The Museum will be closed for renovation during the week Mondays through Fridays Nov 12th-28th (we are open Saturday the 16th, 23rd and 30th). Regular hours will resume on the 29th. The Memorial is open 24/7

We are excited to announce that our museum has re-opened and we look forward to your visit!

Faces Bio

JOHN S SZYMANSKI

JOHN S SZYMANSKI - SSGT

  • HOMETOWN:
  • trenton
  • COUNTY:
  • Mercer
  • DATE OF BIRTH:
  • July 05, 1940
  • DATE OF CASUALTY:
  • March 23, 1967
  • BRANCH OF SERVICE:
  • Marines
  • RANK:
  • SSGT
  • STATUS:
  • KIA
  • COUNTRY:
  • South Vietnam

Biography


John S. Szymanski was born on July 5, 1940.  His home of record is Trenton, NJ.  John attended Hamilton High School West.

He served in the US Marine Corps and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant (SSGT).  Szymanski was assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division.

Szymanski was killed in action on March 23, 1967.

His name appears on the Veterans' Memorial at Hamilton High School West in Hamilton, NJ, along with the six other graduates from that school that were killed in Vietnam.

Sources: Newspaper clippings and NJVVMF.

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