On Memorial Day, and every day,
we recognize those who gave their lives in service to
our country.
Over 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam
War [1]. Of that total, 67 were residents of
the Town of Babylon.
These men were our local sons,
brothers and friends. Many years have passed, but their hometown will never
forget their sacrifice.
Gentlemen, Thank You for Your
Service.
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| PFC Woodrow W. Adams |
Woodrow Adams is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby of Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School; a gift of the Class of 1969.
Hometown: North Amityville – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 11/3/1950 – Date
of Death: 2/22/1969 – Age at
Loss: 18
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Copiague High School (c. 1968)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 32W, 75 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Frank C. Ambrosio |
Hometown: Deer Park – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist
Four
Date of Birth: 9/30/1948 – Date
of Death: 4/30/1969 – Age at Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Deer
Park High School (1967)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 26W, 81 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Salvatore J. Armato |
(3) Armato, Salvatore Joseph
The Salvatore J. Armato Disabled American Veterans Chapter 193 was named in his honor. A memorial plaque for PFC Armato is located in front of the Town of Babylon Annex, Phelps Lane.
Hometown: West Babylon – Branch: Army – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 12/22/1949 – Date
of Death: 11/13/1970 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): West Babylon High School (c. 1968)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 6W, 56 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Sgt. Francis I. Arnett |
(4) Arnett, Francis
Ignatius
Hometown: Amityville (He grew up in Seacliff,
but his wife and family lived in Amityville at the time of his death.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 5/18/1939 – Date
of Death: 2/13/1968 – Age at
Loss: 28
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): completed high school in Army
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 39E, 16 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Edward V. Asip |
(5) Asip, Edward
Vincent
Hometown: Amityville – Branch: Marine
Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 5/18/1947 – Date
of Death: 5/8/1967 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Amityville High School (1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 19E, 55 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Cpl. Peter N. Baldwin |
(6) Baldwin, Peter Nelson
Peter Nelson is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon (Grew up in North Babylon but family lived in Deer Park when he was killed.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 4/17/1947 – Date of Death: 3/28/1968 – Age at Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Pinelawn Memorial Park, East Farmingdale
High School (Graduation Date): North Babylon High School (1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 46E, 52 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Christopher J. Barber |
Hometown: East Farmingdale – Branch: Marine Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 5/12/1949 – Date
of Death: 5/5/1968 – Age at
Loss: 18
Place of Burial:
High School (Graduation
Date):
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 54E, 42 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Mark A. Barnes |
(8) Barnes, Mark
Albert
Hometown: Wyandanch (He grew up in the Bronx. His parents lived in Wyandanch at the
time of his death.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 1/18/1947 – Date
of Death: 9/27/1968 – Age at
Loss: 21
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): James Monroe High School, Bronx, NY (1964)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 42W, 26 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| LCpl Peter J. Brancato, Jr. |
(9) Brancato, Peter
Joseph, Jr.
Peter Brancato is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: North Lindenhurst – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 1/25/1947 – Date
of Death: 6/14/1966 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): completed high school in Marines
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 8E, 46 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Richard T. Chambers |
(10) Chambers, Richard Thomas
Hometown: Deer Park (He grew up in Islip/Bay
Shore. However, his mother lived in Deer Park at the time of his death.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 2/9/1949 – Date
of Death: 12/22/1968 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Bay Shore High School (1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 36W, 61 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Sgt. Alexander Chisholm |
(11) Chisholm, Alexander
Alexander Chisholm is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst (He grew up in
Dumbarton, Scotland. Lived in Lindenhurst with sister.)
Branch: Marine Corps – Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 3/21/1941 – Date
of Death: 9/10/1967 – Age at
Loss: 26
Place of Burial: Dumbarton Cemetery, Dumbarton, Scotland
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 26E, 43 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC James R. Cooper |
(12) Cooper, James Ralph
James Cooper is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst (He grew up in West Islip, but his wife lived in Lindenhurst at the time of his death.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 4/5/1948 – Date
of Death: 10/31/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): West Islip High School (c. 1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 40W, 63 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Vincent A. Datena |
(13) Datena, Vincent
Anthony “Jimmy”
Vincent Datena is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon (He grew up in Brooklyn. Parents predeceased him and
he resided with his maternal uncle and aunt in North Babylon.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Four
Date of Birth: 9/9/1947 – Date
of Death: 3/3/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Thomas
Jefferson High School, Brooklyn, NY (1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 42E, 49 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Michael E. Davis |
(14) Davis, Michael
Edward
Michael Davis is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
First Class
Date of Birth: 3/23/1943 – Date
of Death: 10/21/1965 – Age at
Loss: 22
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): (believed
to be) Lindenhurst High School (c. 1961)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 02E, 128 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Lawrence J. DeFelice |
(15) DeFelice, Lawrence
Joseph
Lawrence DeFelice is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby of Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School; a gift of the Class of 1969. On May 20, 2015, the Babylon Town Board, under Resolution No. 397, directed a ceremonious renaming of Pleasantview Court, Copiague, between Hawkins Boulevard and St. Ann's Avenue to PFC Dennis Murphy Memorial Way, in honor of the local resident and Vietnam veteran killed in action.
Hometown: Copiague – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist
Four
Date of Birth: 12/12/1944 – Date
of Death: 2/26/1969 – Age at
Loss: 24
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Copiague High School (1963)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 31W, 65 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Patrick J. DeLucia Jr. |
(16) DeLucia, Patrick John Jr.
Pat DeLucia Jr. is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon (Attended school in North Babylon in 1966. In 1970, his family was living in the American Venice community of Copiague/Lindenhurst, and lived in Islip in 1971.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Four
Date of Birth: 11/26/1948 – Date of Death: 9/20/1971 – Age at Loss: 22
Place of Burial:
High School (Graduation Date):
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): n/a (non-battle death; died of illness) – Find-A-Grave
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| Sgt. Joseph J. DiLandro |
(17) DiLandro, Joseph
J.
Joseph DiLandro is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: North Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army – Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 8/9/1946 – Date
of Death: 3/21/1967 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (c. 1964)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 17E, 1 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| CWO John A. Dixon |
(18) Dixon, John Alanson
Hometown: North Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Chief
Warrant Officer
Date of Birth: 5/16/1948 – Date
of Death: 5/29/1969 – Age at
Loss: 21
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Bishop
Reilly High School, Queens, NY (c. 1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 23W, 14 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Robert A. Dorner |
(19) Dorner, Robert Andrew
The Robert Dorner Memorial Playground, North Monroe Avenue,
North Lindenhurst, was named in his honor.
Hometown: North Lindenhurst
– Branch: Marine
Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 9/24/1946 – Date
of Death: 3/24/1966 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Pinelawn Memorial Park, East Farmingdale
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (1964)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 06E, 44 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| 1LT Raymond J. Enners |
(20) Enners, Raymond James
Hometown: East Farmingdale – Branch: Army – Rank: First Lieutenant
Date of Birth: 11/5/1945 – Date of Death: 9/18/1968 – Age at Loss: 22
Place of Burial:
High School (Graduation Date):
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 43W, 26 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Alf E. Eriksen |
(21) Eriksen, Alf
Edward
Alf Eriksen is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
First Class
Date of Birth: 3/30/1947 – Date
of Death: 6/7/1969 – Age at
Loss: 22
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (c. 1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 23W, 97 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Sgt. Frank A. Gagliardo |
(22) Gagliardo, Frank
Andrew
Hometown: Deer Park (He grew up in Farmingdale, but moved to Deer Park with his family.)
Branch: Marine Corps – Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 8/18/1934 – Date
of Death: 10/30/1965 – Age at
Loss: 31
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Farmingdale High School (c. 1952)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 03E, 6 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Sgt. Guillermo Gazard |
(23) Gazar, Guillermo
(William)
Hometown: Wyandanch (He grew up in New York City and later moved to Wyandanch with
his family. Hometown sometimes listed as New York, New York.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 2/10/1934 – Date
of Death: 7/27/1967 – Age at
Loss: 33
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): graduated from a technical high school in New York
City (1953)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 24E, 7 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Bernardino F. Genchi |
(24) Genchi, Bernardino
Francis
Bernardino Genchi is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon (Grew up in Islip but
moved to North Babylon with his family.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Warrant Officer
Date of Birth: 10/22/1945 – Date
of Death: 7/22/1969 – Age at
Loss: 23
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Islip High School (1964)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 20W, 33 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Pvt. George R. Green, Jr. |
(25) Green, George
Richard, Jr.
George Green is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
Date of Birth: 7/25/1945 – Date
of Death: 5/5/1969 – Age at
Loss: 23
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): North Babylon High School (c. 1963)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 25W, 5 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC LaFrancis Hardiman |
(26) Hardiman, LaFrancis
The LaFrancis Hardiman Elementary School, Wyandanch, is named in his honor.
Hometown: Wyandanch – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
First Class
Date of Birth: 5/2/1948 – Date
of Death: 11/13/1967 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Washington Memorial Cemetery, Mt. Sinai, NY
High School (Graduation
Date): Wyandanch High School (1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 29E, 89 – Find-A-Grave none found – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 John J. Healey, Jr. |
(27) Healey, John J. Jr.
John Healy is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst (It appears that he grew up in Lindenhurst and his family
later moved to Pearl River, NY or Derby, CT.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Four
Date of Birth: 2/11/1949 – Date
of Death: 12/5/1969 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Mount St. Peter Catholic
Cemetery, Derby, Connecticut
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 15W, 27 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC George B. Hesse |
(28) Hesse, George Bernard
Hometown: Deer Park – Branch: Army – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 8/31/1947 – Date of Death: 9/21/1968 – Age at Loss: 21
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation Date): Deer Park High School (1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 43W, 54 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
(29) Huey, Donald Raymond
Hometown: East Farmingdale (He grew up in Pennsylvania, but lived in East Farmingdale when drafted.)
Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist Four
Date of Birth: 9/25/1949 – Date
of Death: 9/10/1970 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date):
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 7W, 53 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC David A. Johnson |
David Johnson is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
First Class
Date of Birth: 12/3/1947 – Date
of Death: 10/5/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 41W, 13 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Cpl Bruce E. Kane |
(31) Kane, Bruce
Edward
Hometown: Deer Park (He grew up in Deer Park and his mother lived in Deer
Park when he joined the service. At the time of his death, his mother was
living in West Babylon.)
Branch: Marine Corps – Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 7/7/1949 – Date of
Death: 8/9/1969 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): completed high school in the Marines
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 20W, 119 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| LCpl Dennis J. Kane |
(32) Kane, Dennis
James
Hometown: West Babylon – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 8/24/1949 – Date
of Death: 2/17/1969 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): West Babylon High School (c. 1967)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 32W, 49 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 William P. Kastendieck |
(33) Kastendieck, William
Peter
William Kastendieck is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: North Lindenhurst
– Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Four
Date of Birth: 11/5/1950 – Date
of Death: 4/1/1970 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst
High School
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 12W, 69 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Michael A. Lackner |
(34) Lackner, Michael Alexander
Hometown: Deer Park – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 10/3/1950 – Date
of Death: 7/15/1969 – Age at
Loss: 18
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Deer Park High School (1968)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 21W, 125 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Edward N. Leonard |
(35) Leonard, Edward
N.
Edward Leonard is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Copiague/Lindenhurst (Grew up in Merrick,
NY. At the time of his service and death, his father lived in American Venice,
Copiague. Hometown sometimes given as Richmond, Califiornia.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 8/31/1942 – Date
of Death: 1/25/1966 – Age at
Loss: 23
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
High School (Graduation
Date): attended
high school in Merrick, NY (n/a)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 4E, 93 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| A1C Hans P. Lutz |
(36) Lutz, Hans
Peter
Peter Lutz is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby of Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School; a gift of the Class of 1969.
Hometown: Copiague – Branch:
Air Force
– Rank: Airman
First Class
Date of Birth: 3/24/1945 – Date
of Death: 7/10/1966 – Age at
Loss: 21
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Copiague High School (c. 1963)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 09E, 92 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Cpl Wayne J. Marquardt |
Wayne Marquardt is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 11/17/1947 – Date
of Death: 9/2/1967 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 25E, 86 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| 1LT Robert S. Mason, Jr. |
(38) Mason, Robert
Scott Jr.
Hometown: Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: First
Lieutenant
Date of Birth: 9/5/1947 – Date
of Death: 10/9/1969 – Age at
Loss: 22
Place of Burial: St. Charles Cemetery, East Farmingdale, NY
High School (Graduation
Date): West Babylon High School (1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 23W, 14 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 James W. McCaffrey |
(39) McCaffrey, James William
Hometown: East Farmingdale – Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Four
Date of Birth: 2/28/1947 – Date of Death: 1/2/1968 – Age at Loss: 20
Place of Burial:
High School (Graduation Date):
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 33E, 21 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Luis R. Mercado-Collado |
(40) Mercado-Collado, Luis Rola
Luis Collada Mercado is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist
Four
Date of Birth: 12/30/1947 – Date
of Death: 7/7/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Municipal Cemetery, Lajas, Puerto Rico
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 53W, 37 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
Note: Find-A-Grave website states
that he was born in North Babylon, NY. North Babylon is also listed as his
hometown in military records.
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| PFC Wayne L. Middleton |
(41) Middleton, Wayne Lee
Wayne Middleton is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
First Class
Date of Birth: 7/28/1945 – Date
of Death: 4/15/1967 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): North Babylon High School (1964)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 18E, 30 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Charles E. Molano |
(42) Molano, Charles
Edward
Charles Molano is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst (Grew up in Wantagh, but
moved to Lindenhurst with wife and children. Hometown sometimes listed as
Wantagh.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 5/3/1946 – Date
of Death: 10/9/1967 – Age at
Loss: 21
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): completed diploma through night school
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 27E, 82 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| LCpl William A. Montano |
Hometown: Deer Park – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 6/7/1951 – Date
of Death: 11/19/1970 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Deer Park High School (c. 1969)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 06W, 71 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Dennis G. Murphy |
(44) Murphy, Dennis
Gerard
Dennis Murphy is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby of Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School; a gift of the Class of 1969. On May 20, 2015, the Babylon Town Board, under Resolution No. 397, directed a ceremonious renaming of Pleasantview Court, Copiague, between Hawkins Boulevard and St. Ann's Avenue to PFC Dennis Murphy Memorial Way, in honor of the local resident and Vietnam veteran killed in action.
Hometown: Copiague – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 10/10/1950 – Date
of Death: 6/18/1969 – Age at
Loss: 18
Place of Burial: St. Charles Cemetery, East Farmingdale
High School (Graduation
Date): Copiague High School (1968)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 22W, 79 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Daniel G. O'Connell |
(45) O'Connell, Daniel
Gerard
Daniel O'Connell is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby of Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School; a gift of the Class of 1969.
Hometown: Copiague – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 11/2/1949 – Date
of Death: 6/19/1969 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Copiague High School (1968)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 22W, 92 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Edmund A. O'Connor |
(46) O'Connor, Edmund
Anthony
Edmund O'Connor is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
First Class
Date of Birth: 12/11/1947 – Date
of Death: 2/12/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 39E, 11 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 John P.H. Olt |
(47) Olt, John
Paul Harris
Hometown: Babylon (Hometown usually listed as
New York, NY. He was married but her residence has not been identified. His
mother, however, resided in Babylon.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Four
Date of Birth: 8/12/1943 – Date
of Death: 8/8/1966 – Age at
Loss: 22
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 9E, 116 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| 2LT Tyrone S. Pannell |
(48) Pannell, Tyrone
Sidney
Hometown: North Amityville (He grew up in Queens. His parents lived in
North Amityville.)
Branch: Marine Corps – Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth: 10/23/1941 – Date
of Death: 11/30/1965 – Age at
Loss: 24
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn –
High School (Graduation
Date): Bishop
Loughlin High School, and Manhattan College (1964)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 03E, 1 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Capt John C. Pape |
(49) Pape, John Charles
The Capt. John C. Pape Memorial Park, Old Farmingdale Road,
West Babylon, was named in his honor.
Hometown: West Babylon – Branch: Army – Rank: Captain
Date of Birth: 11/18/1943 – Date
of Death: 5/18/1969 – Age at
Loss: 25
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): West Babylon High School (1961)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 24W, 49 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| 1LT Robert C. Peda |
(50) Peda, Robert Charles
Hometown: Deer Park (Born in Pennsylvania, his
parents moved to Deer Park around 1952 and he attended Babylon High School. His
wife and children lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Hometown sometimes
listed as Kingston, NY, which is where his parents lived.)
Branch: Army – Rank: First Lieutenant
Date of Birth: 10/30/1938 – Date
of Death: 4/7/1968 – Age at
Loss: 29
Place of Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
High School (Graduation
Date): Babylon High School (c. 1957)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 48E, 46 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Thomas Poldino |
(51) Poldino, Thomas
Thomas Poldino is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist
Four
Date of Birth: 5/6/1948 – Date
of Death: 3/11/1969 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: St. Charles Cemetery, East Farmingdale
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (c. 1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 29W, 13 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
 |
| Cpl Thomas F. Post |
(52) Post, Thomas
F.
Hometown: West Babylon (He grew up in West
Islip, but moved to West Babylon with his wife and child.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 7/3/1945 – Date
of Death: 9/3/1968 – Age at
Loss: 23
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 45W, 34 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Cpl Robert J. Reginald |
(53) Reginald, Robert
Jameison
Robert Reginald is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 12/25/1946 – Date
of Death: 10/28/1967 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (c. 1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 28E, 93 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Ronald F. Ricciardo |
(54) Ricciardo, Ronald
Francis
Hometown: Deer Park – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist
Four
Date of Birth: 12/7/1948 – Date
of Death: 3/28/1969 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Deer Park High School (1968)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 28W, 75 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP5 Phillip Rogers |
(55) Rogers, Phillip
Philip Rogers is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon (According to Wall of Faces, he was from West Virginia but moved to North Babylon to live with a sister and work in a hospital, with hopes of studying medicine.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Five
Date of Birth: 3/9/1946 – Date
of Death: 6/25/1968 – Age at
Loss: 22
Place of Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Bluewell, West Virginia
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 55W, 37 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC John A. Ruscito |
(56) Ruscito, John
Andrew
Hometown: North Babylon (Graduated from West
Islip High School but parents lived in North Babylon at the time of his death.
It appears that his aunt lived in Centereach, which is sometimes listed as his
hometown.)
Branch: Marine Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 11/18/1948 – Date
of Death: 9/26/1968 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Pinelawn Memorial Park, East Farmingdale
High School (Graduation
Date): West Islip High School (1967)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 42W, 22 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Sgt Timothy J. Shelton |
(57) Shelton, Timothy
John
Timothy Shelton is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Sergeant
Date of Birth: 3/7/1949 – Date
of Death: 6/25/1969 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 21W, 15 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Anthony R. Signa |
(58) Signa, Anthony
Robert
Hometown: West Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist
Four
Date of Birth: 3/22/1948 – Date
of Death: 9/16/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Babylon High School (1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 43W, 9 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Cpl James R. Smith |
(59) Smith, James
Robert
Hometown: Wyandanch – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 12/7/1948 – Date
of Death: 2/7/1969 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Wyandanch High School (c. 1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 33W, 82 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC John T. Smith |
(60) Smith, John
Thomas
Hometown: West Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Private
First Class
Date of Birth: 11/1/1947 – Date
of Death: 1/31/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): West Babylon High School (1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 36E, 36 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| Cpl Donald A. Testa |
(61) Testa, Donald
Anthony
Donald Testa is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst (Grew up in Lindenhurst,
but his parents lived in East Northport at the time of his service and death.
Hometown usually listed as Lindenhurst.)
Branch: Army – Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 6/13/1946 – Date
of Death: 5/7/1968 – Age at
Loss: 21
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Lindenhurst High School (1965)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 56E, 32 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| PFC Gary W. Thornlow |
(62) Thornlow, Gary
W.
Hometown: North Babylon (Grew up in East
Rockaway, but his mother was a resident of North Babylon at the time of his
death.)
Branch: Marine Corps – Rank: Private First Class
Date of Birth: 3/5/1950 – Date
of Death: 4/20/1969 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead
High School (Graduation
Date): East Rockaway High School (1968)
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 26W, 16 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP5 Donald F. Vaughan |
(63) Vaughan, Donald F.
Donald F. Vaughan is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby of Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School; a gift of the Class of 1969.
Hometown:
Branch: Army – Rank: Specialist Five
Date of Birth: 12/28/1948 – Date of Death: 10/28/1971 – Age at Loss: 22
Place of Burial:
High School (Graduation Date):
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 2W, 53 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SSG Kevin E. VerPault |
(64) VerPault, Kevin Edward
The Kevin VerPault Memorial Park, Little East Neck Road,
Wheatley Heights, was named in his honor.
Hometown: Wheatley Heights
(formerly Wyandanch) – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Staff
Sergeant
Date of Birth: 10/17/1947 – Date
of Death: 2/19/1968 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): Half Hollow Hills High School (c. 1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 40E, 35 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| LCpl Raymond Widmann |
(65) Widmann, Raymond
Raymond Widmann is commemorated on memorial plaque in the lobby at Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
Hometown: Lindenhurst – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Lance Corporal
Date of Birth: 7/17/1947 – Date
of Death: 7/4/1966 – Age at
Loss: 18
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): unknown
Vietnam Wall (Panel, Line): 08E, 131 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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| SP4 Gary J. WInkler |
(66) Winkler, Gary
John
Gary Winkler is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon – Branch:
Army
– Rank: Specialist
Four
Date of Birth: 10/9/1948 – Date
of Death: 6/9/1969 – Age at
Loss: 20
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): North Babylon High School (1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 22W, 10 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
 |
| Cpl Henry York |
(67) York, Henry
Henry York is commemorated on Veterans' memorial at Deer Park Avenue and Commack Road, North Babylon.
Hometown: North Babylon – Branch:
Marine Corps – Rank: Corporal
Date of Birth: 1/31/1949 – Date
of Death: 2/8/1968 – Age at
Loss: 19
Place of Burial: Long Island National Cemetery, at Pinelawn
High School (Graduation
Date): North Babylon High School (1966)
Vietnam Wall (Panel,
Line): 38E, 42 – Find-A-Grave – Wall of Faces
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[1] https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics
First published May 21, 2021; updated August 8, 2023.