THE WALL OF FACES

Sergeant John Francis Mattarocchia Jr., Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

Just finished watching ‘Vietnam’ by Ken Burns. I thought of you throughout. Someday, I’ll come to The Wall and find your name.

I am proud to read your name at the 'Reading of the Names' November 10, 2017. Thank you for your service. Semper Fi

one of my best friends in high school. still, and always, missed and remembered!

On May 5, 1969, a U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A (tail number 67-16088) from HHC, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was on reconnaissance mission when it came under hostile fire. The aircraft received seven hits from .51 caliber enemy machine gun fire in the cockpit area, damaging the flight controls and causing the helicopter to crash. The observer/gunner SP4 John F. Mattarocchia Jr. suffered fatal injuries in the attack. The pilot survived with injuries. [Taken from vhpa.org]