Joseph Morriggi
Specialist Four
B CO, 2ND BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 196TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Garfield, New Jersey
August 15, 1948 to July 13, 1969
JOSEPH MORRIGGI is on the Wall at Panel W21, Line 113

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 Joseph Morriggi
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01 Apr 2008

REMEMBERED

by his nephew,
Jeffrey Camiscioli
jeffcamis@yahoo.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 13 July 1969 B Company, 2/1 Infantry engaged an enemy force on the south bank of the Cua Dai River about 6 kilometers east-southeast of Hoi An. The infantrymen were supported by helicopters from F Troop, 8th Cavalry. By the time the enemy broke contact two infantrymen from Bravo 2/1 and three aircrewmen had been killed:
  • B Co, 2nd Bn, 1st Infantry:
    • 1LT David E. Yates, Chesapeake, VA
    • SP4 Joseph Morriggi, Garfield, NJ

  • OH-6A tail number 68-17165, F Trp, 8th Cavalry:
SP4 Morriggi was buried in the St. Nicholas Cemetery, Lodi, New Jersey, on July 20, 1969.

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