DOB/DOD: May 4, 1940 (Cleveland, OH) – MARITAL STATUS: Married to Ellen Hausler (1958-2007)LOCAL ADDRESS: 5 Swale Road, NorwalkENLISTMENT: February 27, 1967SERVICE NUMBER: O-5013594DISCHARGE: June 23, 1969UNIT: COMUSMACV Advisory Team 2 FAMILY: Born to Richard C. (1905-1996) and Claudia Nesmith McGonigal (1910-1981). One brother, Laurence C. (1945-). One sister, Marjorie McGonigal (1952-). DECORATIONS: Recipient ofContinue reading “CAPTAIN RICHARD MORTON MCGONIGAL; U.S. ARMY”
Category Archives: Vietnam War
CORPORAL DAVID CHARLES SANBORN; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: December 3, 1944 (Easton, MD) – presentMARITAL STATUS: Married Aldonna Janssen (1947-2018) on October 16, 1971, in Fairfield, CT.CHILDREN: Twin sons Stephen and ScottLOCAL ADDRESS: 5 Naromake Avenue, NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 17, 1965UNIT: Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division FAMILY: Born to Charles Taylor (1911-2000) and Philippa Bainbridge Sanborn (1917-2007). One brother,Continue reading “CORPORAL DAVID CHARLES SANBORN; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ALEXANDER GEORGE WAINIO; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: October 19, 1948 (Norwalk, CT) – May 26, 1967; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: Scofield Place, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: November 9, 1965, at 17 years, and 21 days oldSERVICE NUMBER: 2182182MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0351, Anti-tank AssaultmanTOUR START DATE: unknownUNIT: I Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, III MAF FAMILY: Born to Alexander Marlow (1923-1989) andContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ALEXANDER GEORGE WAINIO; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
MAJOR LARRY ALAN THORNE; U.S. ARMY; ALSO FINLAND and GERMANY
DOB/DOD: ay 28, 1919 (Viipuri, Finland) – October 19, 1965; 46 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: unknown (see WEBMASTERS NOTE below)ENLISTMENT: December 31, 1956MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 3154, Infantry Unit Commander & Special OperationsTOUR START DATE: January 18, 1965SERVICE NUMBER: O-2287104UNIT: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), Team SD-5891 CASUALTY LOCATION: Quang Nam Province, SouthContinue reading “MAJOR LARRY ALAN THORNE; U.S. ARMY; ALSO FINLAND and GERMANY”
STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAM JAMES TARSI; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: April 14, 1933 (Danbury, CT) – August 24, 1966; 33 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Faye Freidel Tarsi (1931-1998)CHILDREN: Three daughters: Dana J. Tarsi Basilicato West (1959-), Michelle S. Tarsi Lopez (1960-), and Fosta M. Tarsi Davis McNulty (1963-2021).LOCAL ADDRESS: 215 Liberty Square, NorwalkENLISTMENT: May 1, 1965SERVICE NUMBER: 19738173MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11B40, Light Weapons InfantryTOUR START DATE:Continue reading “STAFF SERGEANT WILLIAM JAMES TARSI; U.S. ARMY”
SPECIALIST FIFTH CLASS ROBERT FRANCIS STEVENS; U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: February 18, 1944 (Norwalk, CT) – June 10, 1967; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 65 Van Zant Street, East NorwalkENLISTMENT: October 31, 1963MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 94B20, Food Service SpecialistTOUR START DATE: December 1, 1966SERVICE NUMBER: 11432410UNIT: Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division FAMILY: Born to Leland A. (1922-2012) and MaryContinue reading “SPECIALIST FIFTH CLASS ROBERT FRANCIS STEVENS; U.S. ARMY”
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANIEL JOHN SHEA, U.S. ARMY
DOB/DOD: January 29, 1947 (Norwalk, CT) – May 14, 1969; 22 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 5 St. John Street, East Norwalk (house is no longer there)ENLISTMENT: April 24, 1968MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 91A10; Combat MedicTOUR START DATE: March 27, 1969 (killed 48 days later)SERVICE NUMBER: 52725281UNIT: HQ & HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade,Continue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS DANIEL JOHN SHEA, U.S. ARMY”
CORPORAL MICHAEL JOHN SCANLON; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: November 12, 1945 (Norwalk, CT) – January 18, 1967; 21 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 45 Maple Street (2E), NorwalkENLISTMENT: June 10, 1965MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0311, RiflemanTOUR START DATE: June 10, 1965SERVICE NUMBER: 2136902UNIT: 3rd Force Recon Company, 3rd Recon Battalion, 3rd Recon Division, 3rd Marine Division, III MAF FAMILY: Born to Thomas F. Scanlon (1914-2008) andContinue reading “CORPORAL MICHAEL JOHN SCANLON; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
LANCE CORPORAL CHARLES EDWARD RICHARDS; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: July 22, 1944 (Norwalk, CT) – February 4, 1968; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: parents both passed when he was young; brother listed at 3 Yost Street, NorwalkENLISTMENT: April 28, 1966MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS): 0311, RiflemanTOUR START DATE: August 31, 1967SERVICE NUMBER: 2289425 UNIT: B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, III MAF FAMILY:Continue reading “LANCE CORPORAL CHARLES EDWARD RICHARDS; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
CAPTAIN ALBERT MICHAEL PREVOST; U.S. MARINE CORPS
DOB/DOD: January 30, 1935 (Paris, France) – February 1, 1966; 31 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Marilyn J. Nash (1936-2021), who later remarried to Bobby Travis of Tennessee in 1969.CHILDREN: Two sons, Albert (1955-) and Michael (1957-)LAST LOCAL ADDRESS: 24 Highland Avenue, Rowayton, South NorwalkENLISTMENT DATE: UnknownMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: MOS: 7308; Pilot, VMGRTOUR START DATE: August 21, 1965SERVICEContinue reading “CAPTAIN ALBERT MICHAEL PREVOST; U.S. MARINE CORPS”
Honor Norwalk CT veterans 