CAPORALE, MICHAEL ★ 25 NOV 48 - APR 68 BREMS, PATRICK ★ 19 SEP 46 - 1 APR 66 MARTER, EZRA ★ 9 DEC 47 - 1 APR 70 WYNDER, EDWARD ★ 5 FEB 43 - 1 APR 68 PALL, JOHN ★ 5 JAN 44 - 2 APR 68 SCHORNDORF, KENNETH ★ 18 SEP 46 - 2 APR 68 SHILLER, ALBERT ★ 15 JUL 47 - 2 APR 68 WHITE, WESLEY ★ 9 OCT 46 - 2 APR 68 CYGON, STANLEY ★ 17 NOV 40 - 3 APR 68 CLARK, BRADLEY ★ 13 AUG 47 - 4 APR 68 FARMER, MICHAEL ★ 18 DEC 47 - 4 APR 68 HOLLOWAY, JAMES ★ 20 JAN 43 - 4 APR 68 KOCHER, LAWRENCE ★ 28 SEP 45 - 4 APR 68 MARTINEAU, MICHAEL ★ 5 MAR 47 - 4 APR 67 RANGES, ROBERT ★ 31 DEC 47 - 4 APR 68 SMITH, DENNIS ★ 20 OCT 48 - 4 APR 68 BUCIOR, ANDREW ★ 27 OCT 47 - 5 APR 68 MELNYK, MIKOLAW ★ 15 DEC 48 - 5 APR 69 WAGNER, HARRY ★ 20 MAR 47 - 5 APR 67 WOODSON, ARNOLD ★ 29 OCT 42 - 5 APR 66 BARRIOS, BERNARD ★ 19 JUL 47 - 6 APR 66 PAUL, EDWARD ★ 6 DEC 46 - 6 APR 67 SIPOS, WILLIAM ★ 4 OCT 41 - 6 APR 67 MOUNT, JOHN ★ 29 MAY 49 - 7 APR 68 STERN, ROBERT ★ 1 APR 47 - 7 APR 72 BAMBRICK, RICHARD ★ 15 APR 49 - 8 APR 68 HUSTER, ROBERT ★ 27 MAY 46 - 8 APR 67 KOWAL, BOHDAN ★ 25 MAY 46 - 8 APR 67 FRANCIS, JOSEPH ★ 23 SEP 46 - 9 APR 67 PAARZ, GARY ★ 22 DEC 46 - 9 APR 67 BUSHEY, FRANK ★ 7 MAR 46 - 10 APR 68 HOFFMANN, CHARLES ★ 8 NOV 44 - 10 APR 67 MARCANTONI, ROBERT ★ 18 JAN 48 - 10 APR 68 ROSE, JOHN ★ 29 JUL 44 - 10 APR 70 ADDICE, FRANK ★ 13 SEP 48 - 11 APR 68 HAVER, DALE ★ 20 FEB 43 - 11 APR 69 HERNANDEZ-PENA, AUDELIZ ★ 23 JUN 46 - 11 APR 67 LEVERING, EDWIN ★ 19 DEC 38 - 11 APR 66 BIERLEIN, PATRICK ★ 3 APR 49 - 12 APR 68 CHRISTIANSEN, BERNHARD ★ 27 AUG 49 - 12 APR 69 CORNISH, RUSSELL ★ 28 SEP 42 - 12 APR 68 DE LISA, WILLIAM ★ 15 MAR 47 - 12 APR 68 STRUPP, DAVID ★ 23 NOV 46 - 12 APR 68 WILSON, ELROY ★ 27 AUG 48 - 12 APR 69 BRENNER, RICHARD ★ 1 JUL 47 - 13 APR 69 HEALEY, ROBERT ★ 20 DEC 49 - 13 APR 68 ROMAINE, THOMAS ★ 15 MAY 49 - 13 APR 69 ROMERO, RICARDO ★ 28 JAN 48 - 13 APR 69 VAN HOUTEN, NELSON ★ 18 JAN 46 - 13 APR 69 HIGDON, DAVID ★ 10 MAR 44 - 14 APR 66 SPIKES, STANLEY ★ 22 MAY 47 - 14 APR 68 CHRUPCALA, WALTER ★ 28 APR 47 - 15 APR 68 DERBYSHIRE, JAMES ★ 21 MAY 49 - 15 APR 69 FRIEL, BRUCE ★ 28 JUN 49 - 15 APR 69 PAVLOCAK, MICHAEL ★ 8 SEP 47 - 15 APR 68 QUARLES, WAYNE ★ 18 JUL 49 - 15 APR 69 RASMUSSEN, PETER ★ 15 NOV 48 - 15 APR 69 HUGHES, TONY ★ 26 JUL 45 - 16 APR 66 JARMOLINSKI, CHESTER ★ 27 JAN 48 - 16 APR 69 KONYU, WILLIAM ★ 18 MAR 47 - 16 APR 69 SNYDER, THOMAS ★ 20 JUL 50 - 16 APR 69 COLON-SANTOS, RAFAEL ★ 28 SEP 48 - 17 APR 70 MARSH, FREDERICK ★ 7 MAR 40 - 17 APR 70 MIKA, VICTOR ★ 28 APR 44 - 17 APR 68 HANNIGAN, UDO ★ 4 OCT 47 - 18 APR 68 CAMA, DENNIS ★ 3 AUG 47 - 19 APR 69 PALMA, GERARD ★ 24 SEP 41 - 19 APR 69 SIERCHIO, ALFONSO ★ 21 OCT 44 - 19 APR 67 WHITAKER, FREDDIE ★ 13 NOV 47 - 19 APR 68 LA DUKE, JOHN ★ 2 FEB 48 - 20 APR 67 GILLIES, ROBERT ★ 23 MAR 48 - 21 APR 69 MORGAN, JERRY ★ 3 APR 48 - 21 APR 69 WEMPLE, EARL ★ 7 JAN 25 - 21 APR 69 JAMES, DUTLEY ★ 27 JUL 41 - 22 APR 67 BURR, STEWART ★ 31 MAY 48 - 23 APR 69 SANTORI, JOSEPH ★ 22 MAR 47 - 23 APR 68 DIDURYK, MYRON ★ 15 JUL 38 - 24 APR 70 KNAPP, HERMAN ★ 11 APR 29 - 24 APR 67 OBERMEIER, GEORGE ★ 26 MAR 47 - 24 APR 67 CORBIN, ANDREW ★ 18 NOV 48 - 25 APR 68 HANDERHAN, PAUL ★ 30 AUG 48 - 25 APR 70 NOVEMBRE, CARMINE ★ 6 OCT 46 - 25 APR 68 DUDASH, JOHN ★ 25 NOV 29 - 26 APR 67 HALL, LINDY ★ 22 MAR 44 - 26 APR 67 KEENAN, ROBERT ★ 26 APR 43 - 26 APR 66 SELLERS, WILLIAM ★ 8 MAY 29 - 26 APR 65 TERRY, JAMES ★ 12 SEP 43 - 26 APR 68 EDLEY, GEORGE ★ 14 NOV 45 - 27 APR 66 JURSZA, WILLIAM ★ 9 FEB 42 - 27 APR 68 LEARY, JOHN ★ 8 JUL 48 - 27 APR 69 MAHURTER, LAWRENCE ★ 21 JUN 47 - 27 APR 69 MILLER, STANLEY ★ 26 SEP 49 - 27 APR 70 NEELY, PAUL ★ 5 JUL 45 - 27 APR 69 CHEEKS, JOHN ★ 21 JAN 46 - 28 APR 67 DUFFY, JOHN ★ 9 JUN 47 - 28 APR 68 SHELLEM, ROBERT ★ 17 MAR 49 - 28 APR 68 WEST, DONALD ★ 4 FEB 30 - 28 APR 71 BRUCH, DONALD ★ 27 AUG 41 - 29 APR 66 DILLON, FRANCIS ★ 28 FEB 47 - 29 APR 67 HENASEY, HAROLD ★ 2 APR 47 - 29 APR 68 POLLIN, GEORGE ★ 5 FEB 42 - 29 APR 67 POLONKO, JOSEPH ★ 24 JUL 39 - 29 APR 66 APONTE, EDWIN ★ 3 JUN 44 - 30 APR 67 BYRNE, JOHN ★ 27 MAR 49 - 30 APR 69 LINDSLEY, DONALD ★ 25 DEC 40 - 30 APR 67 MAZZILLO, PETER ★ 29 AUG 46 - 30 APR 67 MEISTER, WILLIAM ★ 16 DEC 46 - 30 APR 70 MINES, JAMES ★ 21 JUN 45 - 30 APR 67 MOORE, MANUEL ★ 2 AUG 41 - 30 APR 68 TETKOSKI, LEON ★ 27 FEB 32 - 30 APR 70 TULP, GUYLER ★ 8 JAN 49 - 30 APR 69 CAPORALE, MICHAEL ★ 25 NOV 48 - APR 68 BREMS, PATRICK ★ 19 SEP 46 - 1 APR 66 MARTER, EZRA ★ 9 DEC 47 - 1 APR 70 WYNDER, EDWARD ★ 5 FEB 43 - 1 APR 68 PALL, JOHN ★ 5 JAN 44 - 2 APR 68 SCHORNDORF, KENNETH ★ 18 SEP 46 - 2 APR 68 SHILLER, ALBERT ★ 15 JUL 47 - 2 APR 68 WHITE, WESLEY ★ 9 OCT 46 - 2 APR 68 CYGON, STANLEY ★ 17 NOV 40 - 3 APR 68 CLARK, BRADLEY ★ 13 AUG 47 - 4 APR 68 FARMER, MICHAEL ★ 18 DEC 47 - 4 APR 68 HOLLOWAY, JAMES ★ 20 JAN 43 - 4 APR 68 KOCHER, LAWRENCE ★ 28 SEP 45 - 4 APR 68 MARTINEAU, MICHAEL ★ 5 MAR 47 - 4 APR 67 RANGES, ROBERT ★ 31 DEC 47 - 4 APR 68 SMITH, DENNIS ★ 20 OCT 48 - 4 APR 68 BUCIOR, ANDREW ★ 27 OCT 47 - 5 APR 68 MELNYK, MIKOLAW ★ 15 DEC 48 - 5 APR 69 WAGNER, HARRY ★ 20 MAR 47 - 5 APR 67 WOODSON, ARNOLD ★ 29 OCT 42 - 5 APR 66 BARRIOS, BERNARD ★ 19 JUL 47 - 6 APR 66 PAUL, EDWARD ★ 6 DEC 46 - 6 APR 67 SIPOS, WILLIAM ★ 4 OCT 41 - 6 APR 67 MOUNT, JOHN ★ 29 MAY 49 - 7 APR 68 STERN, ROBERT ★ 1 APR 47 - 7 APR 72 BAMBRICK, RICHARD ★ 15 APR 49 - 8 APR 68 HUSTER, ROBERT ★ 27 MAY 46 - 8 APR 67 KOWAL, BOHDAN ★ 25 MAY 46 - 8 APR 67 FRANCIS, JOSEPH ★ 23 SEP 46 - 9 APR 67 PAARZ, GARY ★ 22 DEC 46 - 9 APR 67 BUSHEY, FRANK ★ 7 MAR 46 - 10 APR 68 HOFFMANN, CHARLES ★ 8 NOV 44 - 10 APR 67 MARCANTONI, ROBERT ★ 18 JAN 48 - 10 APR 68 ROSE, JOHN ★ 29 JUL 44 - 10 APR 70 ADDICE, FRANK ★ 13 SEP 48 - 11 APR 68 HAVER, DALE ★ 20 FEB 43 - 11 APR 69 HERNANDEZ-PENA, AUDELIZ ★ 23 JUN 46 - 11 APR 67 LEVERING, EDWIN ★ 19 DEC 38 - 11 APR 66 BIERLEIN, PATRICK ★ 3 APR 49 - 12 APR 68 CHRISTIANSEN, BERNHARD ★ 27 AUG 49 - 12 APR 69 CORNISH, RUSSELL ★ 28 SEP 42 - 12 APR 68 DE LISA, WILLIAM ★ 15 MAR 47 - 12 APR 68 STRUPP, DAVID ★ 23 NOV 46 - 12 APR 68 WILSON, ELROY ★ 27 AUG 48 - 12 APR 69 BRENNER, RICHARD ★ 1 JUL 47 - 13 APR 69 HEALEY, ROBERT ★ 20 DEC 49 - 13 APR 68 ROMAINE, THOMAS ★ 15 MAY 49 - 13 APR 69 ROMERO, RICARDO ★ 28 JAN 48 - 13 APR 69 VAN HOUTEN, NELSON ★ 18 JAN 46 - 13 APR 69 HIGDON, DAVID ★ 10 MAR 44 - 14 APR 66 SPIKES, STANLEY ★ 22 MAY 47 - 14 APR 68 CHRUPCALA, WALTER ★ 28 APR 47 - 15 APR 68 DERBYSHIRE, JAMES ★ 21 MAY 49 - 15 APR 69 FRIEL, BRUCE ★ 28 JUN 49 - 15 APR 69 PAVLOCAK, MICHAEL ★ 8 SEP 47 - 15 APR 68 QUARLES, WAYNE ★ 18 JUL 49 - 15 APR 69 RASMUSSEN, PETER ★ 15 NOV 48 - 15 APR 69 HUGHES, TONY ★ 26 JUL 45 - 16 APR 66 JARMOLINSKI, CHESTER ★ 27 JAN 48 - 16 APR 69 KONYU, WILLIAM ★ 18 MAR 47 - 16 APR 69 SNYDER, THOMAS ★ 20 JUL 50 - 16 APR 69 COLON-SANTOS, RAFAEL ★ 28 SEP 48 - 17 APR 70 MARSH, FREDERICK ★ 7 MAR 40 - 17 APR 70 MIKA, VICTOR ★ 28 APR 44 - 17 APR 68 HANNIGAN, UDO ★ 4 OCT 47 - 18 APR 68 CAMA, DENNIS ★ 3 AUG 47 - 19 APR 69 PALMA, GERARD ★ 24 SEP 41 - 19 APR 69 SIERCHIO, ALFONSO ★ 21 OCT 44 - 19 APR 67 WHITAKER, FREDDIE ★ 13 NOV 47 - 19 APR 68 LA DUKE, JOHN ★ 2 FEB 48 - 20 APR 67 GILLIES, ROBERT ★ 23 MAR 48 - 21 APR 69 MORGAN, JERRY ★ 3 APR 48 - 21 APR 69 WEMPLE, EARL ★ 7 JAN 25 - 21 APR 69 JAMES, DUTLEY ★ 27 JUL 41 - 22 APR 67 BURR, STEWART ★ 31 MAY 48 - 23 APR 69 SANTORI, JOSEPH ★ 22 MAR 47 - 23 APR 68 DIDURYK, MYRON ★ 15 JUL 38 - 24 APR 70 KNAPP, HERMAN ★ 11 APR 29 - 24 APR 67 OBERMEIER, GEORGE ★ 26 MAR 47 - 24 APR 67 CORBIN, ANDREW ★ 18 NOV 48 - 25 APR 68 HANDERHAN, PAUL ★ 30 AUG 48 - 25 APR 70 NOVEMBRE, CARMINE ★ 6 OCT 46 - 25 APR 68 DUDASH, JOHN ★ 25 NOV 29 - 26 APR 67 HALL, LINDY ★ 22 MAR 44 - 26 APR 67 KEENAN, ROBERT ★ 26 APR 43 - 26 APR 66 SELLERS, WILLIAM ★ 8 MAY 29 - 26 APR 65 TERRY, JAMES ★ 12 SEP 43 - 26 APR 68 EDLEY, GEORGE ★ 14 NOV 45 - 27 APR 66 JURSZA, WILLIAM ★ 9 FEB 42 - 27 APR 68 LEARY, JOHN ★ 8 JUL 48 - 27 APR 69 MAHURTER, LAWRENCE ★ 21 JUN 47 - 27 APR 69 MILLER, STANLEY ★ 26 SEP 49 - 27 APR 70 NEELY, PAUL ★ 5 JUL 45 - 27 APR 69 CHEEKS, JOHN ★ 21 JAN 46 - 28 APR 67 DUFFY, JOHN ★ 9 JUN 47 - 28 APR 68 SHELLEM, ROBERT ★ 17 MAR 49 - 28 APR 68 WEST, DONALD ★ 4 FEB 30 - 28 APR 71 BRUCH, DONALD ★ 27 AUG 41 - 29 APR 66 DILLON, FRANCIS ★ 28 FEB 47 - 29 APR 67 HENASEY, HAROLD ★ 2 APR 47 - 29 APR 68 POLLIN, GEORGE ★ 5 FEB 42 - 29 APR 67 POLONKO, JOSEPH ★ 24 JUL 39 - 29 APR 66 APONTE, EDWIN ★ 3 JUN 44 - 30 APR 67 BYRNE, JOHN ★ 27 MAR 49 - 30 APR 69 LINDSLEY, DONALD ★ 25 DEC 40 - 30 APR 67 MAZZILLO, PETER ★ 29 AUG 46 - 30 APR 67 MEISTER, WILLIAM ★ 16 DEC 46 - 30 APR 70 MINES, JAMES ★ 21 JUN 45 - 30 APR 67 MOORE, MANUEL ★ 2 AUG 41 - 30 APR 68 TETKOSKI, LEON ★ 27 FEB 32 - 30 APR 70 TULP, GUYLER ★ 8 JAN 49 - 30 APR 69

Richard Roughgarden - 1LT

Hometown:
Hawthorne
D.O.B.:
August 19, 1943
County:
Passaic
Rank:
1LT
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

September 14, 1969

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

Richard J. Roughgarden was born on August 19, 1943. His home of record is Hawthorne, NJ. After graduating from Saint Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, NJ, Richard went on to attend Notre Dame University. During his time at Notre Dame, he was in the Army ROTC.

Upon graduation in 1966, he was commissioned as a First Lieutenant (1LT) in the US Army. Roughgarden was sent to Vietnam and was killed in action on September 14, 1969.

Sources: Robert Beattie, Sr. (friend) and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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