| Surnames beginning with A - C |
| Surnames beginning with D - G |
| 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 | Hamilton, John D., Jr. |
| Rank | PFC |
| Service Number | RA 11 645 380 |
| Home Address | 91 Down Street, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Dec. 5, 1948; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. John D. Hamilton Sr., 91 Down St., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | Gillette School, Henrietta and Rush-Henrietta High School |
| Entered Service | June 28, 1968; Rochester, New York |
| Trained at | Ft. Dix, N. J. |
| Unit | Co. C, 1 Bn., 25 Inf. Div.; Army |
| Left for Overseas | Feb. 26, 1969 to Vietnam |
| Died | March 24, 1969 of wounds received in combat in Vietnam |
| Buried | April 7, 1969; Veterans' plot; Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | PFC John D. Hamilton Jr. was in Vietnam less than four weeks when he was killed in action. He had joined the army last June and had trained at Ft. Dix, N.J., Ft. Polk, La. and Ft. Benning, Ga. He had enrolled briefly in Officer Training School, but abandoned it, because he was dissatisfied. PFC Hamilton was interested in commercial art and printing, he had taken a job with Ruda Printing Co., Henrietta, after graduation. He intended to return to the profession after he got out of the Army. Besides his parents, he is survived by five brothers, Paul, Larry, Gerrold, Garry, Terry. |
| Notes Sources | TU 3/28/69 and D&C 3/28/69 obit. |
| Name | Harden, Roosevelt |
| Rank | Airman 3/C |
| Service Number | AF 12 720 598 |
| Home Address | 65 Prospect Street |
| Born | March 18, 1945 |
| Parent | Mrs. Gertrude Harden, 65 Prospect Street |
| Attended | Madison High School |
| Entered Service | June 17, 1965; Rochester, New York |
| Unit | 56 Security Police Sq.; Air Force |
| Left for Overseas | April 1967 to Thailand |
| Died | July 11, 1967 of gun shot wound of head at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand |
| Buried | July 20, 1967; Vet. plot, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | AM3/C Harden enlisted in 1964 and later was sent to Guam, where he served in a bomber squadron making raids over Vietnam. He was transferred to Thailand in April 1967. He died of gunshot wounds while on guard duty. Harden played basketball and football at Madison High School and was named to an all-scholastic football team in 1963. His sister Rovenna said he also received three certificates for marksmanship in the Air Force. He was engaged to Diane Hamer of Rugby Avenue, besides his mother and sister, he is survived by two brothers Alcenius and Bonnell. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 7/14/67 |
| Name | Harper, William P. |
| Rank | Spec. 5 |
| Service Number | 063 44 6921 |
| Home Address | 32 Danbury Circle S. |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William Z. Harper, 32 Danbury Circle South |
| Attended | Brighton High School and Rennselaer Polytechnic School |
| Entered Service | 1970 |
| Died | June 7, 1973 of an accident in Rahway, N.J. |
| Buried | June 9, 1974; White Haven Memorial Park |
| Name | Harrison, David W. |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Home Address | 271 Phillips Road, Webster, New York |
| Born | July 17, 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Wm. W. Harrison, 271 Phillips Rd. |
| Attended | R. L. Thomas High School and Kent State University, Ohio |
| Last Employed by | Green-vu Landscaping Service, Inc. |
| Entered Service | Sept. 13, 1967; Rochester, New York |
| Trained at | Fort Riley, Kan. |
| Unit | Hdqs., 24 Inf. Div. Arty.; Army |
| Died | June 17, 1969 when military truck struck a utility pole at Fort Riley, Kan. |
| Buried | June 23, 1969; Mills Cemetery, Mills, PA |
| Notes | Sgt. Harrison entered the army Sept. 13, 1967 and was attached to Hdqs. 24, Infantry Div. Arty. He had been scheduled to be released from the service in September of 1969. Sgt. Harrison planned to enter the School of Forestry at Paul Smith Junior College, next January. Besides his parents, Sgt. Harrison is survived by a brother, James of Indianapolis, Ind. and by a sister Trudy of Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | TU 6/19/69 obit. |
| Name | Harster, Raymond J. |
| Rank | PFC |
| Service Number | 24 24 236 |
| Home Address | 433 Hazelwood Terrace |
| Born | Jan. 28, 1950; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. Frank A. Harster Mrs. Lyndon L. Graves, 433 Hazelwood Terr. |
| Attended | East High School |
| Last Employed by | Stecher-Traung-Schmidt Corp. |
| Entered Service | Jan. 25, 1968; Buffalo, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | Jan. 25, 1968 to Vietnam |
| Died | Oct. 29, 1968 of wounds to the head & body from hostile explosive, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam |
| Buried | Nov. 7, 1968; White Haven Mem. Pk., Perinton |
| Notes | Pvt. Harster was a proud Marine on the battlefield with 3rd Amtrac HNS Co. (a tank unit) of the 1st Marine Division. He drove the new E-1 Amtracs, which were sent to Vietnam this year. Besides his mother, he is survived by his father Frank A. Harster; his step-father Lyndon L. Graves, and brother Charles Harster and Stephen Graves, both of Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | TU 11/1/68 obit. |
| Name | Haupt, William Henry III |
| Rank | L/Cpl. |
| Service Number | 2 361 785 |
| Home Address | 26 Azalea Road, Rochester, New York |
| Born | April 19, 1950; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William H. Haupt, Jr., 26 Azalea Road, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | Edison Technical High School |
| Entered Service | June 29, 1967; Rochester, N. Y. |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | April 28, 1968 to Vietnam |
| Died | Dec. 29, 1968 of gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted) in Quand Nam Province, Vietnam |
| Buried | Jan. 10, 1969; Vet. plot; Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, N.Y. |
| Notes | L/Cpl. Haupt died through circumstances other than hostile reasons. He was to have been discharged May 1969. Besides his parents, he leaves a brother, Gary; two sisters, Mrs. Kathleen Moffit, Deborah. |
| Notes Sources | TU 12/31/68 and D&C 12/31/68 obit. |
| Name | Haynes, Frederick G. |
| Rank | S/Sgt. |
| Service Number | 120 30 0791 |
| Home Address | 208 East Avenue, Hilton, New York |
| Born | June 6, 1940; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William Haynes, 208 East Avenue, Hilton, New York |
| Entered Service | Jan. 1959 |
| Branch of Service | U S A F |
| Died | Aug. 16, 1975; Australia |
| Buried | Sept. 3, 1975; Veterans plot, Riverside Cem. |
| Name | Heindl, Daniel |
| Rank | Pvt. |
| Service Number | 114 36 3344 |
| Home Address | 171 Palmerston Road |
| Born | 24 April 1952 |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William Heindl, 171 Palmerston Road |
| Attended | McQuaid Jesuit High School and LeMoyne College, Syracuse, N.Y. |
| Entered Service | 1975; Rochester, New York |
| Died | 31 July 1975 in train accident, Rochester, New York |
| Buried | 2 Aug. 1975; Veterans Plot; Holy Sepulchre |
| Notes | Besides his parents serviceman is survived by four sisters, Catherine, Ann Marie, Margaret, and Mary; four brothers, Patrick, John, Thomas and Edward. While home on furlough body of serviceman wa found decapitated by a passing Penn Central Train near the can of worms. Medical Examiners Officer is investigating possible suicide. |
| Name | Hentschel, Robert |
| Rank | L/Cpl. |
| Home Address | 173 Kirkland Road, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Sept. 16, 1948; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hentschel, 173 Kirkland Rd., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | Madison High School |
| Entered Service | 1965; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | 1966 to Vietnam |
| Died | Dec. 27, 1967; killed in action in Vietnam |
| Buried | Jan. 8, 1968; Holy Sepulchre |
| Notes | Cpl. Hentschel had been in the Marine Coprs about two years and was due to return from Vietnam September 1968. He entered the Marines before graduating High School. Cpl. Hentschel became the 46th Monroe County resident to be killed in Vietnam. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, PFC Peter and Thomas and five sisters; Mary Agnes, Rose Mary, Bernadette, Alice and Amy. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 1/8/68 |
| Name | Heyden, James P. C. |
| Rank | Spec. 5 |
| Service Number | 107-42-6773 |
| Home Address | 937 Denise Road, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Nov. 8, 1947; Canandaigua |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Heyden, 70 East St., Canandaigua, N. Y. |
| Spouse | Mrs. Ann Marie Heyden, 937 Denise Road, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | Canandaigua Academy and Parsons College & Monroe Community College |
| Entered Service | 1967; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Army |
| Trained at | Camp Richie, MD and Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN |
| Died | April 3, 1970 in an automobile accident, Hagerstown, MD |
| Buried | April 9, 1970; Holy Sepulchre Cemetery |
| Notes | Spec. 5 Heyden graduated fifth in his class at Army Finance School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Served in Vietnam for a year. He was stationed at Camp Richie, MD. Spec. 5 Heyden was a history enthusiast with a special interest in the Civil War. When he was 14 years old. Mr. Heyden spoke on the Civil War Artifacts at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. |
| Notes Sources | TU 4/7/70 obit. |
| Name | Hill, Richard A. |
| Rank | 1/Lt. |
| Home Address | 417 Alexander Street |
| Born | June 30, 1942; Rochester, New York |
| Parent | Mrs. Helen M. Hill, 51 Eagle Ridge Circle, Irondequoit |
| Spouse | Married June 13, 1964; Mrs. Sandra Hill, 161 Williams St., Geneva, N.Y. |
| Attended | East High School |
| Entered Service | 1961; Rochester, New York |
| Trained at | Ft. Knox, KY |
| Unit | 26 Infantry; Army |
| Left for Overseas | Three years in Germany and then Nov. 1966 to Vietnam |
| Died | March 31, 1967 of chest wounds during Operation Junction City in Vietnam |
| Buried | April 8, 1967; Oatka Cemetery; Wheatland, NY |
| Notes | 1/Lt. Richard Hill, enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1961, received his basic training at Ft. Knox, Ky. He served three years in Germany before beginning Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning, Ga. Early in 1967 Lt. Hill was awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with a Silver Star for action in January. He also received the Army Commadation Medal and the Combat Infantry man badge. Lt. Hill was married on June 13, 1964. Their daughter was born at Ft. Dix. Both his brothers are in military service. Cpl. Thomas H. Hill is at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and PFC Harry Hill is in Germany. Lt. Hill also is survived by his grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Hill Sr., of Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 4/6/67 and TU 4/6/67 |
| Name | Holleder, Donald |
| Rank | Major |
| Home Address | 618 Lake Road, Webster, New York |
| Born | 1935; Buffalo, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Irving Cowles, 618 Lake Road, Webster, N.Y. |
| Spouse | Mrs. Caroline Holleder, Alexandria, Virginia |
| Attended | Aquinas School and U. S. Military Academy at West Point |
| Entered Service | 1956 |
| Trained at | Fort Benning, Ga. |
| Unit | Infantry; Army |
| Left for Overseas | July 20, 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | Oct. 17, 1967 killed by small arms fire in Vietnam |
| Buried | Oct. 25, 1967; Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia |
| Notes | Major Holleder was commanding officer of his first year class at West Point and a cadet captain in a later class. He was commisioned in the Army infantry after being graduated in 1956. His academic standing in the class of 479 men was only moderate. After training at Ft. Benning, Ga. Holleder coached the Plebes (freshmen) at West Point from 1959 to 1962, when he returned to Ft. Benning for a year at infantry school. Holleder commanded an infantry company in Korea in 1963-64 and then became aide-de-camp to his commanding general at Ft. Monroe, Va.; then went to the Staff School War College in Leavenworth, Kan. Maj. Donald Holleder, Aquinas Institute graduate, a success on the football field and West Point All-American was last here on June 11, 1967 for a testimonial dinner for Father Carter, Aquinas Institute, Athletics Director, Donald Holleder's father was stricken ill and died during an American Legion baseball game in which he was playing. He was a football star, but he would have been just as great at basketball or baseball. Besides his step-father and mother, he is survived by his widow and four daughters, aged 9, 7, 5, and 2 who live in Alexandria, Va. |
| Notes Sources | TU 10/18/67 - 10/19/67 and D&C 11/19/67 - 10/25/67 |
| Name | Holler, Steven G. |
| Rank | Airman |
| Home Address | 356 Paul Road, Rochester, New York |
| Born | 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Charles Holler, 356 Paul Road |
| Attended | Edison Technical School |
| Last Employed by | Eastman Kodak |
| Entered Service | April 1967; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Navy |
| Died | Oct. 10, 1968 when fatally injured in automobile accident in Manteo, N.C. |
| Buried | Oct. 14, 1968; Grove Place Cemetery, Chili, N.Y. |
| Notes | Airman Holler enlisted in the Navy for four years. He was home at Christmas. He was stationed at Oceanan Naval Air Station at Virginia Beach, Va. He was teaching at an aviation electronics School in the Navy. Airman Holler was a passenger in a car with two other servicemen when it crashed and overturned. The others were injured. All were station at Virginia Beach, Va. Besides his parents, he is survived by five brothers, Larry, Gary, David, Charles Jr. and Mark; three sisters, Bonnie, Betty Lou and Karen. |
| Notes Sources | TU 10/11/68 and D&C 10/11/68 obit. |
| Name | Hoppough, Dennis Karl |
| Rank | L/Cpl. |
| Service Number | 245 47 16 |
| Home Address | 100 Forest Hills Road, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Jan. 12, 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hoppough; 100 Forest Hills Road |
| Attended | Penfield High School and Monroe Community College |
| Last Employed by | Bernard Taillie |
| Entered Service | April 9, 1968; Buffalo, New York |
| Trained at | Parris Island |
| Unit | Hdqs. Serv. Co., Co. 3 M. P. Bn., S Mar. Amphibious Force; Marines |
| Left for Overseas | June 9, 1969 to Vietnam |
| Died | July 16, 1969 of multiple fragmentation wounds to body in Quang Ngia Province, Vietnam |
| Buried | July 29, 1969; White Haven Mem. Pk, Perinton, NY |
| Notes | Cpl. Hoppough was assigned as sentry dog handler. He went to Camp Lejeune to work in supply but then volunteered for sentry-dog handling. At school at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas he became attached to his German shepard dog and rather than come home on leave and then go to South Vietnam, he chose to go immediately from school in order to remain with his dog Dugan. Cpl. Hoppough was the eldest of four children. The others are Leslie, Robert, Carol. His father is suoerintendent with the William Seeler Construction Corp. |
| Notes Sources | TU 7/23/69 and D&C 7/23/70 obit. |
| Name | Howard, Taylor B., Jr. |
| Rank | S/Sgt. |
| Home Address | 619 Penfield Road, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Aug. 22, 1939; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Taylor B. Howard, 619 Penfield Rd. 14625 |
| Spouse | Mrs. Norma Howard, Peru, Indiana |
| Attended | Penfield High School |
| Last Employed by | General Dynamics Corp. |
| Entered Service | July 1958; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Air Force |
| Left for Overseas | June 1966 to Vietnam |
| Died | April 18, 1968 of kidney ailment in Vietnam Hospital |
| Buried | April 29, 1968; White Haven Mem. Pk.; Perinton, N.Y. |
| Notes | Sgt. Howard enlisted in the Air Force in 1958. Served four years, returned to Rochester, N. Y. and went to work for General Dynamics Corp. He re-enlisted nine months later and was sent to Vietnam in June 1966. He came home on leave in 1967 and was then sent back to Vietnam. Besides his parents, Sgt. Howard leaves his wife, Norma in Peru, Ind.; a daughter, Kimberly; three brothers, Sgt. Ronald B. Howard in Thailand, Henry and Robert. Two sisters, Mrs. William Remley and Mrs. Wiliam Heimbach of Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 4/19/68 and TU 4/19/68 |
| Name | Hughes, Graham |
| Rank | PFC |
| Service Number | 245 48 49 |
| Home Address | 102 Mason Street, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Born | Feb. 13, 1949, Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William Hughes, 102 Mason Street |
| Attended | John Marshall High School |
| Entered Service | Aug. 29, 1968; Buffalo, N.Y. |
| Unit | HS CO HQBN; Marines |
| Left for Overseas | April 1969 to Vietnam |
| Died | May 23, 1969 of wounds to the body from a hostile explosion in Vietnam |
| Buried | May 28, 1969; White Haven Memorial Park, Perinton, NY |
| Notes | PFC Hughes died in Bethesda Naval Hospital of wounds received in Vietnam two months earlier. He had been in Vietnam six weeks when he was injured by an exploding shell while moving an ammunition dump in Quang Tri Province, March 28, 1969. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Glenn, and two sisters, Mrs. Sharon Jones and Mrs. Gayle Wehbring. |
| Notes Sources | TU 5/23/69 obit. |
| Name | Ives, Larry B. |
| Rank | Pvt. 2/C |
| Service Number | 111 42 0852 |
| Home Address | 1263 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Jan. 22, 1951; Sodus, New York |
| Parent | Mrs. Amelia Parker; 1263 St. Paul St., Rochester, N.Y. |
| Entered Service | April 30, 1969; Buffalo, New York |
| Trained at | Fort Dix, N.J. |
| Unit | Co. 3, 2 Bn.; Army |
| Died | March 27, 1970 as a result of stab wounds; Philadelphia, Penn. |
| Buried | April 3, 1970; Vet. plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | Pvt. 2/C Ives, who had been stationed at Fort Dix, N.J. got into the fight when a man scuffed his boots. He was stabbed 10 times in the fight. He was not armed. Besides his mother, he is survived by his step-brother Robert Parker and his father Burton Ives. One sister Deborah and one brother Richard Ives, also two half brothers Mark and Robert Parker Jr. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 3/30/70 obit. |
| Name | Izzo, Armon |
| Rank | Airman 1/C |
| Home Address | 265 Knapp Avenue, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Feb. 12, 1948; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Charles Izzo, 265 Knapp Ave. |
| Attended | Eastridge High School |
| Entered Service | Aug. 1965; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Air Force |
| Died | Nov. 30, 1968 in automobile accident in Peru, Indiana |
| Buried | Dec. 4, 1968; Vet. plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem. |
| Notes | Airman 1/C Izzo joined the Air Force shortly after graduation from High School in 1965. While in Vietnam, he was stationed at Tan Son Nhut Airbase near Saigon. He suffered a leg injury while leaping into a trench during heavy enemy bombardment in the Tet offensive. He was awarded an Air Commendation Medal for his performance of duty. He had been in service about 2½ years and was in Vietnam from August 1967 to August 1968. He was serving a four year hitch. Airman 1/C Izzo was killed in an automobile accident a few miles from Grissom Air Force Base. Was killed instantly when his seat belt snapped and he was thrown out of his car. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandmother Alfanso Capanella and his grandmother Mrs. Lucy Izzo. |
| Notes Sources | TU 12/2/68 and D&C 12/1/68 obit. |
| Name | Jacques, Donald J |
| Rank | 2/Lt. |
| Home Address | 93 Ronald Drive, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Born | April 23, 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Holly C. Jacques, 93 Ronald Dr. 14616 |
| Attended | Britton Rd. School, Olympia High School and Denver University, Denver, Ohio |
| Last Employed by | Ridge Construction Co. |
| Entered Service | Aug. 1966; Rochester, New York |
| Trained at | Parris Island, S. C. |
| Unit | B Co., 1st Bn., 26 Regt.; Marines |
| Left for Overseas | Sept. 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | Feb. 25, 1968 died of wounds by a sniper in Quang Tri, Vietnam |
| Buried | March 9, 1968; Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | Lt. Jacques went to boot camp at Parris Island, S. C. and was accepted there for Officer's training at Quantico, Va. When he graduated from OCS at the age of 19, he was the youngest Marine in 18 years. He was home on 30 day leave September 1967 before shipping out from San Francisco to Okinawa and then to Vietnam. Besides his parents, Lt. Jacques is survived by two sisters, Mr. Samuel Murrell and Mrs. Robert Forrest. |
| Notes Sources | TU 2/29/68 and obit. 3/8/68 |
| Name | Jamrock, Stanley |
| Rank | PFC |
| Home Address | 52 Birr Street, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Born | Aug. 17, 1943; Chicago, Illinois |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Jamrock of Chicago |
| Spouse | Mrs. Janice Jamrock; 52 Birr Street, Rochester, N. Y. 14613 |
| Last Employed by | Xerox Corp. |
| Entered Service | 1966 |
| Unit | 35 Inf.; Army |
| Died | Feb. 15, 1968 of wounds received in combat in hospital in Japan |
| Buried | Feb. 27, 1968; Vet plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester |
| Notes | PFC Jamrock was injured in Vietnam on Feb. 9, 1968 and died in hospital in Japan on Feb. 15, 1968. No other info on serviceman recorded. Leading the funeral courtege was his brother-in-law, Jeffrey Barnes, a member of the Green Berets. Military service in a funeral home, his body was taken for service in Sacred Heart Cathedral, the church were he and his wife were members together and where they were married April 29, 1967. Besides his wife, he is survived by his parents Mr. & Mrs. Jamrock of Chicago, his sister, Mrs. Joel Scholn of Chicago and aunts and uncles. |
| Notes Sources | TU 2/27/68 & obit. |
| Name | Jensen, Robert John |
| Rank | Pvt. |
| Service Number | RA 12 745 602 |
| Home Address | 17 Princeton Street, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Nov. 1, 1947; Oneonta, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. William Jensen, 17 Princeton St. |
| Branch of Service | Army |
| Died | May 27, 1967 drowned in the Genesee River, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Buried | May 31, 1967; Webster Rural Cem., Webster, N.Y. |
| Notes | Pvt. Jensen, was home on leave from U. S. Army. Unable to obtain any other service record at this time. Jensen's family had told the sheriff's office two weeks prior of the recovery of the remains, the veteran jumped into the river after an argument with his father. Pvt. Jensen wanted to drive the family car but his father refused because the youth had no license. He is survived by his parents, William & Grace Jensen, three brothers William Jr., Larry and Thomas; five sisters, Gloria, Linda, Carol, Dwan and Judy. |
| Notes Sources | TU 5/29/67 |
| Name | Johnson, Daniel E. |
| Rank | Airman 1/C |
| Home Address | 3000 English Road |
| Born | Dec. 1, 1954 Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Johnson, 3000 English Road |
| Attended | Hilton High School |
| Branch of Service | Air Force |
| Died | Fom injuries received with two gunshot in head in Minot, North Dakota |
| Buried | July 6, 1974; Vet. plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem. |
| Notes | Airman 1/C enlisted at the age of 17. Serviceman was found murdered, cause of death was two gunshot wounds in the head. |
| Name | Kalwas, William |
| Rank | Spec. 4 |
| Home Address | 1245 Howard Road |
| Born | Jan. 15, 1949; Rochester, New York |
| Parent | Mr. Frank Kalwas, 1245 Howard Road |
| Entered Service | 1970; Rochester, New York |
| Unit | Army Engrs.; Army |
| Died | March 20, 1972; Strong Mem. Hosp., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Buried | Cremation - ashes scattered |
| Name | Kaulback, Peter J. |
| Rank | L/Cpl. |
| Service Number | 236 17 01 |
| Home Address | 50 Fuller Avenue, Webster, N.Y. |
| Born | Dec. 22 1942; Syracuse, N. Y. |
| Parent | Mrs. Joan Sanderson (deceased) |
| Attended | Manlius School, Syracuse and Webster High School, also Paul Smith's College |
| Entered Service | May 10, 1967; Buffalo, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | Dec. 28, 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | May 31, 1968 wounded while on patrol in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam; previously reported missing; body recovered June 30, 1968 |
| Buried | July 12, 1968; Webster Rural Cem., Webster, N. Y. |
| Notes | L/Cpl. Kaulback listed as missing in Vietnam for more than a month, has been officially reported as killed in action. Body recovered on 30 June 1968, in Quang Tri Province. He served for a while on Hill 881 near Khe Sanh. L/Cpl. Kaulback is survived by his mother Mrs. John Sanderson and his father Hazen Kaulback, who lives in New Hampshire. He also leaves a brother Stephen. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 7/6/68 |
| Name | Keenan, Dennis J. |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Service Number | US 51 578 358 |
| Home Address | 36 Brookdale Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Born | March 22, 1943; Rochester, New York |
| Parent | Mrs. Margaret Keenan, 36 Brookdale Avenue |
| Attended | Our Lady of Good Council School and West High School |
| Last Employed by | Joe Hobson Service Station, 657 Brooks Avenue |
| Entered Service | July 11, 1966; Rochester |
| Unit | 1 Sdq., 9 Cavalry Div.; Army |
| Left for Overseas | Jan. 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | May 27, 1967 in Da Nang, South Vietnam |
| Buried | June 8, 1967; Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | Sgt. Keenan, rose quickly in the ranks after he joined the Army in July 1966. Sent to Vietnam last Jan. 26. On May 26 he was to received his Sergeant stripes. He was first listed missing in action. Another telegram from Washington: Dennis had died in combat near Da Nang. Keenan was an advance scout with the Airmobile section of the First Sqd. of the 9th Cavalry Div. Sgt. Keenan refused a five days rest in Thailand, because a couple of his buddies got hurt; he went back into combat. Sgt. Keenan is survived by a daughter Karen; a brother Richard and sister, Mrs. William Wark, also his mother Mrs. Margaret Keenan. |
| Notes Sources | TU 6/6/67 and D&C 6/6/67 |
| Name | Kehoe, John P., Jr. |
| Rank | Lance Cpl. |
| Home Address | 431 Sherman Street, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Born | Sept. 4, 1945; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kehoe; 38 Hollybrook Rd., Henrietta, N.Y. |
| Spouse | Mrs. Sharon L. Kehoe; 431 Sherman Street |
| Attended | Rush-Henrietta Central School |
| Entered Service | Aug. 6, 1965; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Trained at | Camp Lejuene, N.C. |
| Died | Oct. 2, 1966; injured in an auto crash in Harrisburg, Pa. |
| Buried | Oct. 7, 1966; Veterans plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem. |
| Notes | Lance Cpl. Kehoe enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduating from Rush-Henrietta Central School, in 1964. Lance Cpl. Kehoe, fatally injured in an auto crash. He was one of nine Marines riding in a vehicle that skidded on a wet pavement and overturned near Harrisburg, Pa. The Marines were on a trip from Camp Lejuene, N.C. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. John P. Kehoe of 38 Hollybrook Road, Henrietta. His wife, Sharon L. Kehoe is expecting their first child in February 1967. Besides his wife and parents he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. William (Gail) Schwalbach, Mrs. Timothy (Sharon) Couch, Jane, Linda and Susan Kehoe; three brothers, David, Gerald, and Kenneth. |
| Notes Sources | TU 10/4/66 obit and D&C 10/4/66 |
| Name | King, Thomas G. |
| Rank | 2/Lt. |
| Service Number | 094 443 |
| Home Address | 132 Henderson Drive, Penfield, N.Y. |
| Born | July 5, 1944; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. George J. King; 132 Henderson Dr., Penfield, N.Y. |
| Attended | Penfield High School and University of Rochester |
| Entered Service | June 5, 1966; Rochester, New York |
| Unit | 1 Bn., 9 Marine, 3 Div.; Marine Corps |
| Died | July 2, 1967 of wounds in Quang Tri, South Vietnam |
| Buried | July 21, 1967; Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia |
| Notes | Lt. King joined the Navy Reserve as a junior at Penfield High School and was a battalion commander of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Rochester. In his junior year of college he transferred to the Marine Corps. He had been in Vietnam since March 1967. He had been wounded May 15, 1967 in earlier action. Lt. King's last letter home arrived five hours before the King family was notified of his death. It was written just before he left on the search and destroy mission. Besides his parents, he is survived by a sister Kathy. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 7/12/67 and TU 7/12/67 |
| Name | Kleinhans, Lawrence C. |
| Rank | L/Cpl. |
| Home Address | 37 Norton Street, Honeoye Falls, New York |
| Born | May 14, 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Charles Reilly; 37 North Street, Honeoye Falls |
| Attended | Honeoye Falls Central School |
| Entered Service | Oct. 1965; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | Nov. 28, 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | Oct. 11, 1968; killed in helicopter crash (two Marine helicopters collided) in Da Nang, Vietnam |
| Buried | Oct. 25, 1968; St. Michael's Cem., Livonia, N.Y. |
| Notes | L/Cpl. Kleinhans was engaged in troop airlift, moving medical supplies and search and rescue operations. He was on of eight Marines who died in crash, when two Marine helicopters collided in a heavy rainstorm. L/Cpl. Kleinhans joined the Marine Corps, because he felt it offered him the best way to get schooling and prepare for college. He had left high school in his senior year. Besides his mother and step-father he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Robert Campbell of Syracuse; two step-brothers Edward Reilly of Honeye Falls and Robert Reilly of Lima, N.Y. |
| Notes Sources | TU 10/15/68 and D&C 10/15/68 obit. |
| Name | Knapp, David B. |
| Rank | PFC |
| Service Number | RA 67 013 150 |
| Home Address | 24 Fern Street, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Oct. 8, 1949; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Jerome W. Knapp; 24 Fern St., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | School #17 and Jefferson High School |
| Last Employed by | Wegman's Food Markets Inc. |
| Entered Service | Sept. 27, 1967; Buffalo, New York |
| Trained at | Fort Bragg, N. C. |
| Unit | Btry. C, 1st Bn, 21 Arty.; Army |
| Left for Overseas | April 1968 to Vietnam |
| Died | May 8, 1968 from injuries suffered in an enemy attack in Vietnam |
| Buried | May 27, 1968; Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | PFC Knapp entered the Army Sept. 26, 1967. He trained at Fort Bragg, N.C. and Fort Sill, Oklahoma and was home on furloughs at Christmas of 1967 and again in March 1968. Besides his parents he is survived by a brother Robert. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 5/15/68 obit. |
| Name | Kohlrusch, William F. |
| Rank | Lt. (jg) |
| Service Number | 672315/6602 |
| Home Address | 1328 Bay Shore Boulevard, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Born | Sept. 9, 1931; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Herman Kohlrusch; 9016 140thWay North, Largo, Florida 33540 |
| Spouse | Mrs. Irene Corbett Kohlrusch; Springfield, Mass. |
| Attended | Edson Technical School |
| Entered Service | Jan. 4, 1951; Rochester, N. Y. |
| Branch of Service | Navy |
| Trained at | Sanford, Fla. |
| Left for Overseas | Oct. 1965 for South China Sea |
| Died | April 1, 1966 when plane crashed on takeoff from the carrier in China Sea - South |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Va. |
| Notes | Lt. Kohlrusch served aboard the USS Enterprise according to reports, his plane crashed on takeoff from the carrier. The entire crew was killed. Lt Kohlrusch enlisted in the Navy as seaman after he was graduated from Edison Technical High School in 1949. He was commissioned as ensign in 1963 after training at Sanford, Florida. He was based on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in the So. China Sea. It was his second tour of duty. He served aboard the USS Hancock from Oct. 1964 to May 1965. His second tour began Oct. 1965. He served as a Navy bombardier-navigator. Lt. Kohlrusch a graduate from Edison Technical and Industrial High School in 1949. He is survived by the two children Kyle, and Mark 5 and his parents Mr. & Mrs. Herman Kohlrusch, of Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | TU 4/2/66 & 4/2/66 |
| Name | Kooman, Gary R. |
| Rank | Spec. 4 |
| Home Address | 822 Ridge Road, Ontario, New York |
| Born | March 23, 1946; Ontario, N.Y. |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. John M. Kooman; 822 Ridge Rd., Ontario, N.Y. |
| Attended | Wayne Central School |
| Entered Service | Dec. 1965 |
| Branch of Service | Army Air Service |
| Died | Aug. 9, 1967 as a result of two copter crash in Vietnam |
| Buried | Aug. 18, 1967; Vet. plot; Mt. Hope Cem., Rochester, N.Y. |
| Notes | Spec. 4 Kooman entered the military in December 1965 had been with the Army Air Service as a helicopter crew chief for six months. He was listed as missing in action on 8/10/67. The airman's parents, Mr. & Mrs. John Kooman, live at Ontario. His father is display manager for Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. Spec. 4 Kooman is also survived by two sisters. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 8/17/67 and TU 8/17/67 |
| Name | Krenzer, Frederick L. |
| Rank | E-2 |
| Service Number | 105 46 1587 |
| Home Address | 195 Lyell Avenue, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Jan. 17, 1953; Rochester, New York |
| Parent | Mrs. Geraldine Myers, 195 Lyell Ave. |
| Entered Service | Oct. 29, 1970; Buffalo, New York |
| Unit | Co. A, U. S. A C; Army |
| Died | March 18, 1972 of smoke inhalation in Clayton, Georgia |
| Buried | March 21, 1973; Grove Place Cem., Chili, N.Y. |
| Notes | Frederick L. Krenzer died from smoke inhaltion on 3/18/72 while he was on active duty and while confined in a civilian jail awaiting trial. The proximate cause of death was an act of another person (homocide) without any wrong doing on part of the serviceman. He was confinded because he was absent without leave. He leaves his mother. |
| Notes Sources | Lt. Col. Elmer |
| Name | La Flair, Richard L. |
| Rank | Cpl. |
| Service Number | 230 06 85 |
| Home Address | 27 Hotchkiss Street, Rochester, New York |
| Born | Feb. 21, 1948; Lowville, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Robert LaFlair, 27 Hotchkiss Street |
| Entered Service | April 21, 1966; Watertown, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | 1966 to Vietnam |
| Died | July 29, 1967 of fragmentation wounds sustained from hostile artillery fire in Vietnam |
| Buried | Sept. 7, 1967; Lowville, New York |
| Notes | Cpl. LaFlair enlisted in the Marines on his 18th birthday. Mr. & Mrs. LaFlair moved here from California recently. Besides his parents, Cpl. LaFlair is survived by three brothers, Robert of Watertown and Francis and James LaFlair of Rochester; and two sisters, Juanita and Sharon of Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | TU 8/4/67 |
| Name | L'Amoreaux, Richard Jr. |
| Rank | L/Cpl. |
| Service Number | 2 306 162 |
| Home Address | 303 Holmes Road, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Born | Aug. 5, 1948; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Richard L'Amoreaux, 303 Holmes Rd., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | Greece Olympia High School and Rabanel, S. C. High School |
| Last Employed by | Bausch & Lomb Inc. |
| Entered Service | Nov. 1966; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Trained at | Parris Island, S. C. |
| Died | Aug. 7, 1967 of internal injuries and fractured skull from motorcycle accident in San Diego, Calif. |
| Buried | Aug. 12, 1967; Falls Cemetery, Greece, N.Y. |
| Notes | L/Cpl. L'Amoreaux was trained in communications and electronics at San Diego, where he was promoted to L/Cpl. July 1967. He was graduated from basic training at Parris Island, S.C. with honors in marksmanship. He was due for 10 day leave August 18, 1967 before going to Camp Pendleton, California for guerilla warfare training. From there he was to be sent to Vietnam. L/Cpl. L'Amoreaux attended Greece Olympia High School until his final semester, when he transferred to High school in Rabanel, S.C., where he lived with an aunt and uncle. He returned home after graduation and went to work at Bausch & Lomb Inc. He enlisted in the Marines in July 1966 and was inducted in November. Besides his parents, Cpl. L'Amoreaux is survived by two sisters, Diane and Susan. |
| Notes Sources | TU 8/10/67 |
| Name | Lancaster, Steven R. |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Service Number | 12 720 034 |
| Home Address | 759 Lake Shore Blvd., Rochester, New York |
| Born | March 9, 1946; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lancaster, 759 Lake Shore Blvd., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Spouse | Mrs. Karen Lancaster; 759 Lake Shore Blvd., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | Irondequoit High School and Monroe Community College |
| Entered Service | Feb. 1965; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Air Force |
| Died | Jan. 9, 1969 of severe influenza; Hill Air Force Base Hosp., Utah |
| Buried | Jan. 15, 1969; Vet. plot, White Haven, Perinton, N.Y. |
| Notes | Sgt. Lancaster returned to the United States last August, 1968 after serving for a year in Vietnam where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He had been ill for a week with severe influenza and he died of complications from the illness. He was due to be discharged in February. Sgt. Lancaster was due to return here with his wife and planned to resume his studies at Monroe Community College. He is survived by his parents, his wife and many uncles and aunts in Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | TU 1/10/69 obit. |
| Name | Landon, Kent William |
| Rank | Airman 1/C |
| Service Number | AF 12655387 |
| Home Address | 30 Riverview Drive, Henrietta, New York |
| Born | March 19, 1945; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Marvin A. Landon, 30 Riverview Dr., Henrietta, N.Y. |
| Attended | Rush-Henrietta High School |
| Entered Service | March 1963; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Air Force |
| Trained at | Greenville, Miss. |
| Died | May 28, 1966 in automobile accident, Malga, Spain |
| Buried | June 4, 1966; Vet. plot, Riverside Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | Airman 1/C Kent W. Landon was a firefighter at the Moran Air Force Base near Seville. Attended the Air Force School in Greenville, Miss., learning to fight fires in structures and aircraft. Veteran was killed when his car crashed into a brick wall near Malaga, Spain. Airman Landon graduated Rush-Henrietta High School. At the age of 14 he became a charter member of Genesee Valley Junior Fire Department and as soon he was old enough became regular fireman. As a small child he used to go to fires with his father, a member of the Genesee Valley Fire Department's fire police. Surviving with his parents are three brothers Dale, Brad and Scott. |
| Notes Sources | TU 6/1/66 and D&C 6/1/66 |
| Name | Langdon, Chester A. |
| Rank | M/Sgt. |
| Service Number | 090-28-8471 |
| Home Address | 3 Phelps Avenue, Rochester, New York |
| Born | June 21, 1934; Rochester, New York |
| Parent | Mrs. Jennie Gray, 1011 Jay Street |
| Spouse | Mariko Langdon, 347 Washington St., Victorville, Calif. |
| Entered Service | 1952; Rochester, New York |
| Unit | 444 Tac Fighter Sqdn., Air Force |
| Died | Oct. 27, 1971; Lakeland Air Force Base, Texas |
| Buried | Nov. 1, 1971; Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y. |
| Name | Lawton, Michael E. |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Home Address | 19 Parkridge Drive, Pittsford, New York |
| Born | Jan. 4, 1949; Rochester, New York |
| Parent | Mother - Mrs. Lois Cheney, 19 Parkridge Dr. |
| Attended | Holy Ghost School and Churchville-Chili Pittsford High |
| Entered Service | Sept. 1967; Rochester, N. Y. |
| Unit | Co. E, 58 Inf., L. R. P.; Army |
| Left for Overseas | March 4, 1968 to Vietnam |
| Died | Dec. 3, 1968 |
| Buried | Dec. 24, 1968; Holy Ghost Cem., Gates, N.Y. |
| Notes | Sgt. Lawton volunteered for the ervice and was sent to Vietnam on March 4, 1968 with Co. E, 58 Inf., Long Range Patrol. Sgt. Lawton was killed in action. No date, place or circumstances have been given. In addition to his mother, Sgt. Lawton is survived by his step-father, Gale Cheney; two sisters, Katherine and Pamela and a brother Timothy Lawton. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 12/12/68 obit. |
| Name | Lemcke, David E. |
| Rank | Sgt. |
| Service Number | US 51 772 863 |
| Home Address | 247 Parma Center Road, Hilton, New York |
| Born | July 28, 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Howard E. Lemcke, 247 Parma Center Rd., Hilton, N.Y. |
| Attended | Hilton High School |
| Last Employed by | Dr. Gordon D. Boyink - Veterinarian |
| Entered Service | Oct. 18, 1966; Hilton, New York |
| Unit | B. Btry., 1st Bn., 40 Arty., 108 Arty.; Army |
| Left for Overseas | Nov. 27, 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | May 21, 1968 of wounds received caused by explosives in Vietnam |
| Buried | Remains recovered in 2011. Buried 12 Nov. 2011 in Parma Union Cemetery. |
| Notes | Sgt. David E. Lemcke, listed as missing in Vietnam for more than three months, was killled in a bunker explosion May 21, 1968. Sgt. Lemcke was an artilleryman. He had been in Vietnam since Dec. 1967. Sp. 4 was promoted posthumously to grade of Sgt. E-5 as of 20 May 1968, under provisions of Pl 680, 77th Congress, as amended. Sgt. Lemcke was scheduled to return to this country Oct. 18, 1968. After graduation from Hilton High School in 1965 Sgt. Lemcke worked for a veterinarian, Dr. Boyink. His mother said he loved horses and had submitted an application to a horse-shoeing school in Ill. Besides his parents he is survived by three sisters Darlene, Liseann, Deborah and one brother James. |
| Notes Sources |
| Name | Leone, John F. |
| Rank | Cpl. |
| Home Address | 885 Garson Avenue, Rochester, New York |
| Born | March 9, 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. John F. Leone, 885 Garson Avenue |
| Attended | School 52 and East High School |
| Entered Service | Aug. 15, 1965; Rochester, New York |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | Oct. 8, 1966 to Vietnam |
| Died | April 28, 1967 sancturay of shrapnel wounds in Da Nang, Vietnam |
| Buried | May 8, 1967; Vet. plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester |
| Notes | Cpl. John F. Leone died aboard the Navy Hospital. He took his basic training at Parris Island, S. C. and further training at Camp Lejeune, N. C. before going to Camp Pendleton, Calif., for 30 days of advance training. He was sent to Vietnam last Oct. 8, 1966. Cpl. Leone, a Rochester native, attended School 52 and was graduated from East High School in June 1965. He enlisted two months later on Aug. 15, 1965. He leaves his parents, one brother Ronald, one sister, Miss Karen Leone. Maternal grandmother Mrs. Ruth McCracken, paternal grandmother. Mrs. Carmela Leone. |
| Name | Lesure, Ernest E., Jr. |
| Rank | S/Sgt. |
| Service Number | RA 51 503 425 |
| Home Address | 112 Rauber Street; Rochester, New York |
| Born | Sept. 8, 1946; Ft. Benning, Georgia |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. Ernest E. Lesure, 112 Rauber St. 14605 |
| Spouse | Mrs. Rosetta Lesure; Petersburg, Va. |
| Attended | Holy Redeemer School and Benjamin Franklin High School |
| Entered Service | 1965; Rochester, N. Y. |
| Trained at | Ft. Dix, N.J. |
| Unit | 196 Light Inf. Brigade; Army |
| Left for Overseas | July 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | April 13, 1968 of metal fragment wounds in Vietnam |
| Buried | April 25, 1968; Vet. plot, Holy Sepulchre Cem., Rochester, N. Y. |
| Notes | Sgt. Lesure left Benjamin Franklin High School at the age of 17 and enlisted in the Armed Forces. While stationed at Ft. Lee, Va., he met and married Rosetta. After two years in Germany, he was shipped to Vietnam. Sgt. Lesure was up for re-enlistment. Sgt. Lesure was born at Ft. Benning, Ga., where his father was an Army Sgt. at the time. He moved to Rochester, in 1950. Besides his parents, he leaves 2 sisters, Mrs. LaRue Young, Mrs. Linda Rosier and six brothers, Luther J. of Detroit and Edward L., Douglas K., Charles G., Michael A., and Richard J. Lesure, all of Rochester. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 4/16/68 and TU 4/16/68 obit. |
| Name | Lind, Paul Vincent |
| Rank | Cpl. |
| Service Number | 21 1 26 10 |
| Home Address | 608 Parsells Avenue |
| Born | March 21, 1945; Rochester, New York |
| Parent | Mother - Mrs. Elsa Lind, 608 Parsells Ave. |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Trained at | Camp Lejeune, N.C. |
| Died | May 29, 1967 at Camp Lejeune, N.C. |
| Buried | June 3, 1967; White Haven Mem. Pk., Perinton, N.Y. |
| Name | Ludwig, Larry G. |
| Rank | L/Cpl. |
| Home Address | 3856 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield, N.Y. 14526 |
| Born | May 15, 1947 |
| Parents | Mr. & Mrs. George Ludwig, 3856 Atlantic Ave., Penfield, N.Y. |
| Attended | Wayne Central School |
| Entered Service | June 1966 |
| Branch of Service | Marines |
| Left for Overseas | Dec. 1966 to Vietnam |
| Died | July 5, 1967 in South Vietnam |
| Buried | July 17, 1967; Oakwood Cemetery, Penfield, N.Y. |
| Notes | Cpl. Ludwig enlisted in Marine Corps after graduation from Wayne Central School, Wadsworth, in June 1966. He was sent to Vietnam in December 1966. L/Cpl. Ludwig was member of 4-H Club. He had a lifelong interest in horses, and worked briefly on an Arabian horse ranch in Maryland. Besides his parents, he leaves a brother, Terry, 19 who has enlisted in the Navy and who is scheduled to report for service in July 28, 1967. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 7/11/67 and TU 7/11/67 obit. |
| Name | Lupien, David G. |
| Rank | Spec. 4 |
| Home Address | 54 King's Gate North, Rochester, New York |
| Born | 1947; Rochester, New York |
| Parents | Mother - Mrs. Margery Barringer, 510 Ave. D Father - NPO Robert H. Lupien, U. S. Navy |
| Spouse | Mrs. Christine Lupien, 53 King's Gate North, Rochester, N. Y. |
| Attended | Monroe High School |
| Entered Service | 1966 |
| Unit | 1 Air Cavalry Div.; Army |
| Left for Overseas | Oct. 1967 to Vietnam |
| Died | Feb. 24, 1968 from Viet Cong attack in An Khe, Vietnam |
| Buried | March 13, 1968; Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia |
| Notes | Spec. 4 Lupien was serving with the 1st Cavalry Division at An Khe, near Da Nang. He was listed missing Feb. 24, 1968 after a Viet Cang attack. He had enlisted in the Army after graduating from Monroe High School in 1966. He had served in Vietnam since October of 1967. At school he was a good athlete, a member of the track, football, bowling and wrestling teams. He had been a resident of Hillside Children's Home until he was 17. He met his wife Christine in May last year and they were married September 20, 1967. His father is a Navy Petty Officer 1/C, who has served for the past 15 months at the Navy Base at Cam Ranh Bay, 200 miles away from his son. Besides his father and wife, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Margery Barringer at 510 Ave. D and a younger brother Timothy Barringer. |
| Notes Sources | D&C 3/6/68 and TU 3/7/68 obit. |
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