Joseph Thomas Tiefenthaler

SPECIALIST FOURTH CLASS JOSEPH THOMAS TIEFENTHALER was born on October 19, 1945 to Mr. & Mrs. Francis Tiefenthaler. He grew up in Brooklawn NJ, at 228 Nansen Avenue. Known to friends and classmates as Tieffy, he graduated High School in 1965. He was drafted into the United States Army, and served our country as am infantryman.

SP4 Tiefenthaler began his tour of duty in Vietnam on August 2, 1966. On May 13, 1967 he was killed in action by small arms fire in Binh Dinh province, South Vietnam. He was one of three members of Company B lost that day, the others being Specialist 4th Class Gary R. Zywica of Detroit MI, and Private First Class Joseph Cavarocchi of Philadelphia, PA. He was 21 years old and was single. 

Specialist Fourth Class Tiefenthaler he was brought home to the United States for burial.

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JOSEPH THOMAS TIEFENTHALER
is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
on Panel 19E, Row 114.

JOSEPH THOMAS TIEFENTHALER
is remembered on the Virtual Wall at
http://www.virtualwall.org/dt/TiefenthalerJT01a.htm

JOSEPH THOMAS TIEFENTHALER
is remembered by LZ Bravo
http://www.lzbravo.org/photo.asp?a=52&p=1148&s=0&sn=0

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