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Niagara County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski on Tuesday released the names of the 87 county residents who were inducted into the Purple Heart Book during a recognition ceremony on Purple Heart Day (Aug. 7) at Raymond Klimek Veteran's Park in North Tonawanda. The event was sponsored by Amvets Post No. 26 and featured the Niagara Falls ARS Honor Guard, Hogs and Heroes, and a flyover by the Niagara County Sheriff's Marine and Helicopter Division.
The list of recipients is as follows:
FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
BRANCH OF SERVICE |
WAR |
KILLED IN ACTION |
LAVERN |
ADERMAN |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
HAROLD |
ANKENBAUER |
USMC |
WWII |
|
ROBERT |
ARCHIBALD |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
ROBERT |
BELLRENG |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
DOMENIC |
BENEDETTI |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
DONALD |
BERGER |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
Y |
DAVID |
BITTENBENDER |
USAF |
VIETNAM |
Y |
CLARENCE |
BISH |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
PETER |
BOGDAN |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
ERNEST |
BRADLEY |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
WILFRED |
BRADLEY |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
ALEXANDER |
CAMPBELL |
ARMY |
WWI |
|
FLOYD |
CHARLES |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
PETER |
CLARK |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
|
HARRY |
COOMBS |
NAVY |
WWII |
Y |
RAYMOND |
CONNOR |
MARINES |
WWII |
|
PAUL |
CONVERSO |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
DONALD |
CRAFT |
ARMY |
KOREAN |
Y |
PASQUALE |
CRISTIANO |
ARMY |
WWI |
|
BERNARD |
DOLAN |
ARMY |
WWI |
|
DONALD |
DRAY |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
Y |
NATHAN |
FERCHEN |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
RONALD |
GARLAND |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
Y |
NORMAN |
GINTY |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
DOMINICK |
GROSSI |
USMC |
WWII |
Y |
JOHN |
HAMMINGA |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
GEORGE |
HANES |
ARMY |
WWI |
|
CHARLES |
HARVEY |
USMC |
WWII |
|
JAMES |
HARVEY |
USMC |
KOREAN |
|
JOHN |
KINNEY |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
Y |
JOHN |
KNOX |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
WILLIAM |
KRESMAN |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
ROBERT |
KUNKEL |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
MATTHEW |
LANIGHAN |
ARMY |
WWI |
|
ALEXANDER |
LAWSON |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
JOSEPH |
LEGASSE |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
ROM |
LEMAY |
ARMY |
PERSIAN GULF |
|
RAYMOND |
LEMAY |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
JOSEPH |
LEONE |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
RICHARD |
LEYDEN |
ARMY |
KOREAN |
|
WILLIAM |
LEYDEN |
ARMY |
WWI |
|
MICHAEL |
LINDHURST |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
ERNEST |
LUNDY |
AIR FORCE |
WWII |
Y |
WILLIE |
MAGWOOD |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
KENNETH |
MASTERS |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
WILLIAM |
MAY |
AIR FORCE |
WWII |
Y |
MICHAEL |
MCLEOD |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
|
MICHAEL |
MCGINNIS |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
Y |
ERNEST |
METTLER |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
FRANK |
MOCNIAK |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
WILBUR |
MONG |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
Y |
AUGUST |
MONHOF |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
Y |
EUGENE |
MONIN |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
DENNIS |
MORGAN |
USAF |
VIETNAM |
Y |
MARLIN |
MUIR |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
LEO |
ORGANISCIAK |
MARINES/ARMY |
WWII |
|
DONALD |
PAGELS |
ARMY RA TC |
VIETNAM |
|
KEITH |
PATERSON |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
FRANK |
PAWLIK |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
JOHN |
REINBIRD |
NAVY |
WWII |
|
LEWIS |
RHODES |
AIR FORCE |
WWII |
Y |
CHARLES |
ROWLEY |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
JOSEPH |
SADLO |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
RICHARD |
SHARP |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
VERNON |
SHAFFER |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
GERALD |
SICARD |
ARMY |
KOREAN |
|
JOHN |
SILSBY |
ARMY AIR FORCE |
WWII |
Y |
STANLEY |
SLOMINSKI |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
JERRY |
SMITH |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
|
THOMAS JR. |
SPINA |
MARINES |
WWII |
|
CHARLES |
STANTON |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
LESTER |
STEVENS |
ARMY |
WWII |
Y |
STANLEY |
STOPA |
USMC |
WWII |
|
CLYDE |
TANNER |
ARMY |
VIETNAM |
|
IVAN |
TOMPKINS |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
ARMAND |
VIRTUOSO |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
SAMUEL |
VITELLO |
USMC |
VIETNAM |
|
FREDERICK |
WALTON |
NAVY |
VIETNAM |
Y |
ROBERT |
WASHBURN |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
WARREN |
WHITE |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
GEORGE JR. |
WHITHAM |
AIR FORCE |
WWII |
Y |
NORBERT |
WICK |
ARMY |
WWII |
|
JACK |
WISZNOSKI |
AIR FORCE |
WWII |
Y |
MICHAEL |
WITKOP |
USAF |
VIETNAM |
Y |
WOJCIECH |
WOJTYTA |
ARMY |
WWI |
|
RICHARD |
WOYNARSKI |
NAVY |
VIETNAM |
Y |
GEORGE |
ZACHER |
ARMY |
KOREAN |
|