Whipple Road at Douglas Pike

This Square is Dedicated to
the Memory of
1st Lt. James Panzarella

• James Francis Panzarella is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 10E Line 125
• More information about 1st Lt. James Panzarella

And S/Sgt. C. William Silvia

• Clifford William Silvia is on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 23E, Line 83
• More information about S/Sgt. C. William Silvia

On May 30, 1968 the Panzarella-Silvia Memorial was dedicated at the intersection of Whipple Road and Douglas Pike.

Army Lieutenant James F. Panzarella was the commanding officer of Company A, 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Army Staff Sergeant Clifford William Silvia was attached to the 25th Medical Battalion of the 25th Infantry Regiment. Both men were from Smithfield, and both were killed within a few weeks of each other while serving in Vietnam.

The dedication ceremony began with a parade which left the Town Hall at 8:45 a.m. The procession included family members of the servicemen, civic leaders, members of the Town Council, buglers and drummers, police and fire vehicles, as well as numerous townspeople showing their support.

~ From Jim Ignasher in The Smithfield Times

For more photos, please visit the Smith-Appleby House Museum’s Flickr page.