James Joseph Strangeway Jr

James Joseph Strangeway Jr July 9, 1968 Operation Toan Thang II – Hau Nghia Province Please contribute a written memory, a verbal memory, a video, a photo, or simply speak his name. They say a soldier dies twice. Once when he takes his last breath. Twice when his name is spoken for the last time. Speak his name... Featured Pictures See More Photos Share Photos Featured Video Watch More Videos Share Video Featured Audio Hear More Audios Share Audio Featured Written Story Read Written Stories Share Written Stories   James Joseph Strangeway Jr James Joseph Strangeway Jr arrived in Vietnam in March of 1968. He served with Alpha Company, 3/187th. James and another Alpha Company soldier were killed on July 9, 1968 by friendly claymore mine when coming in from a night defensive position. James was from Clifton, New Jersey and was twenty-five years of age. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, New Jersey. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 52W, Line 8. RIP soldier! Never forget! Never forgotten! Photo obtained from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Information obtained from 3/187th documents obtained by TSTP during research trips to the National Archives and Records Administration as well as from the Coffelt Database.