Joseph Morriggi

Specialist Four
B CO, 2ND BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 196 INF BDE
Army of the United States
15 August 1948 - 13 July 1969
Garfield, New Jersey
Panel 21W Line 113

196 INF BDE 1ST INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Joseph Morriggi

01 Apr 2008

REMEMBERED

by his nephew,
Jeffrey Camiscioli
jeffcamis@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 13 July 1969 B Company, 2/1 Infantry engaged an enemy force on the south bank of the Cua Dai River about 6 kilometers east-southeast of Hoi An. The infantrymen were supported by helicopters from F Troop, 8th Cavalry. By the time the enemy broke contact two infantrymen from Bravo 2/1 and three aircrewmen had been killed:
  • B Co, 2nd Bn, 1st Infantry:
    • 1LT David E. Yates, Chesapeake, VA
    • SP4 Joseph Morriggi, Garfield, NJ

  • OH-6A tail number 68-17165, F Trp, 8th Cavalry:
SP4 Morriggi was buried in the St. Nicholas Cemetery, Lodi, New Jersey, on July 20, 1969.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 01 Apr 2008
Last updated 08/10/2009