THE WALL OF FACES

He was a Port Richmond native ,a section in Philadelphia, Master Sgt. Francis G. Corcoran died of hepatitis on Dec. 9, 1967 in Walter Reed Hospital in DC after being transferred from Vietnam. He started his tour in Vietnam on Nov. 25, 1966 and served with the 1st Bn.,5th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. The 39-year-old soldier spent 20 years in the army. He was a Green Beret and had served a tour of duty in Korea. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, of North Wildwood, NJ and eight children

Francis,
Although we never met, you were my brother. You sacrifice was a great loss to your family as well as, our great nation. I pray that you are in the Arms of the Lord and that your family's fight to have your name on The Wall has finally met with success. You look like a soldier's soldier. Thank you Brave Soldier.

MSGT Francis Gerald Corcoran , please know that you are not forgotten, and that this nation is very grateful for your sacrifice. May you rest in peace.

Dear MSGT Francis Gerald Corcoran, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter

MSG Francis G. Corcoran served with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. Near the end of his tour serving in the combat zone in Vietnam, he contracted an illness that required hospitalization. When his condition worsened, he was evacuated to the United States, where died on December 9, 1967 of hepatic encephalopathy (loss of brain function when a damaged liver is unable to remove toxins from the blood), cirrhosis of the liver, and acute hepatitis. MSG Corcoran’s name was added to the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. in May 2015. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]