Francis George Graziosi

Vietnam War
Unit176th Aviation Company
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army
Entered Service FromRochester New York
Date of DeathJanuary 10 1970
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Staff Sergeant Graziosi was a member of the 71st Aviation Company, 14th Aviation Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal). On January 10, 1970, he was the door gunner of a Bell Iroquois Utility Helicopter (UH-1H) returning from Tien Phouc to its base at Chu Lai, South Vietnam. While en-route radio communication was lost and he was declared Missing in Action. His remains were recovered on June 7, 1994 and identified on July 24, 2006. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.