Lance Corporal John Emidio Pasquantonio was born in Franklin on March 14, 1949, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Pasquantonio. John lived with his parents and 3 sisters on Grove St. while attending the Franklin Schools. John enlisted in the Marines, at age 17.
John was married to the former Jacqueline Mucciarone of Franklin and he left a son, John Carlo, who currently lives here in Franklin.
Corporal Pasquantonio, assigned to the USS Iwo Jima, had been sent ashore as a forward observer for the Navy guns on the coast of Vietnam, in Quang Tri province, when he was struck by a mortar shell and killed instantly on April 30, 1968. Prior to his death, John had repeatedly volunteered for this hazardous duty landing on the coast by helicopter. Cpl. Pasquantonio was award the Cross of Gallantry Medal, which compares with America's bronze star award, by the South Vietnam government.
Lance Corporal John E. Pasquantonio was 19 years old at the time of his death in Vietnam.
Note: as I was updating links I realized that I had skipped this one when I was putting the series together in November. The full set of Fallen Heroes from the Vietnam War have been added to the Fallen Hero collection.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html
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