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World War II

Allen, William R.

World War II
US Navy
Corpsman
December 4, 2002

Andel, Stephen M.

World War II
US Army
8th / 24th / 71st Infantry Divisions
January 6, 2003

Anderson, Charles E.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
9th Air Force
October 21, 2005

Askew, Margaret

World War II
American Red Cross
July 24, 2006

Baillie, John

World War II
US Army Air Corps
8th Air Force
July 30, 2003

Baker, Richard W.

World War II
US Army
4th Infantry Division
September 30, 2003

Barry, Vincent

World War II
US Army Air Corps
10th Air Force
July 19, 2002

Bauman, Irving

World War II
US Army Air Corps
20th Air Force
September 25, 2002

Bednarski, Henry

World War II
US Army
117th Cavalry Squadron
May 1, 2002

Beesley, Ellis N.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
27th Bomb Group
June 10, 2004

Belgam, Joseph R.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
390th Bomb Group
November 6, 2002

Bennert, William H.

World War II
US Army / NJ National Guard
102nd / 117th Cavalry
May 14, 2002

Bimberg, Edward L.

World War II
US Army
101st Cavalry Regiment
March 15, 2002

Bocchino, William A.

WWII Era / Korean War
US Navy / US Army
USS Macon
February 15, 2018

Book, Peter

World War II / Korean War
US Army Air Corps
US Air Force
September 23, 2002

Boylan, John V.

World War II
US Army
357th Harbor Craft Company
February 13, 2002

Bradshaw, Mitchell A.

World War II
US Navy
SS Alan A. Dale
July 1, 2002

Briody, Cornelius J.

World War II
US Navy
Seabees
October 9, 2002

Brooman, Donald

World War II
US Army Air Corps
390th Bomb Group
January 11, 2010

Burrows, Thomas I.

World War II
US Navy
USS LST-701
November 14, 2007

Busick, Robert A.

World War II
US Army
45th Infantry Division
September 30, 2002

Cain, Thomas F.

World War II
US Army
3062nd Ordnance Service Co.
November 13, 2002

Cameron, Lachlan

World War II
US Army
Signal Corps
January 17, 2007

Carabellese, Sergio

World War II
US Navy
USS Renshaw
March 16, 2017

Carrington, James H.

WWII / Korean War / Vietnam
US Navy
USS Leyte / USS Hanson
September 16, 2002

Carroll, John

World War II
US Army
294th Engineer Battalion
September 11, 2009

Casino, Joseph

World War II
US Army Air Corps
306th Bomb Group
August 2, 2002

Cassidy, Vincent J.

World War II
US Army
176th Field Artillery Battalion
October 6, 2003

Cattani, Helene F.

World War II
US Army
Army Nurse Corps
November 13, 2002

Christensen, Bertram

World War II
US Merchant Marines
European / Pacific Theater
January 8, 2003

Ciampoli, Gerald M.

World War II
US Army
100th Chemical Mortar Battalion
September 7, 2001

Cirelli, Giovanni

World War II
US Army Air Corps
486th Bomb Group
July 7, 2003

Cloutier, Fay

World War II
US Marine Corps
Camp Communications
June 10, 2018

Coppola, Arthur

WWII / Vietnam / Cold War
US Marine Corps
III Amphibious Corps
May 7, 2015

Cornell, Robert

World War II
US Army
Quartermaster Corps
September 25, 2001

Crescibene, Henry A.

WWII Era / Korean War / Vietnam
US Army Air Corps / US Air Force
NJ Air National Guard
September 6, 2017

Cristina, Alfred J.

World War II
US Army
Field Artillery
August 18, 2004

Dauber, Joseph

World War II
US Navy
USS Eagle
June 3, 2015

Dempsey, Dorothy

World War II
US Coast Guard
SPAR, Women’s Reserve
March 10, 2003

DiSanto, Alexander L.

World War II
US Army
82nd Airborne Division
September 23, 2003

Duane, John J.

World War II
US Marine Corps
1st Marine Division
August 7, 2001

Eisenman, Richard

World War II
US Army Air Corps
20th Combat Map Squadron
March 23, 2016

Epple, Augustus

World War II
US Army
87th Infantry Division
October 6, 2003

Falca, Giuseppe

World War II
Italian Naval Service
Seaman 1st Class
July 3, 2003

Fetzer, Dix R.

World War II
US Army
7th Infantry Division
November 25, 2002

Finch, Alexander J.

World War II
US Army
Signal Corps
December 19, 2001

Firtion, Charles V.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
20th Air Force
September 7, 2001

Fitz Maurice, Donald

World War II
US Army Air Corps
461st Bomb Group
September 17, 2001

Frank, Herman

World War II
US Army Air Corps
460th Bomb Group
July 7, 2009

Fraser, Leo

World War II
US Navy
USS Clarence K. Bronson
September 26, 2001

Frattin, Walter

World War II
US Navy
Radioman
June 4, 2018

Galione, Dominick

World War II / Cold War
US Army Air Corps
10th Air Force
June 23, 2008

Garbe, Harry J.

World War II
US Marine Corps
Fifth Amphibious Corps
July 18, 2001

Geannakakes, Thomas

World War II
US Army Air Corps
389th Bomb Group
November 6, 2017

Geiger, John J.

World War II
US Army
6th Army
September 14, 2001

Gentile, Arthur F.

World War II
US Army
83rd Infantry Division
September 17, 2001

Gianelloni, Giles

World War II
US Navy
Air Ferry Squadron
April 28, 2002

Gill, William A.

World War II
US Navy
Chief Quartermaster
March 20, 2002

Girrbach, William G.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
10th Air Force
March 1, 2002

Gonzalez, Cambell

World War II
US Army
92nd Infantry Division
June 19, 2002

Greco, Frank

World War II
US Navy
Navy Armed Guard
August 11, 2003

Greenwood, Harry I.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
9th Air Force
February 8, 2002

Gunderson, Barbara

World War II
British Army
Auxiliary Training Service
July 24, 2002

Hakim, E. Robert

World War II
US Army
7th Army
April 28, 2002

Handley, Warren

World War II
US Marine Corps
2nd Marine Division
September 10, 2001

Hansen, Henry

WWII / Cold War
US Army
Combat Engineer
August 28, 2001

Harden, John C.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
39th Bomb Group
March 2, 2018

Harris, John L.

World War II
US Army
11th Airborne Division
February 11, 2008

Heslin, Brendan A.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
17th Photo Lab
January 17, 2003

Hill, Charles

World War II / Cold War
US Army / US Navy
NJ National Guard

Himey, Andrew

World War II
US Navy
USS LST 525
June 6, 2001

Hmieleski, Edmund

World War II
US Army Air Corps
864th Bomb Squadron
August 28, 2002

Hoagland, Howard D.

World War II
US Army
44th Infantry Division
May 31, 2002

Hodes, Frank R.

World War II
US Army
80th Infantry Division
December 14, 2005

Hoffman, Charles J.

World War II
US Navy
USS Minneapolis
August 07, 2002

Howes, A. Nora

World War II
US Army
WAAC / WAC
August 9, 2017

Hughes, Mortimer M.

World War II
US Army
7th Armored Division
September 30, 2003

Italiano, Theresa

World War II
US Navy
Navy Nurse Corps
July 18, 2003

Jennings-Manzi, Margaret

World War II
US Army
Army Nurse Corps
June 28, 2002

Kahler, Warren R.

World War II
US Army
8th Armored Division
November 12, 2008

Kane, James A.

World War II
US Army
102nd Cavalry Regiment
July 23, 2001

Kane, John

World War II
US Army
Signal Corps
March 11, 2016

Kauffmann, Harold J.

World War II
US Army
Ordnance Corps
May 2, 2018

Kaye, Samuel D.

World War II
US Army
Signal Corps
February 27, 2002

Kenworthy, Paul

World War II
US Army
102nd Cavalry Regiment
August 16, 2001

Kerwood, Theodore H.

World War II
US Army
82nd Airborne Division
September 30, 2003

Kieffer, Reinhardt J.

World War II
US Army
Counter-Intelligence Corps
September 30, 2003

Knox, John B.

World War II
US Army
559th Quartermaster Battalion
September 23, 2002

Knox, William

WWII / Korea / Vietnam
US Army
2nd Infantry Division
August 12, 2002

Kohn, Felix

World War II
Czech Military
British Royal Air Force
May 26, 2004

Laird, William D.

World War II
US Army
5th Field Artillery Battalion
May 12, 2009

Lauber, Bernard P.

World War II
US Army
36th Infantry Division
December 13, 2002

LaVecchia, Albert D.

World War II
US Army
63rd Infantry Division
July 2, 2002

Lepre, Robert

World War II
US Navy
USS Wilkes-Barre
March 16, 2017

Lutz, Robert C.

World War II
US Army
102nd Cavalry Regiment
June 6, 2001

Madden, Edward G.

World War II
US Navy
USS California
June 4, 2003

Mahoney, Thomas F.

World War II
US Navy
USS Curtiss / US O’Bannon
January 14, 2002

Maxson, Harry

World War II
US Army
Chemical Warfare Service
May 14, 2003

McCabe, Jerome J.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
52nd / 48th Fighter Groups
December 21, 2001

McLean, Charles

Pre-WWII / WWII / Cold War
US Army
NJ National Guard
March 1985

Melchiondo, Anthony W.

World War II
US Army
112th Field Artillery
January 16, 2014

Mercurio, Frank

World War II
US Army
78th Infantry Division
March 16, 2017

Moore, Spencer C.

World War II
US Army
92nd Infantry Division
August 7, 2001

Morelli, Fred

World War II
US Army Air Corps
466th Bomb Group
March 11, 2003

Morgan, Raymond B.

WWII / Korea / Cold War
US Marine Corps
3rd Marine Division
August 16, 2013

Myers, Harry C.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
98th Bomb Group
February 23, 2018

Newman, Mary

WWII / Korean War / Cold War
US Army
Army Nurse Corps
August 28, 2001

O’Brien, Joseph E.

World War II
US Navy
Air Ferry Squadron
April 28, 2002

Otchy, Arthur A.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
5th Air Force
May 19, 2003

Paraskevas, Angelos

World War II
US Navy
Headquarters SQ (HEDRON)
July 21, 2003

Parks, Matthew W.

World War II
US Army
82nd Airborne Division
September 23, 2003

Perri, Steve

World War II
US Army Air Corps
91st Bomb Group
July 17, 2012

Polk, Robert E.

World War II
US Navy
USS Puffer
August 9, 2002

Potash, Martin D.

World War II
US Army Air Corps
455th Bomb Group
April 10, 2002

Potts, Arthur W.

World War II
US Army
106th Infantry Division
April 16, 2003

Prettyman, Francis A.

World War II
US Army
102nd Cavalry Regiment
July 23, 2001

Pruiksma, Walter N.

World War II
US Army
783rd Military Police Battalion
April 10, 2006

Pushkal, George

World War II
US Army
101st Airborne Division
July 14, 2005

Quesenberry, Clifford R.

World War II
US Navy
Air Ferry Squadron
April 28, 2002

Randon, Gloria

World War II
US Army
Army Nurse Corps
June 28, 2002

Reed, Richard C.

World War II / Cold War
US Army
Medical Corps
November 6, 1983

Richmond, David I.

World War II
US Army
27th Infantry Division
June 23, 2003

Ritchings, Richard A.

World War II / Cold War
US Army Air Corps / US Air Force
5th / 9th / 12th Air Force
June 16, 2003

Rondum, Ritamarie

World War II
US Navy
WAVES
November 25, 2002

Rothenberg, Bernard

World War II
US Army
69th Infantry Division
May 23, 2012

Rybarczik, Walter

World War II
US Army Air Corps
2nd Long Range Photo Recon
December 27, 2017

Santillo, John

World War II
US Army
237th Engineer Combat Battalion
January 31, 2018

Schill, Ruth M.

World War II
US Navy
WAVES
January 10, 2003

Seidler, Harold

World War II
US Marine Corps
12th Marine Air Wing
June 27, 2001

Seidler, William

World War II / Korean War
US Navy
USS LSM 256 / USS Donner
June 18, 2003

Selb, Bonalyn

World War II
US Navy
WAVES
September 10, 2003

Serano, James

World War II
US Army
805th Tank Destroyer Battalion
April 8, 2002

Settimi, Sam J.

World War II
US Army
961st Field Artillery Battalion
April 4, 2002

Shenloogian, Charles

World War II
US Army
10th Armored Division
August 26, 2002

Shepherd, Milton J.

World War II
US Army
8th Armored Division
October 6, 2003

Siegel, Martin S.

World War II
US Army
738th Military Police Battalion
August 16, 2002

Small, Alden H.

World War II
US Army
92nd Infantry Division
August 22, 2017

Smith, John F.

World War II
US Navy
Torpedoman
August 23, 2002

Solomon, Irvin

World War II
US Merchant Marines
European Theater
March 24, 2015

Stern, Saul

World War II
US Army
3rd Infantry Division
October 20, 2010

Stewart, Benjamin V.

World War II
US Army
92nd Infantry Division
July 11, 2012

Stone, B. June

World War II
US Navy
WAVES
July 12, 2002

Tenkin, Herman S.

World War II / Cold War
US Army
New Jersey National Guard

Thomson, Harold S.

World War II
US Army
Signal Corps
July 31, 2002

Tobia, Patrick R.

World War II
US Navy
USS LST-679
July 18, 2016

Torresson, Thomas S.

World War II / Cold War
US Army Air Corps / US Air Force
Morro Castle Disaster Survivor
October 29, 2004

Truax, Stanley J.

World War II
US Marine Corps
USMC Aviation
August 23, 2001

Trudel, Lois

World War II
US Navy
WAVES
June 27, 2003

Trudel, Ralph T.

World War II
US Army
78th Infantry Division
June 27, 2003

Tucker, Herbert

World War II
US Coast Guard
USCGC Tahoma (WPG-80)
August 16, 2002

Tully, James J.

World War II
US Navy
USS New York / USS Severn
October 25, 2002

Tuttle, Gertrude

World War II
US Army
Army Medical Corps
December 8, 2009

Umbenhauer, Elmer R.

World War II
US Army
4th / 8th Armored Divisions
October 6, 2003

Vaccacio, Alfred J.

World War II
US Army
37th Infantry Division
July 3, 2002

Von Spreckelsen, Henry E.

World War II
US Navy
USS Indianapolis / USS Mississippi
September 22, 2004

Walker, James J.

World War II
US Army
158th Regimental Combat Team
February 22, 2002

Waple, George H.

WWII / Korea / Cold War
US Army
Cavalry and Infantry
July 11, 2001

Weissman, Paul

World War II
US Army
123rd Cavalry Recon Sq
September 23, 2002

Wiedmann, Carl M.

World War II
US Army
34th Infantry Division
October 25, 2002

Witkowski, Ann

World War II
US Coast Guard
SPAR, Women’s Reserve
July 18, 2003

Yancey, Robert H.

WWII / Korea / Vietnam
US Navy / US Army
24th Infantry Regiment
October 13, 2011

Zakalyk, Joseph

World War II
US Army Air Corps
456th Bomb Group
September 7, 2016

Zilinski, John J.

World War II
US Marine Corps
1st Marine Division
October 1, 2004

Zuccarelli, Frank E.

World War II
US Marine Corps
3rd Marine Division
December 28, 2005