SIEGMAN JAMES E

COL James "Jim" E. Siegman was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 12/17/2019 at the age of 78.2
Elizabethtown, KY
Flight Class 67-6
Date of Birth 09/17/1941
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 339 TC CO in 62, 195 AHC in 67-68
Call sign in Vietnam THUNDER CHICKEN
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More detail on this person: James Edward Siegman, 78, of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. He was a native of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, was a retired colonel in the U.S. Army and was a former manager with the Federal Aviation Administration. He was a Silver Star and Purple Heart recipient. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Mounts Siegman; and his parents, Joseph and Loretta Callahan Siegman. Survivors include three sons, James (Jennifer) Siegman Jr. of Elizabethtown, Joe (Eva) Siegman of Ireland and Bill (Yong Mi) Siegman of Texas; a daughter, Loretta (Samuel) McIntosh of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; a brother, Kenneth (Barbara) Siegman of Virginia; a sister, Anice Sokolowski of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The funeral is at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown. Burial follows in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central in Radcliff. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and continues at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Published in The News-Enterprise on Dec. 21, 2019

Burial information: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-Central, Radcliff, KY

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Date posted on this site: 10/13/2025