Honor Roll: Riverfront Park, Troy, New York

Troy, New York, is the county seat of Rensselaer County and is known as the "Collar City," due to its history in shirt, collar and cuff manufacturing and other textile production. At one point the city was second only to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in steel production. Today it is home to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and The Sage Colleges.

Vietnam POW-MIA Memorial

Rensselaer County Vietnam POW-MIA Memorial, Riverfront Park, Troy, New
York; personal collection

1959 -- 1975

Honor the Warriors, Not the War
Vietnam Memorial POW- MIA
Rensselaer County

Left Panel

We Shall be Remembered:
As Children We Played, As Men We Fought
As Brothers We Will Always Be Together

James Masotti, 28 May 1965, Troy
John Dingwall, MIA, 8 July 1965, Troy
Bernard Kolenberg, Civilian Photographer, 2 October 1965, Wynantskill
Robert Felter, 11 December 1965, Troy
Bernard Wait, 29 January 1966, Wyantskill
Raymond Ranellucci, 15 March 1966, Rensselaer
Robert Cummings, 17 September 1966, Rensselaer
Karl Schmidt, 25 September 1966, Troy
Bruce Ducat, 2 December 1966, Troy
William Shorts, 4 December 1966, Rensselaer
Donald Egan, 12 February 1967, Wynantskill
Joseph Milos, 5 March 1967, Troy
Eric Barnes, 25 March 1967, Troy
Robert Dwyer, 23 May 1967, Troy
Richard Hawthorne, MIA, 12 September 1967, Troy
Stephen Barrett, 25 January 1967, Troy
Glenn Brust, 30 January 1968, Troy
Timothy Hammond, 5 February 1968, Grafton
Bruce Carey, 18 February 1968, Troy
Thomas Falk, 22 February 1968, Troy
Charles Majer, 10 April 1968, Troy
George Quamo, 16 April 1968, Averill Park

Right Panel

Angelo Aprilliano, 26 April 1968, Valley Falls
Peter Guenntte, Medal of Honor, 18 May 1968, Troy
Walter Schmidt, MIA, 9 June 1968, Nassau
Forrest War, 13 June 1968, Troy
William Zemanick, 13 August 1968, Poestenkill
John Overlock, MIA, 16 August 1968, Stephentown
Roger Fulkerson, 25 September 1968, Troy
Raymond Tymeson, 2 December 1968, Troy
Michael O'Connor, 9 March 1969, Troy
Paul Baker, 29 March 1969, Troy
Eugene Sheridan, 30 March 1969, Petersburg
Arthur Koneval, 31 March 1968, Rensselaer
Cornell Petteys, 1 September 1969, Troy
Anthony Steen, 13 September 1969, Troy
Charles Moore, 1 January 1970, Rensselaer
Albert Gates, 7 March 1970, East Greenbush
John Wynne, 26 March 1970, Stephentown
Lanny LaDouceur, 19 May 1970, Rensselaer
Kenneth Oliver, 12 August, 1970, East Greenbush
John Hines, 24 August 1970, Troy
Stanley Barrett, 3 October 1970, Troy
William Hammer, 13 March 1971, Nassau
Heinz Roesch, 14 September 1971, Troy

As You Gaze Upon This Silent Wall,
May You Feel the Love We Shared,
For This Is Our Legacy

This post was written as a contribution to the Honor Roll Project, which was created by Heather Wilkinson Rojo, author of Nutfield Genealogy.