In Memory of ......... Eugene Fortunato DiRita.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Wife: Emma F. Dirita, Born Nov. 29, 1923 in Michigan and Died April 2, 2009 at the age of 86 yrs.
Loving father of Vicki Beebe and the late Corp Gene DiRita, On December 10, 1967 Corp Gene DiRita, at the age of 20 years old became a ground casualty while in Long An, South Vietnam.
He was killed by a gernade explosion. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone.
His body was recovered..
Michigan, Death Index
Name: Eugene Fortunato Di Rita
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Dec 1993
Event Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Residence Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1920
Certificate Number: 076701
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 73
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1920
State: California
Last Place of Residence: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
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Their Holiday Joy Shattered ROSEVILLE –
Mr. And Mrs. Eugene Dirita felt their Christmas would be filled with extra joy this year because it was heralded by the arrival of their first grandchild on Friday. The joy was shattered on the same day when they received a Defense Department telegram notifying them that their only son, Army Pfc. Gene Derita, had been killed in action in Vietnam. Pfc. Dirita, 20, was killed on Dec. 10 while fighting with the 9th Infantry Division. His sister, Vicki, now Mrs. Rodney Beebe, of 33097 Browley, Warren, gave birth to a daughter, Kimberly, Friday at St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Clemens. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone. Dirita was inducted into the Army in October, 1966 and had been in Vietnam since April 9. He graduated from Roseville High School in June, 1965. He worked at his father's firm, D and S wood processing, in St. Clair Shores, as a cabinetmaker before entering the Army. His last letter to arrive at the Dirita home at 25584 Normandy was dated, Dec. 9-one day before he died. His mother Emma, said he was "in excellent spirits and counting his days in Vietnam." Pfc. Dirita's last words to his family were: "P.S., MOM: Only 111 days left."
The Macomb Daily, December 16, 1967, front page
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You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Wife: Emma F. Dirita, Born Nov. 29, 1923 in Michigan and Died April 2, 2009 at the age of 86 yrs.
Loving father of Vicki Beebe and the late Corp Gene DiRita, On December 10, 1967 Corp Gene DiRita, at the age of 20 years old became a ground casualty while in Long An, South Vietnam.
He was killed by a gernade explosion. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone.
His body was recovered..
Michigan, Death Index
Name: Eugene Fortunato Di Rita
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Dec 1993
Event Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Residence Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1920
Certificate Number: 076701
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 73
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1920
State: California
Last Place of Residence: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
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Their Holiday Joy Shattered ROSEVILLE –
Mr. And Mrs. Eugene Dirita felt their Christmas would be filled with extra joy this year because it was heralded by the arrival of their first grandchild on Friday. The joy was shattered on the same day when they received a Defense Department telegram notifying them that their only son, Army Pfc. Gene Derita, had been killed in action in Vietnam. Pfc. Dirita, 20, was killed on Dec. 10 while fighting with the 9th Infantry Division. His sister, Vicki, now Mrs. Rodney Beebe, of 33097 Browley, Warren, gave birth to a daughter, Kimberly, Friday at St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Clemens. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone. Dirita was inducted into the Army in October, 1966 and had been in Vietnam since April 9. He graduated from Roseville High School in June, 1965. He worked at his father's firm, D and S wood processing, in St. Clair Shores, as a cabinetmaker before entering the Army. His last letter to arrive at the Dirita home at 25584 Normandy was dated, Dec. 9-one day before he died. His mother Emma, said he was "in excellent spirits and counting his days in Vietnam." Pfc. Dirita's last words to his family were: "P.S., MOM: Only 111 days left."
The Macomb Daily, December 16, 1967, front page
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In Memory of ......... Eugene Fortunato DiRita.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Wife: Emma F. Dirita, Born Nov. 29, 1923 in Michigan and Died April 2, 2009 at the age of 86 yrs.
Loving father of Vicki Beebe and the late Corp Gene DiRita, On December 10, 1967 Corp Gene DiRita, at the age of 20 years old became a ground casualty while in Long An, South Vietnam.
He was killed by a gernade explosion. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone.
His body was recovered..
Michigan, Death Index
Name: Eugene Fortunato Di Rita
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Dec 1993
Event Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Residence Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1920
Certificate Number: 076701
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 73
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1920
State: California
Last Place of Residence: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
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Their Holiday Joy Shattered ROSEVILLE –
Mr. And Mrs. Eugene Dirita felt their Christmas would be filled with extra joy this year because it was heralded by the arrival of their first grandchild on Friday. The joy was shattered on the same day when they received a Defense Department telegram notifying them that their only son, Army Pfc. Gene Derita, had been killed in action in Vietnam. Pfc. Dirita, 20, was killed on Dec. 10 while fighting with the 9th Infantry Division. His sister, Vicki, now Mrs. Rodney Beebe, of 33097 Browley, Warren, gave birth to a daughter, Kimberly, Friday at St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Clemens. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone. Dirita was inducted into the Army in October, 1966 and had been in Vietnam since April 9. He graduated from Roseville High School in June, 1965. He worked at his father's firm, D and S wood processing, in St. Clair Shores, as a cabinetmaker before entering the Army. His last letter to arrive at the Dirita home at 25584 Normandy was dated, Dec. 9-one day before he died. His mother Emma, said he was "in excellent spirits and counting his days in Vietnam." Pfc. Dirita's last words to his family were: "P.S., MOM: Only 111 days left."
The Macomb Daily, December 16, 1967, front page
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.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
Wife: Emma F. Dirita, Born Nov. 29, 1923 in Michigan and Died April 2, 2009 at the age of 86 yrs.
Loving father of Vicki Beebe and the late Corp Gene DiRita, On December 10, 1967 Corp Gene DiRita, at the age of 20 years old became a ground casualty while in Long An, South Vietnam.
He was killed by a gernade explosion. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone.
His body was recovered..
Michigan, Death Index
Name: Eugene Fortunato Di Rita
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Dec 1993
Event Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Residence Place: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1920
Certificate Number: 076701
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 73
Birth Date: 12 Sep 1920
State: California
Last Place of Residence: Roseville, Macomb, Michigan
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Their Holiday Joy Shattered ROSEVILLE –
Mr. And Mrs. Eugene Dirita felt their Christmas would be filled with extra joy this year because it was heralded by the arrival of their first grandchild on Friday. The joy was shattered on the same day when they received a Defense Department telegram notifying them that their only son, Army Pfc. Gene Derita, had been killed in action in Vietnam. Pfc. Dirita, 20, was killed on Dec. 10 while fighting with the 9th Infantry Division. His sister, Vicki, now Mrs. Rodney Beebe, of 33097 Browley, Warren, gave birth to a daughter, Kimberly, Friday at St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Clemens. Pfc. Dirita's father said his son was on a mission aboard a helicopter somewhere in Vietnam and stepped on a land mine while he was getting off the aircraft in the landing zone. Dirita was inducted into the Army in October, 1966 and had been in Vietnam since April 9. He graduated from Roseville High School in June, 1965. He worked at his father's firm, D and S wood processing, in St. Clair Shores, as a cabinetmaker before entering the Army. His last letter to arrive at the Dirita home at 25584 Normandy was dated, Dec. 9-one day before he died. His mother Emma, said he was "in excellent spirits and counting his days in Vietnam." Pfc. Dirita's last words to his family were: "P.S., MOM: Only 111 days left."
The Macomb Daily, December 16, 1967, front page
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