Surnames beginning with A - C |
Surnames beginning with H - L |
Surnames beginning with M - R |
Surnames beginning with S - Z |
Also see the single web page of Monroe Co., NY deaths in the Vietnam Conflict from data in the National Archives.
Name | Dailey, Gerald Lee |
Rank | Spec. 4 |
Service Number | RA 12 690 281 |
Home Address | 7432 East Main Street, Lima, New York |
Born | Nov. 9, 1946, San Francisco, California |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Richard Olson, 1 Vantage Dr., Pittsford, NY (foster parents) |
Spouse | Mrs. Deborah Dailey, 7432 East Main St., Lima, NY |
Attended | Lima Free School |
Entered Service | March 1963, Rochester, NY |
Unit | 173 Airborne Unit, Air Force |
Left for Overseas | Oct. 1965, Vietnam |
Died | Jan. 11, 1966 fatally wounded by a sniper in Iron Triangle, Vietnam |
Buried | Oak Ridge Cem., Lima, New York |
Notes | Spec. 4 Gerald Lee Dailey served as a cook in the Battalion. He requested a transfer to a Rifle Platoon; which was granted. He was fatally wounded by a sniper on 1/11/66, while on patrol on Iron Triangle, a Viet Cong stronghold. In Vietnam since October 1965. Spec. 4 Dailey was to have returned to the U.S. in April 1966 to finish up the final 11 months of his enlistment. Spec. 4 Dailey attended the Lima Free School before enlisting. His foster parents, Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Olson, live in Rochester, NY. |
Notes Sources | 1/13/66 D&C - TU 1/18/66 |
Name | Daniels, Rex Martin |
Rank | PFC |
Service Number | 126-42-3423 |
Home Address | 1383 Plank Road, Penfield, NY |
Born | May 10, 1950, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Daniels, 1383 Plank Road, Penfield, NY |
Attended | R. L. Thomas High School and Union College, Kentucky |
Last Employed by | Xerox Corp. |
Entered Service | July 7, 1970, Buffalo, NY |
Unit | 101 Airborne Inf., Army |
Left for Overseas | Jan. 15, 1971 to Vietnam |
Died | April 16, 1971 killed during an enemy assault in Vietnam |
Buried | April 24, 1971; cremation, no burial |
Notes | PFC Daniels was promoted posthumously to grade of Cpl. E-4 A US as of 15 April 1971. He had been stationed with the 101 Airborne Inf. Div. at Fire Base Bastogne near the Loatian border. PFC Daniels first love was athletic and originally he intended to be physical education teacher. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister Cynthia Ann; brother Scott both of Webster. |
Notes Sources | TU 4/2/71 obit. |
Name | DeBraal, Richard C. |
Rank | Captain |
Home Address | Penfield, NY |
Born | 1938, Penfield, NY |
Parent | Mrs. Lillian M. DeBraal, Los Angeles |
Spouse | Mrs. Faye DeBraal, Apple Valley, California |
Attended | Penfield High School and State University of New York Agricultural and Tech. College at Morrisville, NY |
Entered Service | 1959, Rochester, NY |
Branch of Service | Air Force |
Trained at | Texas and Montana |
Died | May 12, 1968 in private plane crash in Apple Valley, California |
Buried | May 18, 1968, Oakwood Cemetery, Penfield, NY |
Notes | Capt. DeBraal had lived in Penfield until shortly before he joined the Air Force. He first trained in Texas and later transferred to Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. He had moved his family to Apple Valley about a month ago and flew home on weekends from his base at Tucson. Capt. Richard C. DeBraal formerly of Penfield was killed with three companions when a private plane crashed on take-off May 12, 1968 at Apple Valley, Calif. A career officer with Air Force since 1959. He is survived by his mother Lillian M. DeBraal; his wife, Faye; three sons Mark, Eric and Wade. |
Notes Sources | TU 5/15/68 obit. |
Name | DeFranco, James C. |
Rank | PFC |
Service Number | 236-00-0255 |
Home Address | 180 Hazelwood Terrace, Rochester, NY |
Born | June 18, 1950, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. James DeFranco, 180 Hazelwood Terrace |
Attended | School 11 Elementary School, East High and Edison Tech. High School, Rochester Institute of Technology |
Last Employed by | General Dynamics |
Entered Service | July 31, 1969, Buffalo, NY |
Trained at | Fort Dix, NJ |
Unit | 195 Avn. Co., 93 Med. Det., Army |
Left for Overseas | Jan. 12, 1970 to Vietnam |
Died | Feb. 21, 1970 of congestion and edema of the lungs in Vietnam |
Buried | March 3, 1970, Vet. plot, White Haven Mem. Pk. |
Notes | PFC DeFranco died of unknown causes. He enlisted last August and took basic training at Fort Dix, NJ. He also recived training as a medic at Ft. Sam Houston. He spent the first 10 days in January home on leave and arrived in Vietnam Jan. 15, 1970. He was first attached to the 195 Attack Helicopter Co. and was stationed at a base hospital. PFC DeFranco belonged to Parsells Avenue Baptist Church and for several years was camp counselor at Kamp Kontent on Conesus Lake. Besides his parents, he leaves a brother, Anthony, a sister Melinda. |
Notes Sources | TU 2/28/70 obit. |
Name | Dengler, John L. |
Rank | Spec. 4 |
Service Number | US 51 578 348 |
Home Address | 223 Genesee Park Blvd., Rochester, NY |
Born | Dec. 27, 1946, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Joseph V. Dengler, 223 Genesee Park Blvd., Rochester, NY |
Attended | West High School |
Entered Service | July 11, 1966, Rochester, NY |
Trained at | Ft. Dix, NJ |
Unit | Co. C, 26 Inf., Army |
Left for Overseas | Sept. 18, 1967 to Vietnam |
Died | Feb. 28, 1968, killed of gunshot wounds during hostil ground action in Vietnam |
Buried | March 25, 1968, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, NY |
Notes | Spec. 4 Dengler took basic training at Ft. Dix, NJ and obtained the equivalent of a High School diploma from the Armed Forces Institute. He took medical training at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas and served 10 months at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Besides his parents, Spec. 4 Dengler is survived by a brother Joseph Dengler Jr. |
Notes Sources | D&C 3/5/68 obit. |
Name | Dennison, James Richard |
Rank | CDR U.S.N. |
Home Address | 1090 Pixley Road |
Born | Feb. 28, 1934, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Earle M. Dennison, 1090 Pixley Rd., Gates, NY |
Spouse | Carolyn Dennison, Houston, Texas |
Entered Service | Sept. 13, 1955, U.S.N. |
Died | May 24, 1968, missing non-recoverable |
Notes | Besides his wife and parents, he is survived by a son Scott, a daughter Dania; two sisters, Mrs. Donald (Delphine) Foreman and Mrs. Diane Sutton. |
Name | Dennstedt, Richard E. |
Rank | Sgt. |
Service Number | 2 173 532 |
Home Address | 8 Immel Street, Rochester, NY |
Born | March 3, 1947, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dennstedt, 8 Immel Street |
Attended | Holy Family School and Edison Tech. High School |
Entered Service | Oct. 1965, Rochester, NY |
Branch of Service | Marines |
Trained at | Camp Lejeune, NC |
Left for Overseas | March 1966 to Vietnam |
Died | March 30, 1969 in automobile accident at Quantico Naval Base, Virginia |
Buried | April 4, 1969, Vet. plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, NY |
Notes | Sgt. Dennstedt was a specialist in tank repairs. He served in many parts of Vietnam with tank units and then volunteered for special patrol duty, serving as a squad leader. After his first tour of duty in South Vietnam, he volunteered for another six months. He returned from Vietnam a few days before Christmas and spent two weeks with his parents in Rochester in 1969 before going to Camp Lejeune, NC. He was transferred to Quantico Naval Base two weeks before his death. Sgt. Dennstedt is survived by his parents; three sisters, Sandra, Dorothy and Marianne. His father served as Air Force Lieutenant navigator in the Air Force in World War II. He was a prisoner of war in Germany for 21 months after his bomber was shot down. |
Notes Sources | TU 4/1/69 and D&C 4/1/69 obit. |
Name | DeVos, William M. |
Rank | PFC |
Home Address | 109 Minnesota Street, Rochester, NY |
Born | Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Melvin DeVos, 109 Minnesota St. |
Attended | East High School |
Entered Service | Aug. 1967, Rochester, NY |
Branch of Service | Marines |
Left for Overseas | Feb. 1968 to Vietnam |
Died | Feb. 18, 1968 from sniper's bullet while on patrol in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam |
Buried | March 4, 1968, Vet. plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, NY |
Notes | PFC DeVos join the Marines in August 1967, after he had been accepted to Monroe Community College. Letter to the father told him that he was in Quang Tri and that his company was under heavy artillery and mortar fire. He was in Vietnam only two weeks when he was killed. PFC DeVos was a graduate of East High School, where he was a staff member of the school year book, a member of the student government association and of the soccer, baseball and track teams. PFC DeVos planned to become a physical education teacher. |
Notes Sources | TU 2/21/68 and D&C 2/21/68 obit. |
Name | Dinkle, Rodney S. |
Rank | Sp/4 |
Service Number | 085 38 8809 |
Home Address | 78 Barton Street |
Born | 3 Oct. 1954, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mrs. Muriel Dinkle, 78 Barton Street |
Spouse | Mrs. Earlen Dinkle, 1706 Capron St., Houston, Texas |
Branch of Service | Army |
Died | Oct. 3, 1975, automibile accident at Fort Benning, Georgia |
Buried | Aug. 14, 1975, Veterans plot, Riverside Cem. |
Name | Doane, William H. |
Rank | Spec. 4 |
Home Address | 1010 Clifford Avenue |
Born | Aug. 4, 1947, Waterloo, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Hartley Doane, 1010 Clifford Ave. |
Attended | Benjamin Franklin High School |
Entered Service | 1966, Buffalo, NY |
Unit | 68 Trans. Co., Army |
Left for Overseas | July 1967 to Vietnam |
Died | July 18, 1971, killed in automobile accident in Germany |
Buried | July 26, 1971, Veterans' plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, NY |
Notes | Spec. 4 Doane had served 18 months in Vietnam, from July 1967 to February 1969. He was with Co. B, 36 Engrs. Bn. near Da Nang. While in Vietnam, he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and was chosen as his battalion's soldier of the month three times. After his return from Vietnam, he was stationed for six months at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., and in September 1969 was sent to Germany. He had planned to make it a career. Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Melissa and Mrs. Frederick Barber of Buffalo; a brother Stephen of Rochester. |
Notes Sources | D&C 7/20/71 obit. |
Name | Domiano, Peter Paul |
Rank | 2/Lt. |
Service Number | 09 20 33 |
Home Address | Industry - Rush, New York |
Born | Oct. 18, 1943, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Domiano, 76 Fairmeadow Dr., Roch., NY 14618 |
Attended | Rush-Henrietta High School and University of Virginia |
Entered Service | June 1965 |
Trained at | Quantico, VA |
Unit | Btry. E, 2 Bn, 12 Marine Art., Marines |
Left for Overseas | April 1966 to Vietnam |
Died | July 1, 1966 from enemy explosive device in Da Nang River Basin |
Buried | July 12, 1966, Vet. plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, NY |
Notes | Lt. Domiano was commisioned in June 1965 and completed basic training at Quantico, VA. He completed artillary training at Ft. Sill, Okla., last Feb. 1966 and went to Vietnam in April of 1966. He was a member of the Platoon Leader Corps program. He joined the program because he wanted to get to Vietnam. Lt. Domiano was a 1961 graduate of Rush-Henrietta High School, where he was active in student government. Vice Principal G. Rittenhouse said everyone at the school had high expectations for him. He received a B.S. degree in commerce from the University of Virginia in 1965. His father is director of parole in the New York State Agricultual and Industrial School at Industry. Besides his parents; he is survived by a brother Eugene, and two sisters Jane and Nancy who live at the school. Another sister, Mrs. Lynn (Judith Lawyer, lives at 54 Westview Terrace, Rochester. |
Notes Sources | TU 7/5/66 & D&C 7/5/66 |
Name | Downey, Gerald J. |
Rank | PFC |
Service Number | 51 779 755 |
Home Address | 8227 West Canal Road, Brockport, NY |
Born | April 10, 1949, Brockport, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Downey, 8227 W. Canal Rd., Brockport, NY |
Attended | Brockport High School |
Entered Service | July 22, 1968, Buffalo, NY |
Trained at | Ft. Jackson, SC |
Unit | Infantry, Army |
Left for Overseas | Dec. 18, 1968 to Vietnam |
Died | Jan. 8, 1969, killed accidentally. Truck oveturned in ditch. He drowned in water-covered field (in Vietnam). |
Buried | Jan. 21, 1969, Mt. Olivet Cem., Brockport, NY |
Notes | PFC Downey spent six months training as an infantryman. When he arrived in Vietnam he volunteered to join the engineers. 19 days after he arrived in Vietnam he was killed accidently when the truck on which he was riding overturned in a ditch and he drowned in a water-covered field. Besides his parents, PFC Downey is survived by two brothers, Edward & James, two sisters Bernadette and Patricia. |
Notes Sources | TU 1/14/69 obit. |
Name | Drake, Garry Alexander |
Rank | Petty Officer |
Home Address | 24 Westwood Drive, East Rochester, NY |
Born | Dec. 14, 1942, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Drake, 24 West Wood Dr., E. Rochester, NY |
Spouse | Mrs. Sandra Lou Drake, Cheboygan, Michigan |
Attended | Pittsford Central School |
Last Employed by | Rochester Sprinkler Corp. |
Entered Service | June 1961, Rochester, NY |
Branch of Service | U.S.C.G. |
Trained at | Lake Naval Training Center, Chicago |
Died | March 1, 1970 of blood disease in Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, New York |
Buried | March 6, 1970, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY |
Notes | Petty Officer Drake was stationed in Cheboygan, Mich. a short time, then took Medical Corpsman training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center at Chicago. From there, he was sent to New London, Conn., then transferred to Governor's Island. Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents, and a daughter Shannon Marie; three sisters, Eleanor, nancy and Priscilla Drake. |
Notes Sources | obit. |
Name | Draper, William M. |
Rank | Sgt. |
Service Number | RA 11 659 763 |
Home Address | 66 Harcourt Road, Rochester, NY |
Born | Sept. 3, 1947, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Draper, 473 Stowell Dr., Rochester, NY 14616 |
Attended | Jefferson High School |
Entered Service | Jan. 9, 1967, Rochester, NY |
Unit | Co. A, 2 Bn, 28 Inf., 1 Div., Army |
Left for Overseas | March 26, 1968 to Vietnam |
Died | June 9, 1968 from wounds received during hostile ground action in Vietnam |
Buried | June 26, 1968, Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, NY |
Notes | A 1966 graduate of Jefferson High School, Sgt. Draper was active in Latin Club there. He was a Boy Scout and a Times-Union newspaperboy. Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters Jaye Eileen and Mrs. Arthur Hausmann; two brothers Mark and Timothy. |
Notes Sources | D&C 6/11/68 |
Name | Dunham, Richard F. |
Rank | Cpl. |
Home Address | 197 Cabot Road, Rochester, NY |
Born | Feb. 1, 1945, Rochester, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Francis Dunham, 197 Cabot Road |
Attended | Greece Olympia High School |
Entered Service | Dec. 26, 1963, Rochester, NY |
Branch of Service | Marine Corps |
Left for Overseas | 1964 to Guam and Sept. 1966 to Vietnam |
Died | March 23, 1967 killed in action in Quang Tri, Vietnam |
Buried | April 3, 1967, Vet. plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, NY |
Notes | Cpl. Richard F. Dunham enlisted six months before graduation from High School. He reported to Buffalo, New York on the day after Christmas in 1963. He spent a year training in the United States and two years in Guam on the USS Proteus, a submarine tender. In January 1966 he was honored as "Marine of the Quarter" with a citation which said his intiative and enthusiasm inspired other members of his unit and that his outstanding service made him "head and shoulders above the average." Richard F. Dunham's uncle was a Marine in World War II and they often talked together about the service. It was no surprise when Cpl. Richard Dunham left Greece Olympia High School six months before graduation and enlisted in the Marines. He came home for a 30 day leave September 1966 after two years aboard the Proteus. He volunteered for Vietnam. He left for Southeast Asia a few weeks later. Surviving with his parents are a brother, John 15; and grandparents, Mrs. Martha Neubert and Mrs. Katherine Dunham. |
Notes Sources | TU 3/28/67 and D&C 3/28/67 |
Name | Ehrmentraut, John E., Jr. |
Rank | PFC |
Service Number | 206 37 81 |
Home Address | 15 Lamberton Park, Rochester, New York |
Born | Sept. 19, 1945, Lecce, Italy |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. John E. Ehrmentraut, 117 Young St., Greece, N.Y. |
Attended | Edison Technical High School |
Entered Service | June 1963, Buffalo, NY |
Branch of Service | Marines |
Left for Overseas | April 16, 1965 to Vietnam |
Died | April 24, 1965 from accidental explosion of a hand grenade in Da Nang Province, Vietnam |
Buried | May 5, 1965, Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, New Yrok |
Notes | PFC Ehrmentraut enlisted in the Marines in June 1963. He went overseas for service in Hawaii and later to Okinawa. His outfit moved to South Vietnam on April 16, 1965. PFC Ehrmentraut was killed April 23, in the accidental explosion of a hand grenade in Da Nang Province, South Vietnam. PFC John E. Ehrmentraut was one of the first casualties among the Marines who went into action in South Vietnam. He attended Edison Technical High School. He had a year to finish in High School when he left to join the Marines. (His father, a veteran of World War II, served as a Sgt., Army Medical Corps.) PFC Ehrmentraut is also survived by one brother, Michael. |
Notes Sources | TU 4/27/65 - 5/5/65 and D&C 5/3/65 |
Name | Ekwell, Thomas J. |
Rank | L/Cpl. |
Home Address | 72 Buckman Road, Rochester, N.Y. |
Born | 1948 Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ekwell, 72 Buckman Rd., Rochester, N.Y. |
Attended | Greece Olympia High School |
Entered Service | Sept. 1, 1966, Rochester, New York |
Branch of Service | Marines |
Left for Overseas | Oct. 1967 to Vietnam |
Died | Nov. 29, 1967 from enemy fire while on operations in Quang Tri, Vietnam |
Buried | Dec. 9, 1967, Falls Cemetery, Greece, N.Y. |
Notes | Lance Cpl. Ekwell had been stationed aboard a ship in the Carribbeans since basic training. He had volunteered three times to go to Vietnam, and was finally assigned there five weeks before his death. Lance Cpl. Ekwell's father was in the Marines during World War II and both understood it was something that had to be done. When in high school he was Monroe County all-around gymnastics champion two years in a row. Besides his parents, he is survived by two younger brothers, Terry and Tyler and a younger sister Penny. |
Name | Elliott, Richard |
Rank | Sgt. |
Service Number | 130-36-7636 |
Home Address | 68 Yellowstone Drive, West Henrietta, N.Y. |
Born | 1948, Elmira, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Lester B. Elliott, 68 Yellowstone Dr., W. Henrietta, N.Y. |
Attended | Southside High, Elmira, NY and Corning Comm. College |
Entered Service | July 1968, Elmira, New York |
Branch of Service | Army |
Left for Overseas | 1969 to Vietnam |
Died | April 2, 1970, was slain while on guard duty in Vietnam |
Buried | Elmira, New York |
Notes | Sgt. Elliott was assigned to the 635 Military Intelligence Company a year after he was sent to Vietnam. He was to have returned to this country in July. He was the second member of the family to serve in Vietnam. His brother Thomas 23, was discharged from service in Dec. 1968. Sgt. Elliott was a native of Elmira. The family moved to Rochester in 1969. Besides his brother Thomas and his parents he is survived by another brother Robert. |
Notes Sources |
Name | Ellsworth, Elmer E. |
Rank | PFC |
Home Address | 689 Parma Ogden Town Line Road, Spencerport, N.Y. |
Born | Feb. 18, 1948, Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Elmer E. Ellsworth |
Attended | No. 17 Elementary School and Madison High School |
Last Employed by | Lyon's Bowling Den, Ridge Road West |
Entered Service | April 13, 1967, Rochester, New York |
Branch of Service | Marines |
Left for Overseas | Sept. 1967 to Vietnam |
Died | Oct. 28, 1967, fatally wounded in the head & body in Quang Nam, Vietnam |
Buried | Nov. 8, 1967, St. John's Cemetery, Spencerport, N.Y. |
Notes | PFC Ellsworth had been put on an ambush patrol, when he was killed on patrol near Quang Nam. He had just completed a four day course in land mine warfare and had finished second in the class. PFC Ellsworth and Janet Hendrick of 2521 Manitou Road were planning to be married as soon as he finished his 13 month tour in Vietnam. PFC Ellsworth was interested in swimming and soccer. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, James, Robert both of Rochester and a sister, Mrs. David L. Emke of Castile. |
Notes Sources | TU 10/28/67 and D&C 10/28/67 |
Name | Engle, Richard E. |
Rank | PFC |
Service Number | US 51 775 434 |
Home Address | see notes |
Born | April 29, 1948. Batavia, New York |
Parents | Mrs. Ruth Engle, 215 Ames Street and Mr. Engle, R. D. 2, Albion, New York |
Entered Service | July 29, 1967, Albion, MY |
Unit | 1st Bn., 12 Cav., Army |
Left for Overseas | Dec. 10, 1967 to Vietnam |
Died | Feb. 2, 1968 from gunshot wounds received during hostile action in Auang Tri, Vietnam |
Buried | Feb. 19, 1968, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Abion, NY |
Notes | PFC Engle enlisted from Albion, New York at that time he was living with his father. PFC Engle lived part time with his father in Albion, New York and part time with his mother who lives at 215 Ames Street. |
Name | Fegan, Ronald James |
Rank | Ensign |
Service Number | 661 31 44 |
Home Address | 6122 Lake Road, Brockport, New York |
Born | Feb. 11, 1941; Rochester, New York |
Parent | Mr. Walter Fegan, 6122 Lake Rd., Brockport, N.Y. |
Entered Service | July 21, 1963; Newport, R. I. |
Branch of Service | Navy |
Died | April 10, 1965; missing during aerial combat in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam |
Notes | Ensign Fegan was missing in action following aerial combat with the enemy aircraft over the Gulf of Tonkin. Missing report received 10 April 1965. Evidence conclusively establishing death under the provisions of Section 9 of the Missing Persons Act, as ammended (50 USC app. 1009) received 27 April 1965. |
Notes Sources | 5/2/66 DD Form 1300 |
Name | Fischer, George Jr. |
Rank | PFC (Spec. 4) |
Home Address | 3801 Ridge Road West, Rochester, New York |
Born | 1945; Holley, New York |
Parents | Father: Mr. George W. Fischer, 3801 Ridge Rd. W. Mother: Mrs. Gertrude Simpson of Holley |
Attended | Holley Central School and Rochester Institute of Tech. |
Entered Service | Dec. 1967; Rochester, New York |
Branch of Service | Army |
Died | Aug. 3, 1968 of wounds received after stepping on an enemy mine in Vietnam |
Buried | Aug. 24, 1968; Murray Cemetery, Holley, New York |
Notes | PFC Fischer had a promising future as a stock car racer. He raced at both Spencer Speedway and at Lancaster near Buffalo, winning three or four feature events. He lived with his father behind their Ridge Road Service Station. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Gertrude Simpson of Holley and a sister, Mrs. John Nelson of Branchport, N.Y. and step-father Mr. Frank Simpson of Holley. |
Notes Sources | TU 8/5/68 and obit. 8/22/68 |
Name | Flannery, Timothy P. |
Rank | Sp. 4 |
Service Number | 077 46 8246 |
Home Address | 413 Tarrington Road |
Born | 1954 |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Flannery, 131 Westchester Ave. |
Spouse | Mrs. Maureen Flannery; 413 Tarrington Road |
Entered Service | Oct. 1972 |
Unit | 541 Engineers, US Army |
Died | Nov. 4, 1974 from truck accident in Schwetzingen, Germany |
Buried | Nov. 12, 1974; Veterans plot, Holy Sepulchre |
Name | Flow, Douglas W. |
Rank | Seaman |
Home Address | 41 Clark Street, Brockport, NY 14420 |
Born | Dec. 4, 1953; Brockport, NY |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Flow, 41 Clark Street, Brockport, NY 14420 |
Entered Service | Dec. 1971; U.S.N. |
Died | Oct. 13, 1973 from an auto accident on Brockport-Spencerport Road |
Buried | Oct. 16, 1973; Mt. Olivet |
Notes | Mr. Flow was a former student at Brockport High School. Joined the Navy in Dec. 1971. Besides his parents he is survived by one sister, Cynthia; four brothers, Stephen, Scott, Russel, and Kevin; paternal grandmother, Mrs. William Flow. |
Name | Forbush, Robert W., Jr. |
Rank | PFC |
Home Address | 57 Clover Crest Drive, Rochester, N.Y. |
Born | Feb. 4, 1948; Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Robert Forbush Sr., 57 Clover Crest Drive, Rochester |
Attended | Brighton High School and Lakemont Academy, Geneva |
Entered Service | 1965; Rochester, New York |
Trained at | Ft. Sam Houston, Texas and Ft. Dix, N.J. |
Left for Overseas | March 1967 to Vietnam |
Died | May 3, 1967; hospital, Pleiku, Vietnam |
Buried | May 11, 1967; vet. plot, White Haven Memo. Pk., Perinton, N.Y. |
Notes | PFC Robert W. Forbush Jr. took his training at Ft. Dix and Ft. Sam Houston. He was assigned to the 18 Surgical Hospital as a corpman and went overseas with it early in March. PFC Forbush was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Forbush, Sr. of 57 Clovercrest Drive, Brighton, N.Y. His father is a buyer for the Eastman Kodak Co. PFC Forbush was an all-around athelete at Brighton High School and received a special award for his defensive play as a footbal quarterback. He transferred to Lakemont Academy near Geneva after two years at Brighton High and cut the last one short to enlist in the Army 1965. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Michael (Mari) Rothman and Katherine Forbush. |
Notes Sources | TU 5/8/67 |
Name | Ford, Richard E. |
Rank | Airman 3/C |
Service Number | AF 11 636 449 |
Home Address | 274 Seneca Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. |
Born | May 19, 1946, Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Ford, 274 Seneca Park Avenue |
Entered Service | May 27, 1966, Rochester, New York |
Branch of Service | Air Force |
Trained at | Bunker Hill, Indiana |
Died | March 24, 1967, struck by car in Willoughby, Ohio |
Buried | March 28, 1967, White Haven Memo. Pk., Perinton, N.Y. |
Notes | AM3/C Ford was enroute home from Bunker Hill Air Force Base. He served in 305 Cvil Engineering. At the time of the accident he was accomplished by a hitchhiker. They were pushing the car up a ramp to service station when another car struck Ford and the driver went on without stopping, police said. The hitchhiker was not hurt. AM3/C Ford is survived by his parents; two sisters, Mrs. George Montesano and Sandra J. Ford. |
Notes Sources | TU 3/27/67 obit. |
Name | Forest, Donald S. |
Rank | Cpl. |
Service Number | US 51 778 094 |
Home Address | 122 Ohio Street, Rochester, New York |
Born | April 20, 1944, Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Camille F. Forest, 260 Arnett Boulevard |
Spouse | Sandra Forest, 122 Ohio Street, Rochester, New York |
Attended | Madison High School |
Entered Service | April 4, 1968, Rochester, New York |
Unit | 1 Air Cavalry Div., Army |
Left for Overseas | Nov. 6, 1968 to Vietnam |
Died | March 26, 1969 killed in a helicopter attack in Saigon, Vietnam |
Buried | April 5, 1969, Vet. plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, N.Y. |
Notes | Cpl. Forest was drafted about a year ago and had been in Vietnam since November of 68. Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents, and one brother, Raymond Forest. |
Notes Sources | D&C 3/31/69 and TU 3/31/69 obit. |
Name | Freeborn, Victor G. |
Rank | Spec. 4 |
Home Address | 54 Swansea Park, Rochester, New York |
Born | Sept. 17, 1950, Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Freeborn, 54 Swansea Park |
Attended | School #42 and Edison Tech. High School |
Last Employed by | Suburba Gravats Inc. |
Entered Service | Sept. 1969, Rochester, New York |
Unit | Co. B, 7 Med. Bn., 7 Inf. Div., Army |
Died | Sept. 17, 1970 drowned when truck plumged into stream on Korean Highway |
Buried | Sept. 28, 1970, Falls Cemetery, Greecde, N.Y. |
Notes | Spec. Freeborn was in Co. B, 7 Med. Bn. of the 7 Inf. Div. north of Seoul. He was expected to be in the vehicle motor pool. A cousin, Daniel Stroyer, also in service in Korea witnessed the accident, but he did not realize at the time that it was his cousin in the vehicle. |
Notes Sources | D&C 9/21/70 |
Name | Fried, Rudolph |
Rank | PFC |
Service Number | 069 44 6120 |
Home Address | 218 Bennett Avenue |
Born | April 25, 1952, Winnepeg, Canada |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Friedrich Fried |
Spouse | Sarah Fried, 47 Avanti Drive, Rochester, New Yrok 14606 |
Entered Service | Dec. 13, 1972, Ft. Dix, N.J. |
Unit | 527 Trans. Co., U.S. Army |
Died | Aug. 1, 1973 of subarehnoid hemorrhage at Genesee Hosp., Rochester, New York |
Buried | Aug. 4, 1973, Irondequoit Cemetery |
Notes | PFC Fried was home on leave and just recently married. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Friederich Fried. |
Name | Funk, Robert N. |
Rank | Sgt. |
Service Number | 091 36 2295 |
Home Address | 110 Highledge Drive, Penfield, N.Y. |
Born | Oct. 4, 1945, Buffalo, N.Y. |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Funk, 110 Highledge Dr. |
Attended | Penfield High School and University of Rochester |
Entered Service | June 5, 1968, Buffalo, New York |
Trained at | Fort Benning, GA and Fort Dix, N.J. |
Unit | Co. A, 2 Bn., 12 Inf., Army |
Left for Overseas | May 12, 1969 to Vietnam |
Died | Oct. 26, 1969 of wounds received in action in Vietnam |
Buried | Nov. 2, 1969, Oakwood Cemetery, Penfield, N.Y. |
Notes | Sgt. Funk was serving in Co. A, 2 Bn., 12 Inf. of the 25 Infantry Division. He had been involved in heavy fighting for several weeks near Ku Chi north of Saigon. Sgt. Funk moved here from Buffalo with his family in 1956. Besides his parents, Sgt. Funk is survived by his sisters, Nancy and Mrs. John Schooley of Greece. |
Notes Sources | TU 10/30/69 and D&C 10/30/69 obit. |
Name | Gaesser, Marjorie Ann |
Rank | Airman 1/C |
Service Number | 069-40-7824 |
Home Address | 261 Wendhurst Dr. |
Born | July 6, 1948; Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Leo Gaesser; 261 Wendhurst Dr. |
Branch of Service | Air Force |
Died | June 3, 1971 at Traverse Air Force Base, Calif. |
Buried | June 8, 1971; Churchville Cem., Churchville, N. Y. |
Name | Gamble, William Milton Jr. |
Rank | Sgt. |
Service Number | 061-42-3738 |
Home Address | 102 Aberdeen Street |
Born | Feb. 14, 1950; Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William Gamble Sr., 102 Aberdeen St. |
Spouse | Mrs. Linda Gamble; 625 Porter Avenue, Vallejo, Calif. |
Entered Service | Feb. 3, 1969; Rochester, N. Y. |
Branch of Service | Marines |
Trained at | Camp Lejuene |
Died | Aug. 21, 1972 from an auto accident; Kingston, No. Carolina |
Buried | Aug. 26, 1972; Vet. plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
Notes | Sgt. William M. Gamble was one of five persons killed in a two-car crash near Kinston, N.C.. Sgt. Gamble is survived by his wife Linda; a daughter, Michele, a stepson Roger; his parents William M. Gamble Sr. of Louisville, KY and Mrs. Rose Gamble and four brothers, Walter, Donald, Calvin and Kenneth. |
Notes Sources | obit. D&C 8/23/72 |
Name | Gearing, William C., Jr. |
Rank | Spec. 5 |
Home Address | 3945 Dewey Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. |
Born | July 30, 1948; Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William C. Gearing, Sr., 3945 Dewey Avenue |
Attended | Olympia High School |
Entered Service | May 1968; Rochester, New York |
Unit | Americal Div.; Army |
Left for Overseas | Dec. 1968 to Vietnam |
Died | May 19, 1969 in Vietnam |
Buried | June 6, 1969; Veterans Plot; Riverside Cem.; Rochester, N. Y. |
Notes | Spec. 5 Gearing was drafted in May 1968, he enlisted for a third year in the Army so he would be sent to a military school instead of receiving an immediate infantry assignment. He went to Vietnam. Spec. Gearing was a member of the wrestling (and) lacrosse teams at Olynpia High School. He took postgraduate work at Olympia High School. He wanted to go to Rochester Institute of Technology. Besides his parents he leaves another brother Robert and a half sister Wendy, a stepbrother Daniel Keene. |
Notes Sources | D&C 5/29/69 and TU 5/29/69 obit. |
Name | Gebbie, Ronald J. |
Rank | GM 3/C |
Service Number | 796 82 48 |
Home Address | 26 Oak Lawn Drive, Rochester, New York (Irondequoit) |
Born | June 17, 1948; Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Donald Gebbie; 26 Oaklawn Drive |
Entered Service | June 30, 1965; Buffalo, New York |
Branch of Service | Navy |
Trained at | Great Lakes Naval, Chicago and San Diego, Calif. |
Left for Overseas | Jan. 1966 to Vietnam |
Died | Feb. 27, 1969 as a direct hit from the enemy detonating a cargo of ammunition in Danang, Vietnam |
Buried | March 28, 1969; Vet. plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
Notes | GM3/C Gebbie serving his third tour of duty in Vietnam when he was killed. His parents were notified March 1, 1969 that he was missing in action. He was trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station at Chicago and Coronado Naval Basr at San Diego, California. He was home for two weeks last fall of 1968, after his second tour of duty. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, John and sister Mrs. Darlene Houlihan of Rochester. |
Notes Sources | TU 3/11/69 and D&C 3/11/69 obit. |
Name | Gell, Jack E. |
Rank | Sgt. |
Home Address | Columbus, Georgia |
Born | Nov. 28, 1940; Syracuse, New York |
Parent | Mr. Frank Gell; 63 Lee Road, Gates, N. Y. |
Spouse | Mrs. Rebecca Gell; Columbus, Georgia |
Attended | Monroe High School |
Entered Service | Dec. 1958; Rochester, New York |
Unit | 7 Bn., 1 Cavalry Div.; Army |
Left for Overseas | Sept. 16, 1965 to Vietnam |
Died | Nov. 14, 1965; wounded in the chest by Communist small-arms fire in Vietnam |
Buried | Nov. 29, 1965; Ft. Benning Cem., Fort Benning, Georgia |
Notes | Sgt. Jack E. Gell, was fatally wounded in the chest by Communist small-arms fire on Nov. 14, 1965, while serving in the communications section of 7th Bn., 1st Cavalry Div. A career soldier, Sgt. Gell had been in Vietnam since Sept. 16, 1965. Sgt. Gell's family moved to Rochester from Syracuse when he was a baby. He was a graduate from Monroe High School. Also, survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Alexander, Inglewood Calif.; six sisters, Mrs. Ronald DeBellis, Mrs. Bonnie Kastner, both of Avon, Elain & Genevieve Gell and Mrs. Mary Kite all of Rochester and Mrs. Walter Gonsil of Miami, Fla., and brother, Frank Jr., of Rochester, New York. |
Notes Sources |
Name | Germuga, Gerald A. |
Rank | Major |
Home Address | Paige Street, Rochester, New York |
Born | Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Andy J. Germuga, 70 Viennawood Dr., Rochester, N. Y. |
Spouse | Mrs. Joan Shafer Germuga; Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah |
Attended | St. Monica's School, Aquinas School, Syracuse University and St. Bonaventure, Olean |
Entered Service | 1952; Rochester, New York |
Branch of Service | Army |
Left for Overseas | 1959 to Korea |
Died | Jan. 27, 1967 in helicopter crash at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah |
Buried | Jan. 31, 1967; Arlington National Cemetery, VA |
Notes | Maj. Germuga served 10 months in Korea in 1959 and for the last two years had been station at the Utah base. Maj. Germuga enlisted into the Army as a 2/Lt.. While in the Army, he took graduate work for a year and a half at Syracuse University, receiving a master's degree in business administration in 1961. Maj. Germuga an Army career man and only child of Mr. & Mrs. Andy J. Germuga was reared in the 19th Ward. He was graduate from St. Monica's School, Aquinas Institute and St. Bonaventure University, Olean, where in 1952 he received a bachelor of science degree and immediately enlisted into the Army as 2/Lt. He leaves his wife, Joan Shafer Germuga and two sons and a daughter. |
Notes Sources | D&C 1/29/67 |
Name | Grassi, Ernest |
Rank | Spec. 4 |
Service Number | 51 776 596 |
Home Address | 15 Laurelton Road, Rochester, N. Y. |
Born | Feb. 13, 1947; Rochester, New York |
Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Grassi, 15 Laurelton Road |
Attended | St. Ambrose School, East High School and Monroe Community College |
Last Employed by | Grassi's Restaurant, 461 State St. |
Entered Service | Dec. 6, 1967, Rochester, New York |
Unit | Co. D, 1 Bn., 12 Cav. Div.; Army |
Left for Overseas | May 20, 1968 to Vietnam |
Died | Dec. 9, 1968 from wounds during hostile ground action in Vietnam |
Buried | Dec. 23, 1968; Holy Sepulchre, Rochester, N. Y. |
Notes | Spec. 4 Grassi had been in Vietnam about six months. His outfit recently was transferred from the northern sector to Saigon area. He was in Co. D, 1 Battalion. In addition to his parents, Spec. 4 Grassi leaves two sisters, Joan and Nancy. |
Notes Sources | D&C 12/12/69 obit. |
Name | Grauert, Hans H. |
Rank | Lt. (jg) |
Home Address | 77 Southern Parkway, Rochester, N. Y. |
Born | 1941; Frankfurt, Germany |
Parents | Dr. & Mrs. Hans H. Grauert, 77 Southern Pkwy. |
Attended | McQuaid High School and Notre Dame |
Entered Service | 1963 |
Branch of Service | Navy |
Left for Overseas | 1965 to Vietnam |
Died | Nov. 3, 1967 when jet crashed on take-off and lost at sea off the coast of Vietnam |
Notes | Lt. Grauert was on his third tour of duty in Vietnam. He had flown more than 250 strike and support missions since 1965 and in August 1967 was awarded the Republic of Vietnam's Air Gallantry medal. The medal, one of the highest presented by the Vietnamese government to foreign flyers, was given to him for unusually high number of missions flown against the enemy and successful bombings of enemy targets. Lt. Grauert, who entered the Navy shortly after graduating from Note Dame in 1963, twice requested additional duty in Vietnam. He was last home at Christmas 1966 and returned to Vietnam shortly after. Lt. Grauert's brother, Peter, a Marine Captain was stationed in Vietnam aboard the USS Oriskany until two months prior to his brother's death. He was assigned to Camp Pendleton, Calif. Lt. Grauert was a letterman on the McQuaid High School soccer team before he was graduated in 1959. Besides his parents and his brother, he is also survived by two other brothers, Christopher, a senior at Syracuse University and Alexander 17 a McQuaid senior and sister Mrs. William Wilmot of Pittsford, N.Y. |
Notes Sources | TU 11/6/67 and D&C 11/6/67 |
Name | Graves, Donald L. |
Rank | L/Cpl. |
Home Address | 56 Ridgewood Road, Greece, New York |
Born | 1947 |
Parents | Mr. Frank Graves, Dansville, New York Mrs. Bette Slocum, Arkport, New York |
Attended | Greece Olympia High School |
Entered Service | Feb. 1966; Rochester, New York |
Unit | 3 Bn., 26 Marine Regt., Marines |
Left for Overseas | July 1966 to Vietnam |
Died | Sept. 7, 1967 from enemy mortar fire in Vietnam |
Buried | Sept. 20, 1967; Greenmount Cemetery, Dansville, N. Y. |
Notes | L/Cpl. Graves left school in 1964, joined the Marines in Feb. 1966 and was sent to Vietnam five months later. In May of 1967, he volunteered for an additional six months of combat duty. He was granted a 30 day leave, visit with his aunt and uncle until June, then returned to Vietnam. Cpl. Graves had lived with his aunt and uncle since he was 8 years old. He was a former student at Greece Olympia High School. His parents are Frank Graves of Buffalo and Mrs. Betty Slocum of Arkport, New York. Cpl. Graves is also survived by two brothers, Gary of Dansville, and Thomas of Arkport. |
Notes Sources | D&C 9/12/67 and TU 9/12/67 |
Name | Green, Richard Jr. |
Rank | Sgt. |
Home Address | Georgetown, S. C. |
Born | Sept. 9, 1942, Georgetown, S. C. |
Parents | unknown |
Spouse | Mrs. Esther R. Green, 437 South Avenue, Rochester, New York |
Entered Service | Rochester, New York |
Unit | 25 Inf. Div., Army |
Died | Sept. 15, 1968 during a combat mission, CuChi, Saigon, Vietnam |
Buried | Sept. 25, 1968; Baptist Cemetery, Georgetown, S. C. |
Notes | Sgt. Greene was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division which is based in CuChi, about 25 miles northwest of Saigon. Sgt. Richard Green, who had lived in Rochester for about two years before being drafted. He is survived by his wife, Esther, of Rochester and two children, Tammy and Toni. He was employed as a factory worker after moing his family here from North Carolina. |
Notes Sources | TU 9/20/68 |
Name | Gresens, John C. |
Rank | Lance Cpl. |
Home Address | 4 Vincent Drive, Rochester, New York |
Born | Oct. 29, 1944; Rochester, New York |
Parent | Mrs. Valencia Gresens, 4 Vincent Dr., Rochester, N.Y. |
Attended | School #35 and Pittsford Central High School |
Last Employed by | Baker Shoe Store, Pittsford, N.Y. |
Entered Service | 1965; Rochester, New York |
Branch of Service | Marines |
Trained at | Camp Lejeune, N.C. |
Left for Overseas | Nov. 29, 1966 to Vietnam |
Died | Jan. 6, 1967 of chest wounds in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam |
Buried | Jan. 16, 1967; Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. |
Notes | Lance Cpl. Gresens, entered the Marine Corps in the fall of 1965. He was trained at Parris Island, Camp Lejeune, N. C. and Camp Pendleton, Calif., then sent to Okinawa. He was advanced to corporal while on that island. Cpl. Gresens, a native of Rochester, was the son of Alexnader C. Gresens, a television engineer for station WHAM many years and working for WOKR when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage, July 30, 1963. |
Notes Sources | TU 1/12/67 and D&C 1/12/67 |
Name | Gruhn, Robert A. |
Rank | Spec. 4 |
Service Number | 51 778 134 |
Home Address | 105 Lake Bluff Road, Rochester, N. Y. |
Born | Oct. 19, 1946, Rochester, New York |
Parent | Mrs. Virginia Gruhn, 105 Lake Bluff Road |
Spouse | Mrs. Karen Gruhn, 15 Meadowcroft Road, 14609 |
Attended | St. Salome's School, Eastridge High School and Monroe Community College |
Entered Service | April 8, 1968; Rochester, New York |
Trained at | Fort Dix, N.Y. |
Unit | 1st Bn., 52 Inf., 198 LIB, Americal Div., Army |
Left for Overseas | Sept. 28, 1968 to Vietnam |
Died | May 13, 1969; killed in combat in Vietnam |
Buried | May 28, 1969; Irondequoit Cemetery, Irondequoit, N.Y. |
Notes | Spec. 4 Gruhn, in Vietnam since Oct. 1968, was due for a rest and rehabilitation leave June 1, 1969, in Hawaii. He went to Vietnam as a medic and saw action from the first day he arrived. His last days were spent in Cambodia. Spec. 4 attended MCC for three years, studying electronics. He worked from 1966 to 1968 at Kodak Park as a sevice manager for plate production. On June 1, 1968 he married Karen Zizzo, a high school sweetheart. Besides his wife he is survived by his mother Mrs. Virginia Gruhn, his brother William. |
Notes Sources | TU 5/21/69 and d&C 5/21/69 obit. |
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