JOSEPH STANLEY NITKA

              48E, 31

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JOSEPH STANLEY NITKA
is honored on Panel 48E, Row 31 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name: JOSEPH STANLEY NITKA
Wall Name: JOSEPH S NITKA
Date of Birth: 10/2/1947
Date of Casualty: 4/6/1968
Home of Record: PHILADELPHIA
County of Record: PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
State: PA
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: SSGT
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: QUANG TRI

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Fellow Army ROTC Cadet - Posted by
I remember Joe when we both attended Temple University. He left before I graduated in June 1968. I just …

Do not stand at my grave and weep - Posted by Bob Ross
Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there; I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the …

We Remember - Posted by Robert Sage
Joseph is buried at Beverly Nat Cem.

I will never forget you - Posted by Your little sister, Susan
I was 10 when you died Joe. I am now 47 and never does a day go by that I don't think of you. I still miss …

The Philadelphia Inquirer - April 10, 1968 - Posted by Jim McIlhenney
Staff Sgt. Joseph S. Nitka, 21, of 3268 Belgrade st., killed Saturday by small-arms fire. Sgt. Nitka was a …

One of Philadelphia PA's 630 fallen sons. - Posted by Jim McIlhenney
Photo was taken from the Philadelphia Daily News of October 26, 1987. The special supplement entitled, 'SIX …

Army squad leader - Posted by Robert Greer
Joseph S. Nitka Belgrade Street, Port Richmond Nitka thought American troops belonged in Vietnam despite …


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