February 13, 1929
Birth – Richmond County, NY
February 4, 1947
Graduation – Curtis High School, Staten Island, NY
1947 – 1949
Fordham University Enrollment & Wall St Employment
May 1949 – June 1957
Maryknoll Seminaries for Theological Studies
June 14, 1958
Ordination
1958 -1965
Missionary Assignments – Taiwan & Hong Kong
December 28, 1965
Commissioning as Lt. CHC USNR
1966
Training at Newport & Camp Pendleton
Holy Week 1966
Arrival in Vietnam
April 1966 – April 1967
1st Tour – Service with 1st Bn. 7th Marines & 1st Medical Bn.
June – September 1967
Extension of Tour – Service with 1st Bn. 5th Marines
September 4, 1967
Death during Operation Swift
September 13, 1967
Formal Memorial Service – DaNang, Vietnam
September 19, 1967
Requiem Mass – Queen of Peace Church, North Arlington, NJ
Burial – St. Peter’s Cemetery, Staten Island
January 7, 1969
Posthumous Recipient -Medal of Honor
June 1, 2000
First Edition of The Grunt Padre
May 21, 2006
Public Decree of Servant of God