John Anthony Fera
First Lieutenant
D CO, 1ST BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Danvers, Massachusetts
November 16, 1944 to March 18, 1968
JOHN A FERA is on the Wall at Panel 45E, Line 20

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04 Dec 2007

JOHN ANTHONY FERA

REMEMBERED

by a fellow USMA grad,
Ramon M. Ong
Brigadier General (Ret)
Armed Forces of the Philippines
USMA Class of 1963
azrong@cox.net
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A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 18 March 1968 D Company, 1/503rd Infantry, lost seven men in an engagement northwest of Kontum City:
  • 1LT John A. Fera, Danvers, MA
  • SGT William E. Cofran, Homewood, IL
  • SGT William R. Goudelock, Meridian, CA
  • SGT Tommy D. Mabe, Winston-Salem, NC
  • SGT Carl L. Merchant, Corinth, NY
  • CPL James D. Barr, Carthage, NC
  • CPL Clinton C. Wusterbarth, Manitowoc, WI
First Lieutenant John Fera was graduated from the United States Military Academy with the Class of 1966. One unconfirmed report states he served with the 501st Infantry in 1966-1967. It is noted that 1LT Fera began his Vietnam tour on 07 June 1967 while the 501st's three battalions arrived in Vietnam six months later.

He is buried in the US Military Academy Cemetery at West Point, New York.


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