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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 - 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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

Rafael Melendez - Private First Class

Hometown:
Hammonton
D.O.B.:
December 22, 1947
County:
Atlantic
Rank:
Private First Class
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

February 6, 1969

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

Rafael Melendez was born on December 22, 1947. His home of record is Hammonton, NJ. Melendez was a graduate of Hammonton High School in 1967.

He served in the US Army and attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC).

Melendez was killed in action on February 6, 1969. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre in Hammonton, NJ. He was survived by his wife, Maria, mother Mary, four brothers and two sisters.

Source: NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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