SERGEANT FREDERICK ELETERT ABBOTT; U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: March 1, 1889 (Norwalk, CT) – October 16, 1918; 29 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 2 Day Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: August 5, 1918SERVICE NUMBER: 3597329UNIT: Battery E, 25th Field Artillery FAMILY: Family information is vague. One sister, Golden Anderson, is listed on the death certificate. She was born Golden Willow Chardavoyne (1884-1955). Parents informationContinue reading “SERGEANT FREDERICK ELETERT ABBOTT; U.S. ARMY”

SPECIALIST WILFREDO “JUNIOR” PEREZ JR., U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: December 19, 1978 (Brooklyn, NY) – July 26, 2003; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: April 10, 2002MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 11C, Indirect Fire InfantrymanUNIT: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division DECORATIONS: Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart Medal CASUALTY LOCATION: Wilfredo and two other soldiers died July 26, 2003,Continue reading “SPECIALIST WILFREDO “JUNIOR” PEREZ JR., U.S. ARMY”

SPECIALIST DAVID RICHARD FAHEY JR., U.S. ARMY

DOB/DOD: December 13, 1987 (Norwalk, CT) – February 28, 2011; 23 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: Enlisted in 2007MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 31B; Military PoliceUNIT: 170th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Polica Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade DECORATIONS: Purple Heart Medal. OTHER: He was born in Norwalk and lived in New York for a short time. HeContinue reading “SPECIALIST DAVID RICHARD FAHEY JR., U.S. ARMY”

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”