South River New Jersey

Ivan, Andrew Jr.
Air Force Major

Andrew Jr. Ivan, age 27, from South River, New Jersey, Middlesex County.

Date of death: September 10, 1971
Death details: On March 7, 1996, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Andrew Ivan Jr., missing from the Vietnam War.

Captain Ivan joined the U.S. Air Force from New Jersey and was a member of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On September 10, 1971, he piloted an F-4 Phantom II (66-8712) on a weather observation mission over Laos. Captain Ivan’s aircraft went down during the mission, and he was killed in the crash. His remains were not located or recovered following the incident. In August 1994, a joint U.S. and Laotian search team recovered remains from the Phantom’s crash site that were later identified as those of Capt Ivan. 

Sources: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency  

Ivan, Andrew Jr.
Air Force Major

Andrew Jr. Ivan, age 27, from South River, New Jersey, Middlesex county.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 28th Wisconsin

Date of death: Friday, September 10, 1971
Death details: On March 7, 1996, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA, now DPAA) identified the remains of Captain Andrew Ivan Jr., missing from the Vietnam War. Captain Ivan joined the U.S. Air Force from New Jersey and was a member of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On September 10, 1971, he piloted an F-4 Phantom II (66-8712) on a weather observation mission over Laos. Captain Ivan’s aircraft went down during the mission, and he was killed in the crash. His remains were not located or recovered following the incident. In August 1994, a joint U.S. and Laotian search team recovered remains from the Phantom’s crash site that were later identified as those of Capt Ivan.

Source: National Archives, DPAA, F-4 Phantom crash 10 September 1971

Grodzki, Henry Stanley
Navy Seaman 1st class

Henry Stanley Grodzki from Middlesex County South River, New Jersey .

Parents: Stanley Grodzki

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, March 1, 1942
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Houston when the ship was attacked traveling from Batavia to Java.

Source: National Arvhies, USSHouston.org

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