GLANVILLE, JOHN ★ 18 MAR 34 - JUN 66 MEEKER, EDWARD ★ 1 MAR 48 - JUN 68 GLAWSON, GEORGE ★ 18 JAN 50 - 1 JUN 71 HANSON, ROBERT ★ 6 AUG 48 - 1 JUN 68 RAMSEY, STEVEN ★ 29 OCT 43 - 1 JUN 68 STALEVICZ, GREGORY ★ 25 MAR 49 - 1 JUN 68 WASHINGTON, ALBERT ★ 8 MAR 46 - 1 JUN 69 WOLFE, JOHN ★ 11 DEC 47 - 1 JUN 68 BROWN, GERALD ★ 2 JUL 47 - 2 JUN 68 CREWS, JOHN ★ 26 MAR 42 - 2 JUN 68 LUTZ, WERNER ★ 16 AUG 38 - 2 JUN 65 RENZ, RAYMOND ★ 22 NOV 46 - 2 JUN 67 BONINE, THOMAS ★ 13 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 69 KIERNAN, JOSEPH ★ 19 MAY 27 - 3 JUN 67 SCHULTZ, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 44 - 3 JUN 67 SZAWALUK, NICKOLAS ★ 5 SEP 47 - 3 JUN 68 TURNER, PRESTON ★ 15 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 67 WILLIAMS, ALLEN ★ 2 NOV 43 - 3 JUN 68 DORN, PHILIP ★ 23 APR 45 - 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 - 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 - 11 JUN 69 REYNOLDS, ROBERT ★ 7 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 67 SEKVA, ROBERT ★ 1 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 69 ZAMORSKI, GLENN ★ 5 OCT 42 - 11 JUN 68 ZYCK, FRED ★ 1 FEB 48 - 11 JUN 69 JENKINS, CLIFFORD ★ 12 SEP 45 - 12 JUN 68 LEWIS, BENJAMIN ★ 17 NOV 42 - 12 JUN 69 RAAB, JAMES ★ 12 JAN 43 - 12 JUN 68 ANDUJAR, CHARLES ★ 3 JUL 34 - 13 JUN 69 CHRISTIE, DONALD ★ 20 AUG 48 - 13 JUN 69 DUTCHES, WILLIAM ★ 16 APR 45 - 14 JUN 66 ELLISON, JASPER ★ 31 MAY 49 - 14 JUN 68 TUFTS, ROBERT ★ 22 DEC 42 - 14 JUN 69 CRANE, DENNIS ★ 20 SEP 47 - 15 JUN 68 FANNING, EDWARD ★ 23 APR 48 - 15 JUN 69 MADDEN, FRANCIS ★ 25 JUL 32 - 15 JUN 69 MCCLOSKEY, ROBERT ★ 1 MAR 49 - 15 JUN 68 TAMAGNINI, JOSEPH ★ 10 JUL 46 - 15 JUN 68 THIBAULT, JEFFERY ★ 15 JUL 49 - 15 JUN 68 WICKLINE, DONALD ★ 6 JUN 46 - 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 GLANVILLE, JOHN ★ 18 MAR 34 - JUN 66 MEEKER, EDWARD ★ 1 MAR 48 - JUN 68 GLAWSON, GEORGE ★ 18 JAN 50 - 1 JUN 71 HANSON, ROBERT ★ 6 AUG 48 - 1 JUN 68 RAMSEY, STEVEN ★ 29 OCT 43 - 1 JUN 68 STALEVICZ, GREGORY ★ 25 MAR 49 - 1 JUN 68 WASHINGTON, ALBERT ★ 8 MAR 46 - 1 JUN 69 WOLFE, JOHN ★ 11 DEC 47 - 1 JUN 68 BROWN, GERALD ★ 2 JUL 47 - 2 JUN 68 CREWS, JOHN ★ 26 MAR 42 - 2 JUN 68 LUTZ, WERNER ★ 16 AUG 38 - 2 JUN 65 RENZ, RAYMOND ★ 22 NOV 46 - 2 JUN 67 BONINE, THOMAS ★ 13 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 69 KIERNAN, JOSEPH ★ 19 MAY 27 - 3 JUN 67 SCHULTZ, CHARLES ★ 30 SEP 44 - 3 JUN 67 SZAWALUK, NICKOLAS ★ 5 SEP 47 - 3 JUN 68 TURNER, PRESTON ★ 15 FEB 48 - 3 JUN 67 WILLIAMS, ALLEN ★ 2 NOV 43 - 3 JUN 68 DORN, PHILIP ★ 23 APR 45 - 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 - 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 - 11 JUN 69 REYNOLDS, ROBERT ★ 7 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 67 SEKVA, ROBERT ★ 1 JAN 48 - 11 JUN 69 ZAMORSKI, GLENN ★ 5 OCT 42 - 11 JUN 68 ZYCK, FRED ★ 1 FEB 48 - 11 JUN 69 JENKINS, CLIFFORD ★ 12 SEP 45 - 12 JUN 68 LEWIS, BENJAMIN ★ 17 NOV 42 - 12 JUN 69 RAAB, JAMES ★ 12 JAN 43 - 12 JUN 68 ANDUJAR, CHARLES ★ 3 JUL 34 - 13 JUN 69 CHRISTIE, DONALD ★ 20 AUG 48 - 13 JUN 69 DUTCHES, WILLIAM ★ 16 APR 45 - 14 JUN 66 ELLISON, JASPER ★ 31 MAY 49 - 14 JUN 68 TUFTS, ROBERT ★ 22 DEC 42 - 14 JUN 69 CRANE, DENNIS ★ 20 SEP 47 - 15 JUN 68 FANNING, EDWARD ★ 23 APR 48 - 15 JUN 69 MADDEN, FRANCIS ★ 25 JUL 32 - 15 JUN 69 MCCLOSKEY, ROBERT ★ 1 MAR 49 - 15 JUN 68 TAMAGNINI, JOSEPH ★ 10 JUL 46 - 15 JUN 68 THIBAULT, JEFFERY ★ 15 JUL 49 - 15 JUN 68 WICKLINE, DONALD ★ 6 JUN 46 - 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

Anthony Tencza - Colonel (COL)

Hometown:
Wallington
D.O.B.:
May 13, 1919
County:
Bergen
Rank:
Colonel (COL)
Branch:
Army
Date of Casualty:

July 15, 1962

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

Anthony J. Tencza was born on May 13, 1919, to Joseph and Caroline Tencza. His home of record is Wallington, NJ. He had two brothers and two sisters. Anthony was raised and educated in Passaic, NJ, attending Passaic High School. Following his graduation from high school, he was employed by a local spring and wire manufacturer and had worked his way up to foreman by the time he was drafted in September 1941.

Tencza served in the US Army and attained the rank of Colonel (COL). In early 1942, Colonel Tencza successfully completed Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Infantry. He spent the remainder of World War II at various installations in the United States. After the war, for two years, he served with the US occupation forces in Japan. In 1948, Colonel Tencza was assigned to the 505th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. In 1951, he was sent to Korea, seeing extensive action with the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division and the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

Following the conflict in Korea, Colonel Tencza returned to Fort Bragg and joined the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. In 1956, Colonel Tencza was assigned to the 11th Airborne Division and served with that unit until 1959, when he commenced work with the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army.

In 1960, Tencza came to Fort Myer and assumed the duties of Post Comptroller, a position he held until March 1962. In that month, Colonel Tencza was assigned to South Vietnam and served as senior advisor to the 22nd Infantry Division, II Corps, Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He was an expert in guerrilla warfare.

On July 15, 1962, while on a reconnaissance mission, Colonel Tencza’s helicopter was brought down by Viet Cong fire, the resultant crash rendering him unconscious. While in this state of unconsciousness, he was fatally wounded by small arms fire.

Colonel Tencza was posthumously promoted to the rank of full Colonel and awarded the Legion of Merit and two Purple Hearts. He was a graduate of the Command and General Staff School, and among his other awards are four Bronze Star Medals with “V” device, the Army Commendation Medal, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Glider Badge.

Colonel Tencza was buried July 30, 1962, in Arlington National Cemetery, following a memorial service at Fort Myer’s Chapel. His wife, Pauline, his two daughters and one son survived him.

Four years after his death, a new 12-story high-rise apartment building was dedicated in his honor at Fort Myer, VA, and will bear the name “Tencza Towers.” The new apartment complex houses non-commissioned officers of the post.

Sources: Theodore Tencza (brother), newspaper clippings and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024

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