Vietnam+Veterans+Memorial

__Pingry Alumni who made the supreme sacrifice during the Vietnam War__ Notes are for their name’s placement on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall


 * James Thomas Egan, JR. **
 * Panel 04E – Line 81 **


 * Date of Birth: May 31, 1943
 * Pingry Graduate: Class of 1960
 * Student life at Pingry: Debating Club, Band, Chess Club, Religious Discussion Club, Golf, Soccer, and Basketball teams
 * Captain in the United States Marine Corps
 * Tour began on January 21, 1966 – ground casualty and declared Killed In Action after many years designated as a Missing in Action casualty; his remains have never been found


 * William Francis Little III **
 * Panel 16W – Line 58 **


 * Date of Birth: November 23, 1946
 * Pingry Graduate: Class of 1964
 * Student life at Pingry: Dance Committee, Navigation Club, Football, Swimming, and Lacrosse Teams
 * 1st Lieutenant in United States Army
 * Tour began on May 13, 1969 – ground casualty after receiving small arms fire on November 11, 1969
 * Buried at West Point


 * Michael Joseph S DePaul **
 * Panel 04W – Line 54 **
 * Date of Birth: August 1, 1947
 * Pingry Graduate: Class of 1965
 * Student life at Pingry: Chess Club, Glee Club, Math Club and Lacrosse team
 * Chief Warrant Officer in United States Army
 * Tour began on January 13, 1969 – air casualty after his helicopter was involved in an air to air crash on March 17, 1971
 * Buried at Arlington National Cemetery (Section 25, Site 4215)


 * Richard Cornelius **
 * Date of Birth: February 14, 1943
 * Pingry Graduate: Class of 1961
 * United States Air Force
 * Acting as a navigator on a B-52 flight over the Pacific Ocean, he went into a diabetic shock and died.
 * As he did not die in the line of battle, his name is not on the Wall.