John Ralph Frongillo
Warrant Officer
B TRP, 1ST SQDN, 9TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Woburn, Massachusetts
January 06, 1949 to May 17, 1969
JOHN R FRONGILLO is on the Wall at Panel W24, Line 30

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 John R Frongillo
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24 Nov 2001

"To live in the hearts we leave behind,
is never to have died."
(Thomas Campbell, circa 1888)

He was a fine classmate.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Three men from B Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, died as a result of having their OH-6A (tail number 67-16657) shot from under them on 15 May 1969. The pilot died in the crash; the other two died within days from injuries received:
  • CWO Arthur J. Murray, Cincinnati, OH, pilot, KIA
  • WO John R. Frongillo, Woburn, MA, copilot, DOI 05/17/1969
  • SP5 Carl R. Martin, Minneapolis, MN, crew chief, DOI 05/21/1969
Warrant Officer Frongillo arrived in Vietnam on Monday, 05 May 1969; he died twelve days later.

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