Vietnam casualties from Monroe County
The men from Monroe County who lost their lives in Vietnam. They are listed on the Vietnam memorial in Stroudsburg.
Capt. Thomas E. Carney: Army, He was the first Vietnam War casualty from this area. He served as an infantry unit commander with the 2/5 Cav. Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Killed by friendly fire, he was 26 when he died June 15, 1966.Lt. j.g. James R, Welsh: Navy, a helicopter pilot aboard the USS Oriskany, CVW-16. The aircraft carrier was with the 7th Fleet off the coast of Vietnam. A magnesium flair was accidentally ignited in the ammo locker that escalated into a tragic and historic fire. Welsh was among the 44 who died that day. More than 139 were injured. He was 27 when he died Oct. 26. 1966.Sgt. Charles J. Vitanza: Army: a light wheel mechanic Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry division. An Army career man with 12 years of service his cause of death was listed as "nonhostile, ground casualty, drowned or suffocated." The oldest man from Monroe County to die in Vietnam, he was 31 when he died Feb. 9, 1967.Sgt. Paul E. Tigue: Marine Corps, dropped out of Stroudsburg High School quietly to join the Marines, becoming a rifleman with the 1st Platoon F Company, 2nd battalion 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. A casualty of hostile arms fire, he was 20 when he died on Aug. 10, 1967.Pfc. Willis J. Schubert: Army, was an 11 Bravo Infantry trooper assigned to Alpha Company 5th battalion 60th Infantry regiment. He had been in Vietnam less than two weeks when he died on Oct. 28, 1967. He was 20.Pfc. Robert A. Jenson: Marines, was a specialty rifleman with Kilo Company, 3rd battalion, 3rd Marine division, when he was killed by hostile small-arms fire. He was just 19 when he died Feb. 7, 1968.Pfc. David R. Bartholomew: Army, of Kresgeville. "Whitey" was a "grunt" with Charlie Company, 27th Infantry regiment in Gia Dinh Province. He was not quite three months into his one year tour of duty when he was killed at age 20 on June 19, 1968.Spc. 4 Donald E. Fisher: Army, a light vehicle driver with the 523rd Transportation Company. He was 19 when he died Oct. 19, 1970.Spc. 4 Robert C. Gottier: Army, was a "grunt" with Delta Company 5th of the 46th infantry regiment. He stepped on a booby trap left by his company earlier that day and was dead on arrival at the hospital. There was an investigation into the "friendly fire incident," with error found on the part of many parties. He was 21 when he died on the day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, 1970.Capt. Gilbert Allan Rovito: Air Force, a search-and-rescue pilot, who crashed after his helicopter lost its tail rotor because of mechanical failure. "Allan" was 24 when he died on June 24, 1973.