- OBITUARY
VANCOUVER RITES FOR SGT. ARAGON
Catholic and military rites for Sgt. 1.c. Joseph M. Aragon, who was killed in action April 18 in Vietnam were held May 1 in Vancouver, Washington.
Sgt. Aragon was born in Litchfield Park and joined the Army here in 1948. He had been in Vietnam since December 1966. He attended Litchfield Park High School.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; five children, Joseph, Michael, Patrick, Frances and Theresa, all of Vancouver; his father, Manuel Aragon; a sister, Mrs. Ralph Rojah; and a half sister, Elsa Aragon, all of Phoenix.
Burial was in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon.
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) Tue. May 16, 1967 Page 17
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- SERGEANT ARAGON VIETNAM CASUALTY
The father of five young children, Sgt 1st Class Joseph M. Aragon of Vancouver has been killed in action in Vietnam, the Defense Department reported Monday. He was the 10th person with Clark County ties to die in Vietnam and the third this month.
The 37 year-old soldier, who had been in Vietnam since last November, died of gunshot wounds on patrol, according to his widow, Helen. She said no other details were given. A recent letter from her husband had indicated that he was a platoon sergeant engaged in search and destroy missions.
Mrs. Aragon, who lives at 2213 N.E. Fifty First St. said she was notified Saturday that her husband was killed on April 16. Earlier she had been informed that he was missing in action.
INFANTRYMAN
At the time of his death, the sergeant was a member of Company B, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division.
Before going to Vietnam, Aragon had been stationed in Germany for two years until last May. He entered the Army in July, 1948, and would have completed 19 years of service this July, becoming eligible for retirement in another year.
The sergeant was born in Litchfield Park, Ariz., March 19, 1930.
In addition to his widow, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Price of 4308 N.W. Fifty-first St., Aragon is survived by his three sons, Joseph Jr. 11, Michael, 8, and Patrick 7; and daughters; Frances, 4 and Theresa, 22 months.
Other survivors include his father and step-mother, Mr. & Mrs. Manual Aragon of Phoenix, Ariz.: a sister, Mrs. Ralph Rojas of Phoenix; a half-sister, Elsa Aragon of Phoenix; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Birtriz Aragon of Tucson, Ariz.; and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Maria Bizzerra of Phoenix.
Mrs. Aragon said the Vancouver Funeral Chapel will be in charge of funeral arrangements when the sergeant's body is returned from Vietnam. Details will be announced later.
The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington) Tue Apr 25, 1967 Page 1
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1930 - 1967 (37 years)
