in Vietnam (Mike Kilroy, Ralph Valt and Danny Thompson) and another was killed less than two months later (John Dalton), but I was closer to Bob than to any of the other.

Written by Gunny Fallon (Vietnam Veteran)

Sources: Gunny Fallon (Vietnam Veteran) and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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