John Vincent Kuchta Tribute

 Lance Corporal John Vincent Kuchta


John Vincent Kuchta
Lance Corporal


PERSONAL DATA Home of Record: Warrior Run, PA

Date of birth: 12/21/1948

United States Marine Corps

Unit: D CO, 1ST RECON BN, 1ST MARDIV

DATA Start Tour: 04/05/1968

02/06/1969 Age at Loss: 20

Location: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam

 

ON THE WALL Panel 33W Line 072

Thank you Marine for your service


THE WALL

Standing here in front of the Wall
silently reading your name
Solemnly I thank you one and all
Each of you different, yet the same

The list seems forever endless
but I remember your faces
You made the supreme sacrifice, I confess
as I walk slowly with measured paces

Each one of you answered the call
Willingly or not, you gave your lives
Rest easy, my Brothers - heroes all
The Nation still survives

"War drew us from our homeland

In the sunlit springtime of our youth.

Those who did not come back alive remain

** in perpetual springtime -- forever young --**

And a part of them is with us always."

--- Author Unknown ---

God Bless you Marine  

LCpl John Vincent Kuchta

Birth
21 Dec 1948
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Death
2 Jun 1969 (aged 20)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam


Burial
Holy Family Cemetery
Sugar Notch, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

LCpl Kuchta #2245127
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.

When John arrived in Vietnam 5 April 1968, he was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division.
His parents: Joseph J and Mary Kuchta were both deceased.
Survived by his brother and grandmother.

Presidential Unit Citation (Navy): 02 - 31 October 1968
Navy Unit Commendation: 01 October 1967 - 01 October 1968
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Palm Unit Citation
Vietnam Civil Actions / Meritorious Unit Citation

There was something special about you!

We meet in ITR, went to Jump school together, Recon School, Staging and to 1St Recon. You went to Delta I went to Alpha. You stood out. there was something special about you.
Semper Fi,

John D

Rest in Peace

Brother

Dedicated to those who gave their all and died in the Vietnam War from the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion March, 1965 - September, 1971

Thursday, January 16, 1969
DOYLE ATKINS, SSgt, Age 23, Modesto, CA

Sunday, January 26, 1969
DONALD B DEAN, Pfc, Age 20, Portland, ME
DENNIS E ULSTAD, Sgt, Age 21, Billings, MT

Thursday, February 6, 1969
JOHN V KUCHTA, LCpl, Age 20, Warrior Run, PA

Thursday, March 6, 1969
JIMMY BOOKER, LCpl, Age 20, Lansing, MI

Wednesday, April 16, 1969
KARL H CULP, LCpl, Age 18, Fort Worth, TX
WALTER E GIERMAN II, LCpl, Age 21, Lake Worth, FL
ROBERT E GILL, Pfc, Age 19, Mobile, AL
CHESTER JARMOLINSKI JR, LCpl, Age 21, Jersey City, NJ
ANTHONY E KUPKA, 2ndLt, Age 23, Falmouth, MA

Wednesday, April 23, 1969
CHARLES D TANNEHILL, Sgt, Age 23, Jackson, MS

Friday, May 2, 1969
RENE MEDEGUARI, Pfc, Age 20, Douglas, AZ

Sunday, May 4, 1969
JAMES L URNES, Pfc, Age 19, Pacific Grove, CA

Wednesday, May 14, 1969
LARRY E THOMAS, Pfc, Age 22, Pittsville, WI

Tuesday, May 20, 1969
DAVID H WILKERSON, Pfc, Age 19, Davenport, IA

Saturday, May 24, 1969
JOHN H LAKIN, 2ndLt, Age 22, Fort Walton Beach, FL

Monday, May 26, 1969
JOHN M STENBERG, Pfc, Age 20, International Falls, MN

Saturday, June 21, 1969
FRANK J BOSCO, LCpl, Age 19, Providence, RI
ARTHUR C COUNCILL III, Pfc, Age 20, Hawthorne, CA
ROBERT L CRITES JR, Pfc, Age 19, Colton, CA
JAMES O HALL JR, Pfc, Age 20, Vista, CA
WILLIAM G SCHANCK JR, 2ndLt, Age 21, Chepachet, RI
RICHARD A WEIL JR, LCpl, Age 20, Anaheim, CA

Tuesday, August 12, 1969
RAY E HOMBEL, LCpl, Age 20, Spokane, WA

Friday, August 29, 1969
ROBERT A HANEY, Pfc, Age 18, Duluth, MN

Sunday, September 7, 1969
ROGER W BISHOP, Cpl, Age 20, Beltsville, MD
CHARLES W SHARMAN III, 1stLt, Age 23, Decatur, GA

Saturday, September 20, 1969
CHARLES H GOLDMEYER, Pfc, Age 20, San Diego, CA
FRANK J MONTEZ, Cpl, Age 19, Salinas, CA

Wednesday, October 22, 1969
KENNETH A KUBIK, 2ndLt, Age 25, Hollywood, FL
TIMOTHY C ROBINSON, Pfc, Age 19, Kalispell, MT
RICHARD W YATES, HN, Age 19, Quantico, VA

Holy Family Cemetery
Sugar Notch, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

John Vincent Kuchta

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