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SPC Peter Francis Fonda

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SPC Peter Francis Fonda

Birth
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Death
18 Jun 1968 (aged 23)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section VIII, row 5
Memorial ID
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Army Spec. 4th Class Peter Fonda, 22, of Saratoga Springs, was killed in action in Vietnam June 18. A native of Saratoga Springs, he was the son of Mrs. Ralph DeMille of 4 Peck Ave., Saratoga Springs, and the late Milton Fonda. Specialist Fonda died of wounds received in combat when hit by enemy rocket fragments. A 1964 graduate of Saratoga High School, he attended the State Maritime Academy in Brooklyn and Adirondack Community College. He was assigned to Troop B of the First Squadron, First Cavalry. Mrs. De Mille was notified of her son's death Wednesday night. Other survivors include four brothers, Kent and Mark Fonda of Saratoga Springs, Roland Fonda of the Air Force, stationed in Labrador, and Joe Fonda of Schenectady, and two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Hutto of Coral Gables, Fla., and Mrs. Darina Carroll of Schenectady. Troy NY Times Record, Friday, June 21, 1968.

SPC Peter Francis Fonda listed on the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC (Location on The Wall Panel 56W - Row 018; RefNo 15424)
Also see findagrave memorial #228625927.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228625927/peter-francis-fonda
Army Spec. 4th Class Peter Fonda, 22, of Saratoga Springs, was killed in action in Vietnam June 18. A native of Saratoga Springs, he was the son of Mrs. Ralph DeMille of 4 Peck Ave., Saratoga Springs, and the late Milton Fonda. Specialist Fonda died of wounds received in combat when hit by enemy rocket fragments. A 1964 graduate of Saratoga High School, he attended the State Maritime Academy in Brooklyn and Adirondack Community College. He was assigned to Troop B of the First Squadron, First Cavalry. Mrs. De Mille was notified of her son's death Wednesday night. Other survivors include four brothers, Kent and Mark Fonda of Saratoga Springs, Roland Fonda of the Air Force, stationed in Labrador, and Joe Fonda of Schenectady, and two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Hutto of Coral Gables, Fla., and Mrs. Darina Carroll of Schenectady. Troy NY Times Record, Friday, June 21, 1968.

SPC Peter Francis Fonda listed on the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC (Location on The Wall Panel 56W - Row 018; RefNo 15424)
Also see findagrave memorial #228625927.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228625927/peter-francis-fonda


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