THE
SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
James Mitchell
Bogacz
Personal Data:
Birth
Date: 1/29/46
Birth Place: Springfield,
MA
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman
Catholic
U.S.
Citizen: Yes
Father's
Name: Mitchell S. Bogacz
Mother's
Name: Stella (Evaska) Bogacz
Sibling
Names:
Marital
Status: Married
Wife's
Name: Marie A. (unknown) Bogacz
Offspring Names: Matthew
Mark Bogacz
Education:
School
Attended: Brightwood School,
Springfield, MA
School Start Date: 9/6/50
School
Attended: Sacred Heart School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date: 9/5/56
School
Attended: Cathedral High
School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date: 9/7/60
High
School Diploma: Yes
Diploma
Year: 1964
Selective
Service Data:
SSS
Local Board Number: 13
SSS
Local Board Location: Springfield, MA
SSS
Registration Date: 2/3/64
SSS Registrant Description: 5'
9.5"/150 pounds/brown hair/blue eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry
Date: 9/18/68
Entry
Mode: Induction
Entry
Location: Springfield, MA
Home Of
Record: Springfield, MA
Military
Branch: Army
Military
Component: Selective Service
Rank: Corporal
Rank
Abbrev: CPL
Pay
Grade: E3
MOS: 11D10
MOS
Title: Armor Intelligence Specialist
MOS Background: Established
May 65 as Armor Reconnaissance Specialist.
Retitled Mar 68 to Armor Intelligence Specialist. MOS deleted Oct 77 with duties transferred
to MOS 19D. 4th char of 1 = E1-E4 skill level. 5th char of O = no extra
qualification or SQL.
Awards Received: Air Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam
Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Meritorious Unit
Commendation Ribbon
Badges Earned: Combat Infantryman Badge; Expert Badge with
Machine Gun Bar and Rifle Bar; Marksman Badge with Auto Rifle Bar
Posthumous
Promotion: Yes
Length
Of Service: less than 1 year
Southeast
Asia Tour Data:
Date
Tour Commenced: 4/9/69
Major Command: 101st
Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Sub
Command 1: 502d Infantry
Sub
Command 2: 1st Battalion
Sub
Command 3: Company A
Base
Location: Bien Hoa/Van Xa, South
Vietnam
Army
Campaign Number: 10th
Army
Campaign Name: Tet 69 Counteroffensive
Casualty
Data:
Casualty
Date: 8/27/69
Casualty
Time: 1745
Casualty
Age: 23
Casualty
Data 1: Non-Hostile
Casualty
Data 2: Ground Casualty
Casualty
Data 3: Drowned, Suffocated
Casualty
Province: Thua Thien Province
Casualty
Country: South Vietnam
Casualty
Grid Coordinates: YD 556 167
Body: Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial
Location: St. Michael's Cemetery,
Springfield, MA
Burial Plot Location: St.
Pius 742
Burial Date: 9/12/69
Consigned
Funeral Home: St. Pierre Funeral
Home, Springfield, MA
Escort
Name: SSG Bruce E. Maner, USA
Springfield
50 Casualty Order: 38th
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Panel Number: 19W
Line Number: 124
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