Albert Alfred Saint Lawrence, age 26, from North Attleboro, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, June 8, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Saint Lawrence, Albert Alfred
Scully, Kenneth William
Army 1st lieutenant
Kenneth William Scully, age 25, from North Easton, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Parents: Mary C. Scully
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, May 26, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Boston Globe (1970)
Rodrigues, Richard
Army Corporal
Richard Rodrigues, age 18, from Fall River, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, May 25, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives
Bridgman, Cleaveland Floyd
Army 1st lieutenant
Cleaveland Floyd Bridgman, age 23, from South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Parents: Howard A. and Esther (Floyd) Bridgman
Spouse: Gwendolyn (Tate) Bridgman
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lexington High and graduate of Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois
Date of death: Wednesday, April 1, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Cemetery: Forest Hills
Source: National Archives, Boston Globe (1970)
Peixoto, Gilbert Coroa
Army Corporal
Gilbert Coroa Peixoto from Fall River, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Parents: Maria Peixoto
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, March 29, 1970
Death details: Hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, UPI (1970)
Tavares, Manuel Antonio D.
Army Private 1st class
Manuel Antonio D. Tavares, age 20, from New Bedford, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, January 9, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Boston Globe (1970)
Chantre, Melvin Henry
Army Corporal
Melvin Henry Chantre, age 27, from Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Corporal Melvin H. Chantre, who joined the U.S. Army from Massachusetts, served with Headquarters Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion was with the Battalion Command Post near Unsan. The unit came under heavy mortar and infantry attack and received orders to form a defense perimeter. Eventually surrounded and besieged by CCF, the American units became trapped and dug inside foxholes or behind bunkers. It was during the chaotic fighting during the withdrawal that CPL Chantre was reported missing and could not be located following the incident. He was not reported to be a prisoner of war and his remains were not among those that North Korean officials returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Corporal Chantre is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Lapointe, John Norman
Army Private 1st Class
John Norman Lapointe, age 18, from Fall River, Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Corporal John Norman LaPointe, who joined the U.S. Army from Massachusetts, was a member of Battery C, 99th Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. He went missing in action on November 2, 1950, during the withdrawal from Unsan, though specific details regarding his loss are unknown. He was never seen alive in enemy custody, though the enemy made a propaganda broadcast indicating he was in captivity. His remains were not located or identified following the war. Today, Corporal LaPointe is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Boston Globe (1952)
O’leary, James Paul
Army Corporal
James Paul O’leary from Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Sergeant James Paul O’Leary joined the U.S. Army from Maine and served with Headquarters Company of the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, members of Headquarters Company were with the 3rd Battalion, near Unsan, when the Regiment came under heavy attacks and received orders to withdraw. Sergeant O’Leary was captured during the withdrawal. He was marched northward, eventually reaching a small holding camp at Sambakkol, near the Yalu River, spending two months there. In January 1951, he was marched to Camp 5 at Pyoktong, on the south bank of the Yalu River. Sergeant O’Leary died there of malnutrition on or about June 13, 1951, and was buried by his companions on a hillside overlooking the camp. His remains have not been located, and he has not been identified among the remains returned to U.S. custody after the ceasefire. Today, Sergeant O’Leary is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Paiva, Joseph Jr.
Army Private 1st Class
Joseph Jr. Paiva, age 25, from Massachusetts, Bristol county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, November 2, 1950
Death details: During the last week of October 1950, Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces under the control of the U.S. Eighth Army were advancing deep in North Korean territory, approaching the Yalu River on the Chinese-Korean border. Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) struck back in a surprise attack, engaging the ROK 1st and 6th Divisions near Unsan, some sixty miles north of Pyongyang. The U.S. 1st Cavalry Division, with the 8th Cavalry Regiment in the lead, was rushed forward to reinforce the ROK units in the Unsan area. On November 1, the regiment’s 1st Battalion took up positions north of Unsan, while the 2nd Battalion moved to guard the Nammyon River valley west of town, and the 3rd Battalion was placed in reserve at the valley’s southern end. Corporal Joseph Paiva Jr. joined the U.S. Army from Massachusetts and was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. On November 2, 1950, Company M was serving as a security unit for the 3rd Battalion near Unsan, when it was hit by an enemy attack and forced to withdraw. It was during this action that CPL Paiva was reported missing. Survivors of the battle reported that Corporal Paiva was killed when his jeep was hit by mortar fire near the 3rd Battalion Command Post. His remains were not identified among those returned to the U.S. following the war. Today, Corporal Paiva is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency