GREEN BERETS Whelan, Joseph Vincent

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Whelan ​

• FORENAME

Joseph Vincent ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (MACV- SOG - CCC) (Exploitation Force) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

135340470 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

25th October 1969 ​

• AGE

27 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 36 Site 2604​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Garwood,New Jersey​

born 1.2.1942 Bayonne,New Jersey​

lived most of his life Cranford,New Jersey​

son of Joseph and Lillian Whelan​

husband of Dorothy (nee Gillespie) Whelan (1 daughter Charlotte)​

graduated Cranford High School 1959​

Army 1959-62​

re-enlisted 1965​

graduated Field Artillery Officer Candidate School,Fort Sill,Oklahoma (Class 19-66) 1965-66​

WIA twice and awarded Bronze Star on first tour of Vietnam​

awarded Silver Star (posthumously)​

also awarded Army Commendation Medal (date ?)​

KIA Laos​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,DC Panel 17W Line 115​

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