US PARAS 2 Mendez, John William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Mendez​

• FORENAME

John William​

• UNIT

502 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company B,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class​

• NUMBER

51980728​

• DATE OF DEATH

13th February 1969​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

George Washington Memorial Park,Paramus,Bergen County,New Jersey​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Maywood,New Jersey​

born 9.5.1948 Maywood,New Jersey​

son of Jeremiah J. and Anna Marie (nee Trapp) Mendez​

father (1917-80) served as PFC US Army 1942-45​

single​

graduated Bogota High School 1966​

entered service 1967 (1 year)​

awards Bronze Star with V with 2 oak leaf clusters,Army Commendation Medal​

promoted Sgt posthumously​

KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 32W Line 27​

New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Holmdel,New Jersey​

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