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Niagara County inducts 87 into Purple Heart Book

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Wed, Aug 11th 2021 10:40 am

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

 

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