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War Memorial erected by the Alloway Jaycees and dedicated on September 5, 1966

VETERANS DAY11-11-11 @ 1100HRS

The Alloway Township Senior Citizens Complex/Municipal Building(Aka The old Alloway School)

49 South Greenwich Street, Alloway, NJ 08001

www.AllowayTownship.com

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Alloway Township Veterans Monument/WalkwayVeterans Day Service/Remembrance

11/ 11/ 11 @ 1100 Hours

Mayor Joe G. Fedora, Twp Committeeman Wm. Rex Cobb, and Deputy Mayor Myrle PatrickNot pictured; Township Clerk Mary Lou Rutherford, Deputy Clerk Bonnie Warren

WelcomeMargaret M. Matthews*

Alloway Township Historian

InvocationRev. Jim Whitt

Steering Committee Chair

Pledge of AllegianceMajor Wayne W. Wright Ret. USAF

See story on page 2

Star Spangled BannerPam Gereau-Weeks

Guest SpeakerMajor Margaret Merkel Ret. USAF“Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome”

Guest SpeakerMajor William B. Crane Ret. USMC

“Vietnam”

Memory Sharing by the AudienceAnd Closing

Deputy Mayor Myrle Patrick

“Taps”Scott Todd*

* Veteran

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How to Recite “The Pledge of Allegiance” CorrectlyBy Major Wayne Wright

I have been a member of the Alloway Wistarburg Ruritan Club (acommunity service organization) since 1992. The meeting closes bysaluting the American flag with The Pledge of Allegiance. I noticed thatBill Haskett* said The Pledge differently so one day I asked him why he didthat. Well, as only Bill could say it, "I say it correctly." I couldn't let that gounchallenged, so I asked him to explain. He told me that there was nocomma after nation and that the phrase was "... one nation under God,indivisible….” I have said The Pledge of Allegiance 'his' way ever since.

*Bill Haskett was the Alloway Township Clerk and Historian. Bill died May 24, 2000.

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The Jaycee Creed

We believe:The faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life;That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations;That economic justice can best be won by free men through free enterprise;That government should be of laws rather than of men;That earth’s great treasure lies in human personality;And that service to humanity is the best work of life.

The following was written in the September 6, 1966 dedication program:

In December 1965, twenty-six young men of Alloway Township organized to become theAlloway Township Jaycees. These were men with enough pride for their community thatthey wanted to do something to make their town a better place to live and raise theirchildren. After their election of officers at their December meeting, the Jaycees wentright to work. They donated a New Jersey Almanac to each of the local schools. Thencame the Township Survey. This survey was a very important work of the Jaycees, andthe results have recently been published. A “Clean-Up” week helped show thetownspeople that the young men of Alloway were willing to work to make Alloway aclean and nicer community. Ten litter cans were placed in strategic places throughout thetown. Many other projects have been successfully run by our Jaycees in the last eightmonths. Among these were Project Concern, an aluminum boat donated to the RescueSquad, supplying manpower to Ranch Hope when needed, providing umpires for theLittle League, and many others too numerous to mention. A War Memorial, to be placedin front of the Alloway School, is now their biggest project. The dedication will beSeptember 5, 1966. A raffle is supplying the funds for this memorial. The purpose of theJaycees is to provide leadership training for young men between 21 and 35 years of age.The Alloway Township Jaycees are doing this and much, much more!

The Today’s Sunbeam wrote of the dedication in 1966:CASE DEDICATES WARS MONUMENT AT ALLOWAY“As much as we hate war, we regard it our duty in honor and common sense to resistthose who would enslave others,” U.S. Senator Clifford B. Case declared in thededication of a war monument in Alloway, Labor Day. The New Jersey senator was theprincipal speaker when the Alloway Jaycees presented to the community the marker onthe Alloway School grounds. American dedication to humanity is greater than everbefore, the afternoon crowd was reminded, and “it is not by threats or subversion, as insome countries, that we are attempting to find ways that aggression can be stopped.”Case saw no shame being attached to the United States being shown in the position of agreat power. MAKE WORLD SAFE “What we see in the American role today,” heexplained, “is a power unique in history. While endeavoring to make the world safe, notonly for itself but for everyone else, this county strives toward a decent place for all.”

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While “still honoring above all others, those who have given their lives in the defense ofour country, we make our dedication to them, those who actually need no dedication.”To Lester Harris the dedication would serve “to preserve the memories and incidents ofthe great wars.” THOSE WHO SERVED Harris, state representative of the AmericanLegion, declared it honoring “those who served their country well and proudly in thetimes of greatest needs.” A recent national legislative law change now provides forAmerican Legion eligibility to those recently serving in the armed forces. Harris paidtribute to Case for his support of the measure in Washington. The new law, Harris stated,means that “veterans of our great wars wanted to recognize those men now serving theircountry in this period of stress.” Our fighting today “is to serve the cause of freedom;there is no other defining of the present conflict (Vietnam),” was Harris’ thought.PROUD OF TOWN The Legion official, a member of the Harry P. Morrison Post atSalem, assured the group that his national organization and all veterans “are proud of thecitizens of Alloway” for their gesture. A somewhat similar expression came from thesenator, concluding with, “On this solemn occasion, I join with you in gratitude toAlmighty God, and not only in deep humility but in deep soberness and even in deepjoy.” In invoking divine blessing upon the attendance, the Rev. C.B. Jackson, Alloway,prayed that “when we must go forth to the contest for the glory of thy name, be thou ourcourage and our strength.” His dedicatory prayer closed with, “if we must stand indarkness, waiting for the dawn, then grant us thy grace that, having done all, we may beable to stand. “Even unto the end of our spiritual warfare, may we be thy faithful soldiersas thou art our Captain in the fight.”

1966 TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE was Alvin Crispin, Charles Finlaw, and Roy Flannigan, Sr.

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Past Dates, Ceremonies and Speakers to Remember:

First Veterans Day Celebration: November 11, 2009 @ 11:00 a.m.

Guest Speaker:

Lt. Col. Joseph S. Abbott Jr. POW for 6 years while in Thailand & Vietnam 1966-1973

Memorial Day Ceremony: Sunday, May 30, 2010 @ 7:00 a.m.

Fallen Soldiers Dedication: Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:00 p.m.

Second Veterans Day Celebration: 11/11/2010 @ 1100 HRS.

Guest SpeakerDon Elwell “Freedom Is Not Free"Don is the nephew of 1st Lt. Winfield C. ElwellKIA in 1944

Guest SpeakerJeff Simpkins Sharing the life of US Navy SEAL Denis C. MirandaKIA 9/21/2010 in Afghanistan

Guest SpeakerMayor Ed P. Masker “Flip a Coin” The story of Larry Bell final days

Memorial Day Ceremony: Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 0700 HRS.

Drum is on Display in the Alloway Township Museum Room

ALLOWAYSTOWN, MARTIAL* BAND

2011 Steering Committee MembersCommitteeman William Rex Cobb*, Doug Chapman*, Barbara Dawson, Clem Jamison*, Ken McKelvey,

Ted Smigulec*, Ben Thompson*, Jim Whitt, Wayne Wright*

* MILITARY

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VETERANS STORIES OF BRICKS PURCHASED IN THEIR HONOR

SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION

Larry G. Bell:US NavyKILLED IN ACTIONLarry was best friends with Clem and Jimmy Jamison and they loved playingbaseball. Around 1965 Jimmy and Larry went into the Navy. In 1969, Larry wassent to Vietnam, where he served as a medic. He had only four months to gobefore he was to go to Australia, for his four-month rest period before cominghome. We miss Larry every day!!!Awards and ribbons are: The Combat Action Ribbon, The Vietnamese MilitaryMerit Medal and Gallantry Cross with Palm, The Purple Heart, National DefenseService Medal, Vietnamese Military Merit Medal, Vietnamese Service Medal,Navy Commendation Medal with Combat “V” for Valor, and Republic of VietnamCampaign Medal.See pages 304 and 305 of the “Alloway Remembers” 2nd edition for more aboutLarry. (Installing Larry’s brick is Steering Committee Members Ted Smigulec, Ben Thompson,Doug Chapman, Margaret M. Matthews, Barbara Dawson, and Jim Whitt)

Howard DareKILLED IN ACTION - WWIAccording to page 15 in “Alloway Remembers” a diary entry states forNovember 1918: “The War is over! There will be a huge demonstration. TheTown of Alloway gave two of her sons, Howard Dare and Russell Harris.”Howard Dare was born in Alloway Township, and was my grandmother’s brother.Submitted by Steve Rivell of Alloway.

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2 photos provided by Greg Dorrell say “the funeral appears to be Charles Howard Dare'sby its location in the Baptist Cemetery”.

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Winfield C. ElwellUS Army WWII1Lt. 1944 KILLED IN ACTIONWinfield was stationed for basic training at Fort Dix, NJ.He was stationed in Fort Benning, GA where he met his future wife, Deloris.Winfield was KILLED IN ACTION and never met his daughter Elaine who wasborn in February 1945. Winfield was awarded The Purple Heart posthumously.His sister-in-law is Clementine (Coleman) Elwell of Aldine who wanted to honorher husband’s brother.Clementine’s sister, Violet is married to Alvin Crispin.

Richard N. GereauCapt. US ArmyKILLED IN ACTION * 1966 VietnamAs recorded in “Alloway Remembers” page 312 “Richard’s death was reportedin the Salem Sunbeam of Tuesday, March 8, 1966. He had been killed in actionon the previous Saturday when a helicopter in which he was riding was hit andexploded. He had volunteered to be part of a crew carrying urgent aid to anothermilitary group in his area.The memorial service for Richard was conducted in the Alloway United MethodistChurch before his interment in the cemetery there. About four years laterRichard’s daughters, Debbie and Pamela, received a $1,500.00 scholarship fromtheir father’s fellow servicemen in the First Infantry Division.Richard’s widow, Sally Sawyer Gereau, teaches in the Alloway ElementarySchool. Debbie, who was graduated magna cum laude from Glassboro StateCollege, married Charles (aka Chuck) Atkinson, of Salem, where she and herhusband now live. There is an infant son, too, named Richard for his

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grandfather. Pamela is a senior in Woodstown High School, with plans to attendVirginia Polytechnic Institution, where she has already been accepted.”Side note: Sally would speak to the higher grades at Alloway School eachMemorial Day about her husband’s tour of duty in Vietnam. She would takelower grades on trips to the Alloway United Methodist Cemetery to place flags atthe veterans’ graves. Sally was a Steering Committee Member and she died in2008. The Alloway Township School Library is named in her honor.

Russell HarrisKILLED IN ACTION * WWIAccording to page 15 in “Alloway Remembers” a diary entry states forNovember 1918: “The War is over! There will be a huge demonstration. TheTownship of Alloway gave two of her sons, Howard Dare and Russell Harris.”

Denis C. MirandaKILLED IN ACTION * Afghanistan 9/21/2010U.S NavyDenis C. Miranda, Navy SEAL, of Toms River, NJ died 9-21-2010 in a helicoptercrash in Afghanistan while proudly serving his country. He was a BUD/sclassmate and close friend of J. Blake Simpkins, Navy SEAL, formerly of AllowayTownship. Denis is survived by his parents, Patricia and Christian Miranda,brothers, Alan and Kevin of Toms River and his fiancé, Lacy Cromwell ofOregon. Denis’ brick has not been installed at the time of this year’s VeteransDay Celebration 11/11/11 @ 1100Hrs.

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Ernest Schavelin:US MarinesKILLED IN ACTIONErnest joined the Marines in 1965. On April 16, 1968 at the age of 20 Ernie waskilled in action in South Vietnam. Ernest was killed at Quan Tri Providence byhostile fire.He was a platoon leader in Co. 9, 3rd Mar Div.Awards and ribbons are: Purple Heart, Gold Star, Vietnam Service Medal, andRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Metal.He is the son of Grace Schavelin who is pictured above and who had requestedthat her other son Frank’s brick be placed by Ernie’s so she could find themeasily.

Paul J. Sickler, WW IIKILLED IN ACTION5/28/24-6/22/44Paul was chosen to be a medic in the US Army 120th Infantry Regiment, 30thInfantry Division and landed in Normandy. They were north of the Vire Canaland had just taken over for the 101st Airborne when they saw their first action onJune 15. Paul was killed on June 22 north of Vire-Taute Canal near Mont martinen Graignes, Normandy, France. His unit pushed the Germans back over theVire Canal and took St. Jean de Daye the 1st week in July. Awards: Bronze Starand Purple Heart. Paul is memorialized at the Normandy Cemetery on the Wallof the Missing. Paul was the son of (brick mason) Smith Bowen Sickler and AliceMcCrane Sickler. Paul’s brother Raymond and nephew Jeff Sickler of SicklerConstruction did the renovation of the downstairs of the Alloway Township SeniorCitizen Complex/Municipal Building.

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PRISONERS OF WAR

Lt. Col. Joseph S. Abbott Jr.US Air Force1954 to 1977PRISONER OF WARBorn: August 16TH, 1934Service Years: April 1954 to November 1977Sampson AFB, NY – 1954 TestingLackland AFB, TX – Basic TrainingMariana AFB, FL – Flight Training in planes PA-18, T-62ND Lt. Bryan AFB, TX – 1955 Flight Training in T-28, T-33Moody AFB, GA – Advanced Flight Training in Jet, F-89Oxnard AFB, CA – 1956 Assigned to a Flight Squadron in F-891ST Lt. Ladd AFB, Alaska – 1956 to 1959 Flight Squadron in F-89Capt. Oxnard AFB, CA – 1959 to 1964 Flight Safety Officer in T-33 and F-101KI Sawyer AFB, Minn. – 1964 to 1966 Flight Safety Officer in T-33 and F-101Maj. Takhli AFB, Thailand – 1966 to 1967 Flight Safety Officer in C-47 and F-105Hanoi, North Vietnam – 1967 to 1973 Listed MIA and then POWLt. Col. Montgomery, Alabama – 1974 Air War CollegeGlassboro, NJ – 1975 to1976 CollegeRetired in Duluth, Minn. – 1976 to 1977 Airfield Manager in T-33

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John P. HartUS Air ForcePRISONER OF WAR2LT – WW IIIn Memory of 2nd Lt. John P. Hart -At the early age of 22 John P. Hart endured more than most would in a lifetime.As a navigator for the United States Air Force of a B-17 bomber he was shot inthe face while on a mission. His saving grace was from a fellow crew memberwho made split second decisions to equip Hart with his parachute before theplane went down, never imagining Hart would survive. But he did. Hart, a lifelongresident of Alloway Township entered the U.S. Air Force on June 24, 1942 as anavigator with the 100th Bomb group, 350th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Forcedivision during World War II. While flying his B-17 Bomber on October 8th 1943Hart’s plane was shot down over Bremen, Germany and he was taken as a POWby German soldiers. Hart would remain a Prisoner of War for the next 20 months.“The Germans brought me into a deserted barn, and I saw one of the guys frommy plane, the one who pushed me out.” Hart said. “He looked at me and said,‘My God we thought you were dead!” Hart was one of the lucky few to survive thecrash, even after being wounded and thrown from the plane. Of the ten men whocrewed the plane, only four survived. Injured and still confused about his currentsituation Hart was loaded onto a cattle car and taken to what was to be his homefor the next several months, a prison camp. He was held with several otherAmerican pilots and soldiers in a room no bigger than ten foot by ten foot.Despite the close quarters Hart said the men made the best of their situation.Hart was occasionally given broth with bread and butter, and only severalbriquettes of coal to use for cooking and warmth at night. Hart and fellow POW’swere left with nothing but their thoughts and prayers for the war to end; theirfears of the U.S. not winning and being left at the German’s discretion. But onChristmas Eve 1944, their wondering was halted. “We could hear the rush ofguns; we thought it was the Russians coming close,” Hart said. “Then theGermans came in and yelled ‘Oust! Oust!’ The men quickly gathered what littlethey had and began a seven day, seven night walk along the sides of highways.From there Hart was loaded, once again, onto a cattle car for another six days.“We were packed so close for days, not even being able to sit.” The travelingcontinued through three different prison camps. On August 20th 1945, while atthe third camp, the men heard the sound of gunfire again. “We came back frommess and we heard shooting: the guard took off running into the woods,” said

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Hart. “Then in come this big ole’ tank.” That tank was driven by General GeorgeS. Patton himself. “You could tell it was Patton,” Hart said. “He drove right overthe damn gate.” Upon returning to the U.S. John was anxious to get back to anormal life He was given the option of returning to the force with a big promotion,or a dismissal to go home. My father was officially released from active duty onSeptember 24th, 1945 at Fort Dix. Hart’s service and time as a POW wassomehow overlooked for decades. His achievements were only realized after hiswife passed away in July of 2001. Hart requested she be buried in the SalemCounty Veterans Cemetery, and it wasn’t until then that he was given therecognition he very well deserved. For his bravery, dedication and service, after62 years at the age of 82 John P. Hart was awarded the World War VictoryMedal, the Purple Heart, and the POW Medals. Hart was asked if he was upsetabout being overlooked for so many years and answered “ Nah. Themedals…like I said a lot of guys got killed for that (Purple Heart). I never reallythought much of it. I was lucky, I thank God.” After an honorable discharge at theage of 25 my father led a full and happy life. He married Dorothy (Roach), andhad three children Belinda, John Jr., and Gloria Hart. As well as fivegrandchildren: Joey, Faith, Allison, Brittany, and Jacob, along with a greatgranddaughter, MaKaylee. Without the help and dedication of his crew thatOctober day none of this would have been possible. My father died at the age of85 and his children and grandchildren were truly blessed to have learned histrials and travesties of the war. My family would like to honor and thank not onlymy father, but all of the men and women from the past and the present who havefought and gave their lives for our country. Without their love and dedication tothe United States we wouldn’t have a place to call home.Gloria Hart-WatsonBrittany E. Watson

Walter PiersonCorporal US ARMYWWII * PRISONER OF WARAccording to “Alloway Remembers” page 314 “Corporal Pierson’simprisonment was a result of “The Battle of the Bulge,” when some Americansoldiers acted as decoys to lure the Germans into an area where the Alliedtroops could get at them; but he could not recall exact dates or places.

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Walt had told his family that he had to help clean up the rubble whenever theAllies bombed Berlin and said, too, that Hitler’s Storm Troopers had beaten theAmerican prisoners with rifles on these occasions – as any enemy might havedone, he adds now.Walt’s weight had dropped to about one hundred twenty (from about a hundredsixty) while he was imprisoned. People that he called “the old Germans” – thosenot in sympathy with Hitler – had sneaked Walt and his fellow prisoners enoughfood to keep them alive.When Walt came home and told of the circumstances surrounding his capture,he learned that his mother had had a dream at about that time in which thosevery conditions had appeared vividly to her. She had seen Walt run behind ahedge and duck into a cellar. He later confirmed the mental picture which sherecalled from her dream.His release came on April 15, 1945, after he had been at Stalag 13 for about fourmonths. From that prison he went to Lucky Strike Camp, in France, toconvalesce. From there he came to Camp Dix and then to Atlantic City foranother period of convalescence.Walt has a son, also named Walter, an engineer with a main office inPhiladelphia. The son Walter is married, and there are three grandchildren.Walt himself lives with his wife and two children in Lithia, Florida, where he isretired.”

SMSgt. Joseph D. AbbottUS Air ForceJodie is the son of Joseph and Joan Abbott. He served in the Air Force from1977-98.

1st Lieutenant Erik ArizaUS Army and US Army National GuardOIF – 2008 to 2009 VeteranErik Ariza served in the US Army from 1994 to 2000 then joined the New JerseyArmy National Guard where he still serves. While a member of the 50th IBCTwith the NJARNG he was deployed to serve in Baghdad, Iraq in support ofOperation Iraqi Freedom 2008 to 2009.

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Lt. Col. Gwyn AtwellUS Air ForceLt. Col. Gwyn Parris-Atwell Commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the ArmyReserve Nurse Corp 348th General Hospital Fort Dix, NJ July 1991 duringOperation Desert Shield. While working Full Time in the Emergency Departmentat the Memorial Hospital of Salem County and serving as a traditional reservistCaptain Parris-Atwell graduated with a Master’s degree from WilmingtonUniversity as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 1998. Captain Parris-Atwelltransferred her Commission to the Air Force Reserve 514TH Aerospace StagingSquadron McGuire Air Force Base, NJ where she was promoted to the rank ofMajor in January 2002. During this period she had deployments to Hickam AFB,Hawaii in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Ramstein Air BaseGermany supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. In January 2009 she waspromoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and is currently serving as the ChiefNurse for the 514TH Aerospace Medicine Squadron McGuire Air Force Base, NJ.Her military awards include an Army Commendation Medal with 1 Oak LeafCluster and an Army Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster. Her Air Forceawards include a Meritorious Served Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, aCommendation Medal and an Achievement Medal. Lt. Col. Parris-Atwell residesin Alloway with her husband Douglas and their son Christopher. She recentlyreturned from a 2010 deployment to the Middle East supporting the War onGlobal Terrorism.

Bailey Family – WW II“The Bailey Family of Penns Grove sent four children to the II World War.Clarence Bailey II served in the US Army. His sister, Doris Bailey-Donaldson,served as an Army nurse. Brother, Frank J. Bailey, served in the Army SpecialForces and brother; Pierson W. Bailey was in the US Navy. All returned safelyfrom the war with Frank continuing over 20 years in the US Army, andParatroopers.” Alloway resident, David Bailey, is the brother of these veterans.

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Samuel J. BealSSgt. US Army WWIIBorn Raised Lived Loved and Died in Friesburg Alloway Twp. Salem County NJ.He served his country as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army under General Pattenin WWII. He received the Bronze Star at the Battle of the Bulge. Recognition forcapturing three German soldiers single handed and for crawling through a minefield to pull out his injured Lieutenant. He would not talk about the war. Most ofthis we learned after his death in 2007.Born June 7th, 1918 Died August 2nd, 2007.He was loved by many and missed by all.

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Lester Preston BowlingEM3c * US Navy * WWIIHarry S. Truman was Commander-in-Chief, James E. Forrestal was Secretary ofthe Navy, and Ernest J. King was Commander-in-Chief United States Fleet andChief of Naval Operation at the time Lester was serving in the US Navy.According to Lester’s Navy yearbook (printed at Norfolk VA after coming homefrom overseas in January 1944) Lester was at the PELELIU Under Fire on D-Day, Zero Hour, “and the ceaseless pounding of the Jap defenses by warshipsoff shore and rocket-firing LCI’s mark the invasion of Peleliu, September 15,1944 as a wave of Alligators churns through the beach waters to storm thedefenses of Peleliu.” Other invasions Lester served were Anguar in September1944, and Leyte in October and November 1944. Following is a copy of a letterthat Lester received on October 31, 1945 from the Secretary of the Navy:

THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVYWashington

My dear Mr. Bowling:I have addressed this letter to reach you after all the formalities of your

separation from active service are completed. I have done so because, withoutformality but as clearly as I know how to say it, I want the Navy’s pride in you,which it is my privilege to express, to reach into your civil life and to remain withyou always.

You have served in the greatest Navy in the world.It crushed two enemy fleets at once, receiving their surrenders only four

months apart.It brought our land-based airpower within bombing range of the enemy,

and set our ground armies on the beachheads of final victory.It performed the multitude of tasks necessary to support these military

operations.No other Navy at any time has done so much. For your part in these

achievements you deserve to be proud as long as you live. The Nation whichyou served at a time of crisis will remember you with gratitude.

The best wishes of the Navy go with you into civilian life. Good luck!Sincerely yours,James Forrestal

Mr. Lester Preston BowlingBox 5Alloway, New JerseyI thank Joann Humphrey for donating this Navy yearbook to the Alloway Museum in time for this book’s printing. She hadfound this yearbook at a yard sale.

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George W. Bradbury IVUS Navy * 2000 – 2006After basic training in the U.S. Navy EN3 George “Brad” W. Bradbury, IV, wasassigned to the Norfolk Naval Base in Virginia aboard the Spruance Classdestroyer “USS Nicholson” DD982, a destroyer, as an engineman. While he wasaboard the “USS Nicholson,” the terrorist attacks on the United States took placeon September 11, 2001. His ship was in the Persian Gulf at the time of theattacks and participated in the Enduring Freedom Campaign by firing missilesinto Afghanistan. After returning to port, Petty Officer Third Class EnginemanBradbury transferred to the Construction Battalion in the Little Creek AmphibiousBase, Little Creek, Virginia. He returned to Alloway in 2004 and remained inactive reserve until 2006 as a Petty Officer Second Class.He joined the US Navy for six years in 2000; one month after graduation fromWoodstown High School. Brad is the son of Butch and Michele Bradbury and thebrother of Bill Bradbury of Alloway.

Edward D. BronkaUS NavyLS1 Bronka served from February 1983 through January 1989 and again fromFebruary 1998 – present. He served during the Beirut Crisis In1984 and then theLibyan Crisis in 1985 on board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 2006, he gotcalled to serve in Afghanistan. “It is truly an honor to serve this country.”

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Harold BurkhammerUS ArmyArmy Veteran – WW II – Company C – 293RD Engineers & Combat Battalion.Born 1923 – Died 1981. He built a house in Alloway 1950. He raised 6daughters there with Edna Burkhammer. She died in Alloway in 1993.Linda L. Garrison & Brenda K. Bertles, Daughters

Dennis ButlerSgt. USMC 1963 – 1967Dennis has lived his entire life in Alloway Township. He is the son of Milton andGertrude (Bartlett; of Canton) Butler. He enlisted into the Marine Corp in January1963 and was stationed at 29 Palms, California and Japan He did a tour inVietnam in the Marine Air Wing. Dennis was honorably discharged in January1967.Dennis has two daughters, Wendy Davis and Denise Walls who live in Aldinewith their families. He is as an Alloway Township Public Work Employee and asa bus driver for BR Williams, Inc., Stockington Road of Alloway.

Milton ButlerSgt. WW II US Army3rd Infantry DivisionMilton married Gertrude Bartlett from Canton in the 1940s.He was a ground soldier in the 30th Regiment in the 3rd Infantry Division.He raised his family in Penton. He is the dad of Dennis Butler.

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Edward H. CapersSN 1 US Coast GuardEdward (Bud) Capers served our country in the United States Coast Guard from1963 to 1967. He was stationed on the Coast Guard cutters “Owasgo” and”Barataria” and shipped out of New London, CT and Portland, ME.

Eric C. CapersCapt. US Army101ST Airborne DIV, IRAQ A/6 – 101ST CMDEric Capers graduated from Woodstown High School in 1992 and then the USMilitary Academy at West Point in 1996. He continued on to Flight School at FortRucker, Alabama, graduating as a Black Hawk Helicopter pilot in January 1998.He spent three years at Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, Alaska and then joined the101st Airborne at Fort Campbell, Kentucky from where he was deployed to Iraq.For actions in his command there, he received both the Air Medal and BronzeStar Medal. His West Point commitment and year and a half command wereboth complete in September 2003 when he returned home to his wife and his firstson to be born two weeks later. Eric is the son of Alloway residents Bud andRuth Capers.

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Douglas W. ChapmanIC1 (SS) US Navy1976-19821984-1986Electrician on the USS Nathan HaleDoug is married to Joan Dorrell, daughter of Ralph & Isabelle (Quinnette) Dorrellof Alloway. Doug & Joan have 2 children Melanie and Deriek.

Thomas CobbSgt. US Army1956 – 1962Tom has lived his entire life in Alloway Township. He was stationed at Fort Dix(basic training) and Fort Bliss, Texas. He spent four years in the Army Reserves.Tom was part owner of Thomas Cobb & Sons. He has been married to Nancyfor 52 years. They have two sons, David and Steven and three grandsons,David Jr., Ethan and Luke. Tom is a lifetime member of Emanuel LutheranChurch-Friesburg. He has a 1947 Chrysler convertible and is a member of theAntique Automobile Club of South Jersey.Susan Shields, sister.

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William “Rex” CobbE-6 US ArmyStationed at Fort Dix with the 102 Infantry 1970 – 1977Rex would transport injured soldiers from McGuire AFB to Walston Army Hospitalat Fort Dix. He was known as an injured body transporter. Rex has been on theAlloway Township Committee for many years.

Matthew CockingSgt. USMC9/10/2001 – 9/10/2005Matthew served in the US Marine Corps from 9/10/2001 to 9/10/2005, leavingwith the rank of Sgt.Matthew received two Meritorious Promotions during his four years and did twotours of duty in Iraq. He was also awarded the Navy and Marine CorpsAchievement Medal with Combat V, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War onTerrorism Exhibitionary Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.* Notice the date that Matthew entered the Marines is the day before 9/11 andthe attack on America.

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Adam T. Crane2nd. LT. USMC2009Adam graduated from Officers Candidate School in Quantico Virginia in the Fallof 2009. He was selected to be a MOS 6002, aircraft frame maintenance. Adamis presently attending additional training in Pensacola Florida. Upon completionhe will be travelling to his first duty station at Mirimar Marine Corps Air Station,San Diego, California where he will join an F-18 fighter squadron. He will residethere with his new wife, Nicole.

Elmer R. CraneMSgt. NJ Nat’l GuardBorn 1911 Died 1992“Elmer was too young for WWI and was too old, plus being married with children,to serve in WWII. He joined the New Jersey National Guard where he wasinvolved in the rifle team at Camp Perry.”He was a member of the New Jersey National Guard in Salem NJ.Submitted by Wm B. Crane

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William B. CraneMaj. USMC – Ret“After two years of college, I went into the service as a Naval Aviation Cadet,Pensacola, FL.In January 1959, I completed flight training and got commissioned as 2nd Lt. inthe USMC, and received my Navy gold wings. I flew the T-34, T-28 Twin Beech,SNJ, Bell Helo and HUP.My first fleet tour was at New River, Jacksonville, NC in the HMH 461 helosquadron flying the HR2S. My squadron was involved in the capsule recoveryfor the Mercury Man in Space Program.My second tour was as a flight instructor back in Pensacola in the T-34.Next I was sent to Santa Ana Air Base in California with HMM 364 whichdeployed overseas in Nov 1963 and my unit was enroute to Okinawa, Japanwhen President Kennedy was shot.In Jan of 1964 I was sent to Danang, Vietnam ahead of my squadron to learncombat tactics from the squadron we were relieving.In April 1964, the aircraft I was piloting was shot down, requiring me to land in thetrees. My crew chief and I were both injured in the crash, for which we receivedthe Purple Heart.My squadron left Vietnam in June 1964 and returned to Okinawa. We deployedon a carrier and returned to Vietnam and continued to fly combat missions.During this tour I qualified for seven air medals (140 combat missions).After 13 months, I returned to California and joined Marine Aircraft Group 36.Seven months later, the MAG deployed to Vietnam and once again found myselfin the combat zone. This deployment was to KyHa, South of Danang. Duringthis tour, I was the group Frag Officer. My job was to organize and controlcombat missions sent to the group squadrons.I returned home in 1966 and later went back to Vietnam, this time to MarbleMountain flying the CH-53 Helo.My fourth and final tour overseas was with HMH 463 as its XO, flying the CH 53which at the time was the biggest helicopter in the world. Though I flew manymore combat missions, I was not awarded any more air medals.After 21 years in the Marine Corps, I retired as a Major in March 1978 and movedto Alloway. During my service time I received the Purple Heart, 7 Air Medals,NUC with 1 Star, VN C OF G, Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V, CAR,PUG, RVN Campaign Medal with 60 Device, and National Defense ServiceMedal.

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A couple of highlights of my military career were obtaining my commercial pilotlicense and flying some of President Johnson’s party out of Andrew’s Air Base.My wife Marge and I were married in 1959 and have three children. My son wasa Sergeant in the Marine Corps and our grandson is currently a 2nd Lieutenant inthe Marine Corps.”

Wm B. Crane Jr.Sgt USMC1981-1984Bill went to basic training in San Diego California. He then received training inPensacola Florida as a Morse code intercept operator in the foreign intelligencefield. Afterwards Bill was stationed at Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Homestead AFB,Florida and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In 1982, Bill was one of a very selectfew Marines to be promoted, meritoriously, by the Commandant of the MarineCorps. Bill presently resides on Lakeview Drive with his wife, Candy.Submitted by Wm B. Crane

Charles F. Dale Jr.SP3 US Army1955 – 1958Charlie, a resident of Alloway, since 5th grade, joined the US Army in October1955 and served several stateside assignments and his final two years in theVeterinary Corps in Bordeaux, France until his discharge in June 1958. Whilethere, he trained guard dogs and inspected Mess Halls and PXs.

Jim DavisUS NavyU.S.S. Midway – CVA 41 – 1953 to 1958“Enlisted in the Navy 1953 – Had 2 World Cruises on the U.S.S. Midway CVA-41,the largest aircraft carrier in the world at that time. I was a Quarter-Master &Signalman, I steered the ship during flight quarters & entering & leaving port.The ship was the first 1000 foot aircraft carrier. We carried more than 100aircraft. We were the 7th fleet in the Pacific Campaign. We were in Korea at theend of that war. I was honorably discharged in January 1958.”

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Ernest P. DorrellPFC US Army1917-19 WWIBorn in Alloway in 1895, the son of Charles and Mary Trickett Dorrell, Ernestattended elementary school in Alloway and graduated from Salem High School in1914. He attended the Philadelphia School of Industrial Arts. He left school andenlisted as Private First Class in the US Army at Fort Slocum, NY on May 15,1917. He joined the Medical Department Training Company “A” at Fort EthanAllen, Vermont on May 23, 1917. He was transferred to the 8th Regiment CACon August 8, 1917. He served in England and France and participated in theToul Sector 27, from April 17 – July 1918, in the St. Mihiel offensive 12-16 inSeptember 1918, in the Meuse-Argonne offensive 26 in September throughNovember 1918. He served until the end of the war and was discharged fromCamp Eustice Virginia on March 22, 1919. He returned to Alloway and began tomake translucent lampshades using techniques that he developed based on hisinstruction at college in Philadelphia. He also did interior painting, wall paperhanging and furniture decoration and restoration. He married Olive Evans in1927. They had eight sons and operated Dorrell’s Antiques in Alloway for manyyears. Ernie died in 1985 at the age of 90.

Eugene F. DorrellSeaman 1 US Navy1944Born in 1927, Gene was the oldest son of Ernest and Olive Evans Dorrell. Heattended elementary school in Alloway and graduated from Woodstown HighSchool in 1944. He proudly served in the US Navy at the end of World War IIand saw active duty aboard the USS New Jersey, the USS Duluth and the USSBremerton. Upon discharge from the service, he attended and graduated fromPhiladelphia College of Pharmacy in 1952. At one time, Gene owned the

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pharmacy in Stone Harbor, NJ. Later, he worked as a pharmacist for ZoniesPharmacy in Pennsville for many years. Gene had four children and died inJanuary 2005.

Garry C. DorrellUS NavyKorean WarBorn in 1930, Garry was the third son of Ernest and Olive Evans Dorrell. Heattended elementary school in Alloway and graduated from Woodstown HighSchool in 1948. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War. After thewar, he owned and operated Woodstown Antiques and also worked for theTurnpike Authority at the Deepwater Terminal for many years. Garry marriedAudrey Mitchell in and had three children. He died in 2008 at the age of 77.

Kay H. DorrellSSgt. US Air Force1953-57 Korean WarKay is the fourth son of Ernest and Olive Evans Dorrell. He attended elementaryschool in Alloway and graduated from Woodstown High School in 1951. Aftergraduation, he worked in his father’s antique business in Alloway before joiningthe Air Force in 1953. He spent two years in Okinawa during the Korean Warand was discharged from Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. He continued in theinactive reserve while attending Philadelphia College of Pharmacy from which hegraduated in 1961. In 1955, he married Cynthia Hart and they had four children.He moved to Woodstown and worked as a pharmacist for 37 years at theLawrence Pharmacy in Woodstown.

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Robert P. DorrellSpec. US Army1958-62Born in Alloway in 1935, Bobby was the fifth son of Ernest and Olive Dorrell. Heattended elementary school in Alloway and graduated from Woodstown HighSchool in 1953. After graduation, he worked in his family antique business andat DuPont Chambers Works. He enlisted in the Army in 1958 and was stationedat Fort Benning, GA and Annapolis, MD. He married Sandra Hackett in 1959and they lived in Warwick, RI while he was still in the service. Upon dischargefrom the Army, he had his own antique shop in Alloway, worked in his familybusiness and worked for Beechnut in sales. He received an Associate’s degreefrom Salem Community College. He finished his career as a claims adjuster forLouderback and, with his wife, operated Old Alloway Merchandise. Bobby hadthree children and died in 1997 at the age of 61.

Ronald T. DorrellSpec. US Army1965-70Born in Alloway, the seventh son of Ernest and Olive Dorrell, Ronnie attendedelementary school in Alloway and graduated from Woodstown High School in1963. After graduation, Ronnie joined the US Army Federal Reserve. While inthe Army, he attended the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Centerat the Presidio of Monterey, California. At the Presidio, he was trained as aCzech interpreter. Leaving active duty for the reserves, he returned to Alloway tojoin his parents in the family antique business, Dorrell’s Antiques, eventuallytaking it over when they retired from active work. In 1970, he completed hisArmy service and became a full-time antique dealer. He married BarbaraDawson in 1982 and has one daughter.John C. Earnest

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Pvt. E-2 US Army KoreaJohn Charles Earnest went into the Army on April 16, 1951, two months after hemarried his 17 year old wife on February 3, 1951and one month after the deathof his father on March 11, 1951.He served 7 months and 25 days at Fort Dix, New Jersey. While at Fort Dix, his1st child was born on November 19, 1951. Then on December 11, 1951 hereceived an Honorable Discharge because of hardship on the family. He wasthen transferred to “Ready Reserve” as a Private E-2 on December 11, 1951. OnOctober 25, 1956 he was discharged from the Army of the United States with acertificate as testimonial of his honest and faithful service, “HonorableDischarge”.

Flaminio “Bing” FlammaPvt. US Army 1941Bing was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 9th, 1917 and raised on a farm nearGarrison Lake, Elk Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. He entered theUS Army in September 1940 and was a private serving in anti-aircraft Battery“E”, 198th Coast Artillery. His ear was permanently damaged during a drill by apremature weapon discharge. Bing was honorably discharged from militaryservice in 1941 from Fort Ontario, New York.With full military honors, Bing was laid to rest in Clarksboro, New Jersey inSeptember 2009. Bing is the maternal grandfather of Tim Priore, co-owner ofHelen’s Café on S. Greenwich St.

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Roy Flannigan Sr.SSgt. US Army1939 – 1945 WW IIRoy was born in Bryant Township, Roberts County, South Dakota in June of1920 before his family moved to Hancock Minnesota, where he completed eightyears of grammar school leaving in 1934. He enlisted in the Minnesota NationalGuard in the Fall of 1939. In the Spring of 1941, the 92nd Infantry Brigade, 205thInfantry, of the Minnesota National Guard, was called to active duty and sent toCamp Haan in California near Oakland where they were trained as the 101stCoast Artillery Brigade. Roy was assigned to Battery “B” of the 217th CoastalArtillery Regiment where he served in the motor pool driving the Army convoysup and down the rugged California coastline. In a park in Oakland, CA, in theSpring of 1942 he would meet Grace Eleanor Ayars, formerly of Salem, NJ, whowould become his wife of nearly 65 years. Roy was discharged in October 1945,but not before leaving Camp Haan for other duty stations in Wichita, Kansas,Camp Banding, FL, and, finally, ending his service as a Staff Sergeant drillinstructor at Camp Gordon, GA. After his discharge in 1945, Roy establishedresidence in Salem, NJ to be with his wife who had previously returned to Salemfrom Oakland to await the end of the War with her family, Mr. & Mrs. ThomasCurley, and where he would have more opportunities for year-round work in theroad construction industry than in his native Minnesota/South Dakota states. Asof this writing, Roy is survived by his wife, three children, Jean, Roy Jr., Bonnie(Powell), seven grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He passed away onJanuary 10th, 2006 at the age of 86. Roy served on the Alloway TownshipCommittee in the 1960s.

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Roy Flannigan Jr.SP-4 US Army1965 – 1971Born in Salem, NJ, in 1944, he moved to Penton in the Summer of 1951 for oneyear then into Alloway where he stayed for the next 15 years. Roy graduatedfrom Woodstown High School in 1963 and attended Rutgers University for twoyears. Roy enlisted in the 345th Army Security Agency (ASA) Federal ReserveGroup in Camden, NJ in July 1965. After completing basic training at Fort Dix inthe early Fall of 1965, he was re-assigned to the 303rd ASA in Fort Hood, Texasfor Advanced Individual Training (AIT). After completion of his MOS training, hewas transferred back to the 345th ASA in Camden to complete his six yearFederal Reserve obligation receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1971. Roy wasmarried to Margaret Kunkel, originally of Cincinnati, OH, and has two children,Karin and Kevin, and two grandchildren. He is active with the American LegionPost 372 in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Edward T. FoggCorp. US Army Air Forces1945-46 WWIIA Salem County native, Edward enlisted in the US Army Air Forces OfficerTraining program in 1944 during his senior year at Salem High School. Aftercompleting his first year at the University of Virginia, he was called to active dutyand began flight training at Keesler Field in Mississippi. When the war ended,the flight training program was discontinued and Ed signed on again, this time asan enlisted recruit. He was sent to Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Coloradowhere his assignment was Administrative Specialist. From Lowry, he wastransferred to Chanute Field in Illinois. Upon his discharge in 1946, Ed returnedto the University of Virginia where he completed his BS in Chemical Engineering.Ed then attended the University of Pennsylvania and earned his PhD in ChemicalEngineering. After graduation, he was hired by the DuPont Company where he

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worked until his retirement in 1978. Ed and his wife, Nancy, moved to Alloway in1956. When he retired, he joined his wife full-time in their business, SevenHearths Antiques, in the William Reeves house on Greenwich Street in Alloway.

David A. Frame Jr.US ArmySFC – RetiredFebruary 20, 1938 – July 3, 1994Served in Vietnam

Robert Long FrederickTech. 4th Grade – WWII – US Army472 Military Police Escort Guard Co“Uncle Bob proudly served in Europe, and North Africa. In North Africa he was apolice escort for officers. Then after his discharge he was active in the LegionPost 981, South Greensburg, PA. Bob is shown in the photo with his sisterNancy. His wife Hattie kept a very good scrapbook of his military service. Bobwas honorably discharged in 1946.”The Matthews’ of Stockingtown Road.

George FreemanUS Army Air ForcesGeorge grew up on a farm in Asheville, North Carolina and served during WWII.He was stationed in Macon, Georgia. He was an instrument technician.George’s son is Tom Freeman.

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Thomas FreemanPO 2 US NavyTom enlisted in the Navy Seabees in 1967. He had recently finished hisapprenticeship as a pipefitter at DuPont. The Navy needed craftsmen and heentered a special program, “Direct Procurement Petty Officers”, as an E5. Heserved as Petty Officer 2 and was assigned to Port Hueneme, California. Heserved a nine month tour in Vietnam with a six month retraining period inCalifornia. He was released from active duty in 1969. He was discharged fouryears later in 1973. Tom is our township tax collector.

Oliver W. GoffPvt. US ArmyWWIICompany K 395th Infantry in EuropeMilitary occupational specialty – truck driver # 345GO 33 and 40- WD 45 Central Europe CampaignAwards: Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service withone bronze star.He married Lilian Murray and they had 4 children: Sandra, Michael, Maureen,and Carol.“The only story I remember was my dad gave a little girl a slice of bread andbutter, and her mother threw it into their pickens pales (scavenging). So hepicked the little girl up and sat her at the eatery table and bought her a meal.This was in France. I imagine there was a lot of that type story, but this onestuck in my head as one of the tragedies of war.”Maureen Brown of Alloway

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Erik GreenwoodLt. US ArmyNovember 2005 –Erik Greenwood joined the Army National Guard, graduated from Valley ForgeMilitary College in the ROTC and the pre-engineering program. Erik received hiscommission in May 2007, Air Assault School in 2007, and Flight School in 2010.Photo shows Erik (left at the Valley Forge Military College for his Graduation andCommission with his Dad Bill and Brother Bill. Parents are Bill and Deb.

Bill Greenwood IIISgt. ARNG 1995 – 2004William Greenwood III, Flight Operations NCO, joined the Army National Guardin 1995 at the age of 17; he was a High School Junior. Bill completed basictraining the summer of 1995 at Ft. Sill, OK. He served 9 years in the DE ArmyNational Guard. Parents are Deb and Bill.

Bill Greenwood Jr.US Army 1971 * 1977OIF 2004 * 2005, OEF 20101SG - DEARNGWilliam Greenwood Jr. joined US Army 10/1971, Vietnam Era Veteran,discharged 10/1977, after serving 6 yrs. Bill joined the Army National Guard1984, Iraq OIF III, 11/2004 to 11/2005, and Afghanistan OEF X, 1/2010 to11/2010. FLY ARMY!

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Doris A. Hall, RNUS ArmyDoris grew up in Brammel, West Virginia and joined the Army as a nurse. Whileserving in England, she met Joe Hall and they were married. They had threechildren. They were stationed at many bases including Ft. Bragg, NorthCarolina, Ft. Benning, Georgia and Munich, Germany. Her youngest child, Jon,was born while they were stationed in Germany. After leaving the Army in 1963,the Halls moved to Alloway. In 1971, they moved to Elsinboro , where they builta home on the Delaware River. She worked as the Alloway School nurse formany years before retiring in the mid-1980. Doris died in 1994 and is buried inthe Salem County Veterans’ Cemetery.

Jon L. HallCapt. US Army1977-86Jon, son of Joseph and Doris Hall, grew up in Alloway and graduated fromWoodstown High School in 1973. He attended the University of Delaware wherehe participated in the ROTC program. He was trained in fixed wing while he wasin college. When he graduated, he reported for duty Fort Eustis, Virginia. Hewent to Korea for one year and then went to rotary wing flight school at FortRucker, Alabama. He continued his training at Fort Eustis and then supportedthe military district in Washington, DC at Davison Air Field. Part of hisresponsibilities included flying Med-eVac in the DC metropolitan area. Hemarried Dorothy Dawson in 1980. He left the army in 1986 and became aDepartment of the Army civilian maintenance test pilot at Lakehurst Naval Air

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Engineering Center in New Jersey. He returned to Alloway to live in 1994. Hecurrently is the technology leader for the Pennsville School District.

Joseph HallLt. Col. US ArmyLt. Colonel Hall was born in Salem in 1919. He entered the U.S. Army in 1940with the National Guard and served as a Second Lieutenant during WWII as aparatrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He received the Silver Star forgallantry in action behind German lines in WWII. He returned to the U.S. Army in1951, serving with distinction in Korea, where he was awarded the Bronze Starfor meritorious service, in 1953. He re-entered the Army during the Vietnam war.He retired from the Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and later workedfor the US State Department. He also served in Vietnam and retired in 1968after 26 years of service. Lt. Colonel Hall was with the U.S. State Department inWashington, D.C. for four years, working on special assignments in the Far Eastafter retirement from the Army. He owned Joe Hall’s Sporting Goods Store at 15New Market Street in the 1950’s. They moved to Alloway in 1963 where Lt. Col.Hall raised and bred German shepherd dogs. In 1971, they built a house on theDelaware River in Elsinboro where they lived until their deaths. He died in 1981and is buried in the Salem County Veterans’ Cemetery.

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Vernon L. HitchnerSP-7 * US Army1953 – 1973 RetiredVernon entered the Army during his senior year in high school. He served twohitches in Germany, Occupational Germany, and the Korean Conflict and servedin Vietnam. He married Sally Weeks in 1955 and settled in Alloway in 1973 on“VH Herd” Farm on Quaker Neck Road, where his wife, Sally, still lives today.His three children were born in Germany during his service there. Vernon died athis home in Alloway in 1994. He was a member of Park Bible Baptist Churchand the Alloway VFW Post 8224.

Meighan Edwin Hogate Sr.US NavySeabees WWIIMeighan E. Hogate Sr. was a Motor Machinists’ Mate, Third Class in the UnitedStates Navy Seabees during World War II. He entered service on May 13, 1944and was honorably discharged on May 25, 1946. Meighan married Mary Keplerand they have two children Meighan Jr and Marsha Eileen. He served in CBDET1067, NCB 27th 90th, USS bountiful (AH9), NB Kisarazu, Japan. He wasawarded the following: Victory Medal, American Theatre Medal, Asiatic-PacificMedal, Philippine-Liberation Ribbon, and Letter of Commendation. Meighan was afellow amateur Alloway Historian and I am happy that he took the time to preserve the township’streasure…and I am very thankful that Mary has shared some with me.

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Donald P. HysonUS ArmyDonald served during WWII and landed in Normandy on D-day, June 6, 1941.He wired TNT and detonated bridges to stop enemy advances. He fought at “theBattle of the Bulge” in France. He scouted and returned information of advancingGerman Forces.

Private Manlove “Pat” E. JamisonUS ArmyBattery H – 198 Coast ArtilleryFort Dix – Basic Training - Stationed State Side

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Private 1st Class Edward C. “Clem” JamisonUS ArmyArtillery – MECFebruary 17, 1970 to November 12, 1970Basic Training – Fort Bragg, N.C.AIT – Fort Sill, OKDischarge – Fort Dix, NJArtillery Mechanic 102 mm to 155 mmHardship Honorable Discharge (Sole Support of the Family)Edward "Clem" Jamison married Brenda Mabel Shimp on April 16, 1977. Theyare the parents of Justin Edward and Jena Lynn. Brenda died April 16, 2009; onClem and Brenda's 32nd wedding anniversary. Brenda could be described as aclerical assistant in the township and was Zoning Board Secretary in AllowayTownship. Clem is a past Steering Committee Chairman and served as suchwhen the Alloway Township Monument/Walkway was dedicated on 11/11/2009.Clem shared much of his personal "Alloway memorabilia" with me and I amhappy for his dedication to Alloway’s history and for his generosity to share.

HM2 James “Jimmy” Martin JamisonUS NavyVietnam - 1966 to 19691966 Basic – United States Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, ILL1966 A-School – Hospital Corpsmen School, Great Lakes1967 Camp Lagoon, NC – 2ND Marine Div., Fleet Marine Force Training

Combat Medic1967 Naval Hospital – Annapolis, MD1968 Fort Deitric, Frederick, MD

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3RD Marine Division VIETNAM, USS Mt. McKenley – Amphibious Commandship - AGC7

1969 San Diego CA – Discharged

Bruce W. JohnstonDelaware Army National GuardCW5 1972CW5 Bruce W. Johnston is a lifelong resident of Salem County, raised on hisfamily’s farm in Carneys Point where he continues to reside today. Followinghigh school at Penns Grove High School and a brief matriculation at theUniversity of Delaware, Bruce enlisted in the National Guard in 1972. Brucecompleted both basic training and Officer Candidate School at the top of hisclass.Bruce began his military career as a mechanic. He is currently an instructor pilotfor the Blackhawk and fixed wing programs, as well as the commander of theOSACOM unit of the Delaware Army National Guard.He has served in various locations around the world including Bosnia, Iraq andKuwait. Many people ask Bruce when he will retire and his response remains thesame, “why would I retire from something I truly love doing.” We as a family arevery proud of him, his lifelong dedication to us, God, and his country, and happythat he has found a calling that means so much to him.The Johnstons and Killes(Sandy, Kelly, Kari, Pat, Owen, Mother and Daddy)

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Sergeant Andrew Russell JoyceUS Marine Corps2002-2010Andrew served two tours: First to Afghanistan for 6 months fighting the Taliban inthe mountains where his company was known to the Taliban as “The DeathWalkers,”, then to Iraq for another 6 months. He is currently going to college atFlager College in St. Augustine, FL. He is the son of Kory and Louis Joyce, andbrother to Emily Joyce of Alloway.

George W. LohmeyerUS Army“George Lohmeyer served during WWII and loved America and what ourRepublic stood for. His favorite verse in the Bible for Veterans is John 15:13:‘Great love has no one than this that one lay down his life for his friends.’”Mrs. George Lohmeyer

John O. LohmeyerEM2 US Navy 1942 – 1945He was born and raised on the family farm on Commissioner’s Pike in AllowayTownship, NJ. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the U.S. Navyand served honorably for 3 years. He married Harriet “Pat”, had three sons (2Navy – 1 Army) and lived in Pedricktown for sixty years. He was a localbusinessman and served three terms on the Oldmans Township Committee andtwo of those terms he was the Mayor.

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CPL LEWIS E. MAGSAM JR.84th CHEM MORTAR BNWWII ITALY 1943I was stationed overseas twice during WWII and I escorted poison gas toEngland; which was never used, THANK GOD. I went back to Africa and then toItaly at the Anzio Beachhead attached to the 3rd Infantry Division. I went throughthe Italian Campaign and was wounded in action and enjoyed R&R whenever wewere able to get it. I enjoy living in Ellenton, FLA with my wife Naomi. I am amember of a Jam Band and I play harmonica, organ, and I sing. I will be 86years old May 14, 2110.

Louis Masker, Jr.US Army1924-1970Lou was born in 1924. He grew up in Patterson NJ. As a young teen, Lou andhis two younger siblings were placed in an orphanage by their father after thedeath of their mother. This was an unfortunate but not uncommon practiceamong single parents during the Great Depression. Lou joined the US Army atonly 16 years of age as a way to "escape" the orphanage. He served throughoutWorld War II running communication lines. He also served during the KoreanWar. He married Jane Edwina Sassi and they built their home and family inAlloway in 1958 (across the street from Paul Sassi). Lou died in 1970 and he ismissed by many people. He is the father of Edwin Masker and Linda Barbara ofAlloway.

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Staff Sgt. Ayn M. MaskerUS Air Force1976 to 1981Ayn O’Donnell went to Basic Training at Lackland AFB, TX with her friendMargaret. After Supply School in Colorado was stationed at Barksdale AFB, LAand then onto Alaska with a Supply Unit. While visiting her good friend MargaretMatthews in Alloway she met and married Margaret’s good friend Ed Masker(1996). Ayn is a Seminary graduate and currently serves as pastor ofFairton United Methodist Church in Fairton. Ayn and Eddie are parents of fivechildren named Elizabeth, Gregory, Kate, David, and Daniel.

John Edgar (Jack) MatthewsUS Army WWII1942 - 1945Jack served in WWII most memorably in “The Battle of the Bulge” which he madesure that his mom never knew about. To make sure that his mom did not worryabout his safety he would send postcards home saying he was stationedelsewhere. Jack returned home to Penn PA married Ida Jane Frederick anddrove a LANCE truck to make a living. Jane and Jack had John, Ellen, BethAnn, and Jim in four years. According to his son John Matthews (see below),“Dad would never talk about his time in the war that he had seen orexperienced.” He is the grandfather of Jake, Mark, and Seth Matthews ofStockingtown Road in Alloway.

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Technical Sgt. John R. Matthews, Sr.US Air Force1976 to 1981 – NJANG - Ret 2002John joined the Air Force on September 14, 1976 and went to Basic Training atLackland Air Force Base in Texas. He then went to Bomb Navigation SystemMechanic school in Colorado. On March 8, 1979, he met Margaret McAlonanwhile both were stationed Barksdale AFB. They married in 1980 and lived inLouisiana until John was discharged in 1981 and they moved back to Allowayand have sons Jake and Mark.Awards: Air Force Commendation (with 1 Oak Cluster)

Francis Robert McAlonan, Sr.US Navy - WWIIPhotographer’s Mate Second ClassUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Viz UnitNAS, Pensacola, Florida. – Utility Sq. 9 – USS KWAJALEIN CVE 98 and hepicked up the USS HANCOCK CV 19 in Pearl Harbor end of 1944.Awards: Asiatic Pacific Area 4 Stars, American Area, Philippine Liberation 1Star, Victory Medal World War II.After the service Francis went to Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA and thenmoved with his wife Eileen and their 7 children (Francis Jr, William, Kevin, John,Margaret, Helen, and James) to Alloway in 1963 where their youngest childRaymond was born in 1966.

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Private Eileen Cecelia McGoldrick-McAlonanUS ArmyWW II – 9301 TSUEileen was stationed in VA and honorably discharged on March 11, 1945.She and Francis raised 6 sons and 2 daughters here in Alloway on “GoldenWillow Farm”, Quakerneck Road they purchased from Russ & Grace Fox in 1963and then purchased the Winfield Jess Farm on Stockington Road and movedthere in 1988.

Francis Robert McAlonan, Jr.US ArmySP5 – July 25, 1967 to May 1, 1970 – VIETNAM7/24/1967 -5/1/70; Fort Dix-Basic Training; Fort Holabird-AIT; Fort Bliss- DefenseLanguage Institute; 21st ARVN Division & 4th Vietnamese Marines, Can Tho/AnXuyen/Chau Doc- Viet Nam 12/30/1968 – 4/1/1970 Analyst/InterrogatorFrank was an Interrogator after going to INTEL ANALYST School andVietnamese Language school. He was awarded the National Defense ServiceMedal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Bronze StarMedal.(My mom said that Francis’ tour in Vietnam was the worst year of her life. Phonecalls were seldom and the connection was very poor; she remembers one phonecall at night when the connection broke before they could speak to Francis; dadreassured mom that he had in fact heard Francis’ voice…).

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Sergeant Margaret McAlonan-MatthewsUS Air Force1976 to 1980“I went to basic training on October 4th, 1976 with my friend Ayn O’Donnell atLackland AFB in TX and then we were stationed at Barksdale AFB in LA.I was assigned to 2SPS for a test program of 100 women being assigned to thefront line for combat. For the short time I was with 2SPS I guarded B-52s and C-135s and when I was given a chance I took the opportunity to cross-train to2CSG specializing in Awards and Decorations and Personal Affairs.On March 8, 1979 I met John Matthews while stationed at Barksdale – wemarried March 1, 1980 and moved to Alloway. I was honorably discharged inOctober 1980 but we stayed in Louisiana until John was discharged in 1981.Awards: Air Force Commendation Medal, AF Good Conduct MedalJohn and I are the parents of Jake and Mark who reside in Alloway.I have the greatest township appointment as the Township Historian/Photographer and Ihave enjoyed working on this book and meeting the township’s veterans and theirfamilies and archiving their stories and photos.

Conor S. McAlonanUS ArmyE4 Specialist - Nov 1996-Nov 1999“I was in from Nov 1996-Nov 1999. I went to Infantry Training School andAirborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, then went to Fort Bragg, NC and wasin A co. 2/504 PIR. I was trained for Jungle Warfare and received the JungleExpert Qualification in May of 1997. From there I went to Riyadh Saudi Arabia for2 months, then into the Kuwaiti Desert near Camp Doha for four months fromDec 1997-April 1998. I received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for that. Iwas awarded the Army Achievement Medal in February of 1999 for preventing aserious incident while manning my Machine Gun (m240B). I then went to

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Hamburg, Germany for one month and received my German Jump wings andGerman Expert Infantryman's Badge there. I also received the ArmyCommendation Medal for Meritorious Service during my time in the 82nd. I washonorably discharged on 12 November 1999; my last rank was E4 Specialist.”Conor is the grandson of Francis and Eileen McAlonan and son of KevinMcAlonan. Conor lives in Ireland with his wife Shelley and their son Evan.

John J. Merkel Jr.US Navy1962 to 1964John Merkel Jr. (my dad) joined the navy as an airplane mechanic and wasstationed in Pensacola, Fla. in 1962. These were tough times for the US as noteveryone was “on board” with a war in Vietnam. He served as an aircraftmechanic. He had an attraction to those huge birds made of metal that couldbecome airborne. He was fascinated with mans ability to fly. He explained thisas “total freedom”. John married Margaret Ann Devine in 1963, a military collegein the US navy. They both received honorable discharges in 1964. My dad diedon September 28, 2003. Devin and Ryon Bassi of Alloway are hisgrandchildren…and as seen below he resembles Santa Claus.Story submitted by Mary Merkel-Custer

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Corp. John J. Merkel IIIUS Marine CorpsJohn began a career in the health care field before he graduated from highschool. He joined the USMC in order to pursue a college degree in the medicalfield. John had a mannerism about him that made all of those who came incontact with him laugh. He was a comedic master even in the light of tragedy.His fellow marines, family and friends recite how John had a natural ability totransform a disastrous situation in to one that could be manageable with a littlebit of laughter. In 1998 John suffered an unfortunate death at the age of 32 onJuly 4, 1998. He was buried in his Dress Blues and with all the bells and whistlesthat accompany a Marine Corps Military burial. As the family stood proud toreceive the flag of service from the commander they remembered how Johnserved his country with pride and a memorable sense of humor. The photoshows John Jr. with his cousin Tom (according to his sister Mary and I said Bobby) andhis dad. He is the brother to Geraldine Merkel-McAlonan, Mary Merkel-Custer,and Jeannie Merkel-Figura who lives in Florida.

Major Margaret A. MerkelUS Navy and US Air Force1962 to1964 VietnamGulf War 1991In 1991 Peg attended Flight School and trained for 9 months for in-flight care ofwounded soldiers. Peg was later stationed at McGuire AFB and cared forveterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.Peg authored the book, “Sunshine at the End of Life”.Peg is the mother of Geraldine Merkel-McAlonan.

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James Michael McManusUS ArmyMSgt. – WWIIServed in Patton’s Army in Europe and then in Japan.He was buried on St. Patrick’s Day in the late 1990s.He was a great guy and uncle to Bill Brown.

Judee E. MillerUS COAST GUARDJudee Miller has been in the United States Coast Guard since 2004. Aftergraduating from college, she trained as an Operations Specialist in Petaluma,CA. Her first assignment was at Coast Guard Sector Staten Island, handlingvessel traffic safety in New York harbor. Judee is now a Petty Officer stationedat Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC where she is in her secondduty assignment, and is currently in to the Office of Intelligence and CriminalInvestigations. There she leads an effort that analyzes and collects informationvital in the Coast Guard’s involvement in averting terrorism. Judee is thedaughter of Al and Candy Miller of Alloway.

Samuel H. Morris Jr.US Navy 1975 – 1977Sam had his basic training at the Great Lakes Naval Base. After finishing hisbasic training he was transferred to New London, Conn. He served as a subtender. From New London he went to Charleston, SC where he then went toHoly Locke, Scotland. He was stationed on the US&B Holland Ship. Sam

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received an honorable discharge from the US Navy. After his discharge Samworked at the Philadelphia Shipyard. Later he went to work at Mannington Millswhere he has been for the past twenty years. He has three children: SamuelMorris III who lives in VA, Brandon Morris lives in Alloway, and Kimberly Morrislives in Penton. He also has four sisters: Esther Green, Pat Ayars, and LorrieWagner in Alloway and Edyth Messer in Monroeville. His mother Ida Smith livesin Alloway. Sam lives on the Salem-Quinton Road. His mom died 11/3/2011.

Sergeant Alvin “Junnie” MyersUS ArmyKorea – 1949 to 1952Junnie joined the Army right out of High School in 1949 and was sent to basictraining at Camp Picket in VA. Then, he was sent to Fort Lewis, WA. Stationedin Korea from 1950 to 1951, he was awarded The Bronze Star for Valor, alongwith 5 major battle stars, Combat Infantry Badge, and various medals. He hasbeen a member of Alloway Veterans Association, Alloway VFW Post 8224, KWVAssociation 2nd Division Veterans Association, and 2nd Division VeteransAlliance. He is still active in the 2nd Division Association Junnie is (and was)proud to have served his country. “Freedom is not Free”.

Nelson, NicholasENFN USS Klakring FFG-42FPO, AA 34091“Nicholas was born in Salem County, his early years were spent in Pedricktown,.He moved to Woodstown in elementary school, and then to Alloway before hegraduated Salem County Vocational Technical High School with his CADD

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degree in June 2008. Nicholas enlisted in the Navy on Nov. 6, 2008. He was sentto Great Lakes for basic training and completed that in Jan. 2009. He remainedin Great Lakes for Engineering Common Core School and Diesel GeneratorMechanic A School. In April 2009, Nicholas was stationed in Jacksonville, FL atthe Mayport Naval Base where he is on a Frigate the USS Klakring. RecentlyNicholas was awarded the Navy and Marine Core Achievement Medal for his"outstanding work ethic and technical skills, he tirelessly contributed over 100hours during the inspections and was praised by the inspector for his enthusiasmand knowledge, which enabled the ship to be ready for independentdeployment." I am so very proud of my son for his outstanding accomplishmentthis early in his career. Nicholas is in the process of earning his Surface WarfareMedal. At home in Alloway are his mom, step dad, mom-mom, and two youngerbrothers. He also has an older brother in Pedricktown. We are all so very proudof Nicholas!”Kim Militti, proud mom

SGT Preston “Chick” OsbornUS ARMY * WWII * European Theater of OperationsChick took part in “D” Day Invasion.Awards: Purple Heart, Silver Star, Combat Infantryman’s Badge Infantry

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Sergeant Charles “Chick” OsbornUS ArmyVietnam 1968-19691st Battalion 8th Calvary/1st Calvary DivisionAwards: 2 Purple Hearts, Air Medal, Combat Infantryman’s BadgeHe graduated from Woodstown High School, class of 1967. He married his highschool sweetheart Lorraine in August and then was drafted in September. Heserved in the infantry and as a machine gunner. He was wounded twice while inVietnam. When he was released from Vietnam, he spent 6 months at FortCarson, Colorado before being discharged and returning to Alloway.Side-note: Along with Sally Gereau, Chick would also speak to the olderstudents at Alloway School about his tour of duty in Vietnam each Memorial Day.He was extremely animated and he did a very good job sharing his experiencesin war time.

Captain Mark C. OsbornUS ArmyIRAQ 2006/2008Mark was assigned to “MI” (Military Intelligence). Mark volunteered to go to Iraqserved in Baghdad. He also served in Korea. He worked for General Schwerinwhile in Iraq. Then, he went to Germany where he was discharged on his 29thbirthday.

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Linwood Russell PiersonPrivate 1st Class * US Army7th ARMY – 92 Artillery Battalion1961 to 1963Basic Training - AIT – Ft. Jackson, Columbus, SCGeissen Germany Rivers BarracksRuss grew up in Alloway, and graduated from Woodstown High School. He ismarried to his wife Vera and has one daughter Martina, Russ and Vera live inPennsville. His daughter is married to Kenny Kirsh and she is presently(November 2009) a corporal in the Carney’s Point Police Department.

Arnold Pompper Sr.US Army 1950 – 1956Arnold Pompper Sr. entered the US Army in November 1950 at Fort Dix. Hecontinued his training at Fort Hood, TX. Arnold was stationed at Mantz,Germany. He was discharged from the Army in December 1956 with the rank ofCorporal.

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Curtis PompperUS Air Force“IN HONOR OF CURTIS POMPPER”“My family is all from the Alloway area. At the time I enlisted in the Air Force Ilived with my grandparents, Preston and Clara Bowling, who lived in Alloway.My basic training was in San Antonio, Texas and my schooling was in Georgiafor radio maintenance. I was transferred to a base in Tampa, FLA, then toCasablanca, Africa for one year. After returning from overseas I was stationed inLake Charles Air Force Base in LA. One of my most memorable times was whena big flood came and took over our base. Everyone had to leave except for radiomaintenance personnel. Our barracks were 2 stories and we had to move up tothe 2nd floor with all our equipment and generators, the first floor was flooded.I was discharged on October 28, 1953.”

Sergeant First Class John J. Powers, Jr.US Army8/8/1956 – 5/26/1961“Jack” went to boot camp at Fort Dix, NJ then served in Korea after the conflictfor one year as a tank commander.He is the father of Mary Lou Rutherford our township municipal clerk, andgrandfather of Courtney and Emma.

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Anthony C. PratoSgt. 386 Bomb SquadUSAF 1943 – 1946 WWIIUncle Tony was an airplane mechanic gunner and was authorized to wear aerialgunner wings on December 11, 1943. He was married to Aunt Marie and theylived in Northeast Philadelphia. Tony is the great, great, uncle to Adria, Dariaand Vittoria Rebbecchi of Brickyard Road. He was a truly great guy!! Hisnephew Larry hopes to learn more about Uncle Tony’s life to add to this veteran’sbook later.

Wayne T. PriceSgt. * US Army * April 11, 1966 - 1972Wayne T. Price was born and lived most of his life in Salem County. He was inthe Army from 1966 to 1972. He served in Vietnam for almost a year, 1967 to1968.Submitted by Shirley Price

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Modesto Joseph “Joe” PrioreUS Army 1942 – 1945Joe was born on March 5th, 1920 in New York City. His father passed awaybefore his birth from pneumonia. He was raised in Vineland, New Jersey withtwo brothers and two sisters.Joe entered the US Army in 1942 leaving his wife Ann of one and a half years, aone year old daughter Joanne and a yet to be born son Gerald. He served inthe 430th Anti-Aircraft Battalion in Europe. He saw action in France,Luxembourg, Belgium, and Germany. He was shot in the hand and arm,recovered and returned to action to complete his tour of duty. He is officiallycredited with four enemy aircraft “kills”. Joe was honorably discharged in 1945.Joe now lives in Clearwater, Florida. He is the paternal grandfather of TimPriore, co-owner of Helen’s Café on South Greenwich St.

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In Honor ofW. Franklin QuinnetteUS Navy WWIIIn October 1941, Frank was on board the USS California headed to the HawaiianIslands. The command came to darken the ship one hour before sunset andremain darkened until one hour after sunrise. Through November, short and longrange firing practice was conducted off the islands in conjunction with severalother battleships. The California was docked at Pearl Harbor on December 7,was bombed and sank. Frank then joined a group of volunteers who wentaboard the USS Indianapolis to serve. He spent the next three months at seaand didn’t return to Pearl Harbor until March. Frank was believed missing untilFebruary 1942. Alloway dedicated its plane spotting station (pictured on theback coverof this book) in his memory and then learned that the report of hisdeath was erroneous. They (Alloway) believe that the tribute was appropriateand that the happy ending to the story was a gift from Heaven.” See page 315 in“Alloway Remembers” and page 6 of “Alloway Remembers SecondEdition”.

JAMES QUINNETTEUS Army Air Corps/ US Air ForceJim Quinnette is very proud to be a veteran of the United States military and apatriotic American citizen. He instilled in his 3 children that quiet pride and loveof country, family, and God.Submitted by Marilyn Forskey

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Henry “Heinie” RemsterUS Navy – WWII1942 – 1945Heinie served one year September 1940 to 1941 in the US Army stationed atFort Dix, NJ. He joined the US Navy in April 1942. Basic Training was atLakehurst NAS in Lighter-Than-Air School and he graduated January 30, 1943.He served at Glynco NAS in Georgia as Navigator on blimps patrolling EastCoast searching for German submarines from Florida to Virginia. In February1945 he transferred to Lompoc NAS California patrolling West Coast forJapanese submarines until the end of the war in August 1945. He died inSeptember 1973.Submitted by Phil Bradbury

William RemsterSGT USMC 1964 – 68VIETNAMBill enlisted in U.S. Marine Corps at graduation from Woodstown High School inJune 1964. Stationed at Camp Lajuene until May 1966 when in May he wasdeployed to Chu Lai, Vietnam until June 1967. Bill was discharged in June 1968.Bill is the son of Heinie Remster.Submitted by Phil Bradbury

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Melvin “Mass” Remster Jr.F1 - US Navy - WWIIMass served in the Navy from 1944-46.Stationed on “USS Pensacola” Mass was a fireman who’s job was to keep theboilers going. He was married to Barbara Remster and is the dad to Melvin,David, and Becky.

Mulford S. “Pete” RemsterUS ArmyWWII – 1/13/1940 TO 6/27/1945“Right before Pearl Harbor was bombed, he was supposed to get under this half-track to do some work on it. He kept telling his sergeant he couldn’t get under it,that there wasn’t enough room. As soon as the bombing started, he dove rightunder the half-track; he had plenty of room then.”Submitted by his widow Doris Remster in 2009 and who died on July 15, 2010.

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Edna Mehaffey RemsterUS ArmyServed in the Korean War 1951Stationed in GermanyEdna married Wayne King Remster and they had 2 sons Wayne and Eddie and agranddaughter Taylor (who shares the same birthday). Edna’s brother is JakeMehaffey. Edna was well loved and she is missed very much.

George L. “Shorty” RemsterUS Marine CorpsWW II – Purple HeartGeorge Linwood Remster, known to all as “Shorty” was born November 16, 1923in Alloway, New Jersey and with the exception of his military service lived therehis entire life. He was the son of Melvin E. Remster Sr. and Rebecca Powers.He attended Woodstown High School where he played football and where hiseducation was interrupted when he voluntarily enlisted in the Marine Corps, July14, 1942 to fight in World War II. He completed basic training at Parris Island,South Carolina in September of 1942. He fought in the Pacific Theater with thefirst Marine Division in Guadalcanal, New Caledonia and Guam as an assistantmachine gunner. He was severely wounded in action during the battle of Guam,July 19 to 27, 1944. He was struck by a Japanese hand grenade whichshattered his left arm and was pinned down in a fox hole for a whole night beforehe was reached by the medics and removed to a hospital. He was given thePurple Heart by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and a medical discharge May 22,1945. Many years later, in 2005, he was awarded his diploma by Woodstown

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High School when they recognized a number of former students who left schoolearly to defend their country. Coincidently Admiral Nimitz was also awarded hishigh school diploma in a similar manner. “Shorty’s” military honors include inaddition to his Purple Heart, The Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential UnitCitation, Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, Asiatic Ribbon with ThreeStars: Guadalcanal, New Caledonia, Guam; Sharpshooter Rifle Badge, and theWW II Victory Medal. “Shorty” passed away in his 84TH year on April 5, 2008 andwas buried with full Marine Military Honors in the Salem War Veterans MemorialPark and Cemetery.

James T. RichArmy WWIIEuropean TheaterOur Father was very proud to serve our country.

Stephen J. RodgersCapt. Vietnam 1971-2OP Noble Eagle 01-2Capt. Stephen J. Rodgers USNR RET was in ROTC in college and then served37 years of active and reserve duty. After retirement from the Navy, he joinedthe New Jersey State Guard. His military duty included combat in the Republicof Vietnam 1971-2. His last active duty began September 11, 2001 which heserved in Operation Noble Eagle for 4 months.

Norman RubrightCapt. * U.S. Army * PilotVietnam 1960 – 1964“THANK YOU, GRANDPOP” A story written by Norman’s granddaughterNatasha.My Grandpop joined the Army on October 8, 1960 as a pilot when he was 22years old and was Captain Norman Rubright in the Vietnam War for four years.Like many students that were looking for ways to pay off the expenses of collegetuition, he joined the U.S. Army because the government would pay the majorityof the cost of college if he served for a certain amount of time. During hisservice, he flew supplies to soldiers stationed in Vietnam. He also instructed newrecruits on Army rules and regulations.It took a lot of training to become a member of the Army: my Grandpop trainedfor 9 months, waking up at 6:00 a.m. to begin his training. He had to take all of

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his regular classes, plus instruction on weather, aerodynamics (how a plane tookoff and flew), and of course, how to man a plane. He said it was hard to train butit was worth it.My grandfather loved his experience, especially the sights in the spring. I’ll bet itwas beautiful from up in the air like that, all the flowers in full bloom - that isprobably the reason that he would advise others to become a pilot. Pilots worea 1-piece jumper (so it was easier to clip on a parachute if something wentwrong) with many pockets with the symbol of the U.S. Army. His best friend wasa man named Captain William F. Casey. Casey flew in the same small engineplane as a second pilot.Not everyone could just get up and join the Armed Forces, and that is why I amvery proud of Grandpop, and all the other Veterans for making this country abetter place. Not many people realize how much Veterans put in, and alwayswill, to their country’s freedom.All I can say to sum it all up is this: THANK YOU, GRANDPOP!Norman and Natasha Rubright are cousins of Eileen McAlonan and family.

Edwin James “Jim” Rutherford2 CPO Korean War1947 – 1952I joined the Navy Reserves in 1947 and went on active duty in December 1950.The Korean War was called a “CONFLICT”; I call it the “Forgotten War”. Duringreserve time I had to take a 2-Week Active Duty Cruise, aboard destroyers andan aircraft carrier. When called to active duty I was a Seaman 1st Class, andwhen discharged in 1952, I had made 2nd Class Petty Officer. As the storekeeper, I had it made in VR5. It was a Transport Squadron based in MoffettField, Mountain View, California, where we flew Marines from there to Japan.I served from February 1947 to December 1952 as a Second Class Petty Officer.I am the grandfather of Emma Louise and Courtney Ann Rutherford of Alloway.

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Paul J. SassiUS Army - WWI1894-1979Paul was born and raised in Northern NJ. He served in the US Army through theFirst World War. He moved to Alloway with his parents in 1923, where heworked as an independent carpenter and in later years drove a school bus forBen Williams. In his elderly years his niece, Jane Masker, cared for him until hisdeath in 1979. He is the great uncle of Ed Masker, and Linda (Masker) Barbaraboth of Alloway.

Frank SchavelinCPL 1st Mar Div1963 – 1968Frank joined the Marines in July 1963 and went to school to be a jet mechanic.He was sent to Okinawa with the 1st Marine Air Wing. He is the son of GraceSchavelin and the brother of Ernest Schavelin.

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Richard J. SenskeB3 21 196 LIBVietnam 1969Better known as Rich to those who knew him, he was a devoted and lovinghusband, brother, stepfather, son-in-law, brother-in-law, church- goer, and friend.To live in Alloway meant a lot to Rich and he was looking forward to getting intopolitics after retiring. The driving force in his life for the last ten years was to gethis Alloway Lake back; which was accomplished four months before he died.Born on January 4, 1948 he graduated from Central High School inPennsylvania. He was attending LaSalle University when he was drafted into theArmy. He received the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart. Richwas true hero. He loved his country and was proud to have served. The AllowayDam was named in his honor. Richard J. Senske died on June 14, 2009.

William R. Shockley, Jr.T/5 Surgical Tech (861)WWII US Army3 month PVT – Basic (521)Surgical Tech – Served with Headquarter Spec. Troops, Pusan, Koreaperforming various non-professional surgical & medical duties for renderingsurgical care & treatment to patients. He sterilized instruments & equipment.Administered hypodermic injections, changed dressings and bandages and tookblood tests & various smears. He was awarded World War II Victory Medal andthe Army of Occupation Japan Medal.Gertrude Shockley, his wife.

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Issac J. SicklerUS Army 1952 - 54Issac J. Sickler served with the 3rd Armored Division in Fort Knox, Kentucky andthen with the 6th Regimental Combat Team in Straubing, Germany. He was selfemployed as a partner of the Sickler Brothers Dairy Farm, where he retired in1980 after 33 years.

Luke Bailey SimkinsSSgt. * USAF * 1976 – 1981Law Enforcement SpecialistLuke Bailey Simkins, son of Oscar and Peggy Simkins of Aldine, enlisted in the US AirForce in December of 1976, shortly after graduating from Woodstown High School. Hewas sent to Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, for 6 weeks of basic training followed by 9weeks of training as a Law Enforcement Specialist. He was assigned to F.E. WarrenAFB in Cheyenne, WY, in April, 1977. He was named Airman of the Month in June of1978. In January of 1979, he was assigned to Royal Air Force (RAF) GreenhamCommon, Newbury, England. He lived at RAF Greenham and worked at RAF Welford.He was recognized as Airman of the Month again in July of 1979, and Airman of the

Year in Dec. 1979. Luke was promoted to Staff Sgt. in Sept. 1981. He was awarded theAir Force Commendation Medal in December 1981, and was honorably discharged inJan, 1982. While in England, he met and married Julie Hunt, and after leaving themilitary, he remained in England and worked in the Hunt family's businesses, a green-grocer shop and a bed and breakfast. In 1989 the entire family moved to Australia, andresides in the suburbs north of Sydney. Luke and Julie are the parents of one son, LukeMatthew and three daughters, Jennifer, Rebecca and Sarah. Luke and his brother-in-lawAllan Hunt are partners in A&L Carpentry and are employed at the Art Gallery of NewSouth Wales in Sydney. They cross the Harbour Bridge every morning and evening

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during their commute, and from the Gallery have a view of the Opera House as well asthe beautiful Sydney Harbour.

J. Blake SimpkinsUS Navy SEALJ. Blake Simpkins is a graduate of Alloway Township School, Woodstown HighSchool, and Messiah College. He became a Navy SEAL in 2008. He is marriedto Jessica, daughter of Skip and Stacy Coles of Woodstown. His parents, Jeffreyand Marsha Simpkins, sister and brother-in-law, Bethany and Kevin Gibala,nephews, Benjamin and Caleb, and grandfather, Daniel R. Hitchner, reside inCohansey. His grandmother, Joan Holmes Sharp resides in Woodstown.Deceased are his grandmother, Janet Robbins Hitchner, formerly of Cohansey,and his grandfather and step-grandmother, Irven and Ruth Simpkins, formerly ofSalem.

Petty Officer Steven P. SimpsonUS Coast GuardSteven Simpson serves in the United States Coast Guard. He is a MachineryTechnician and has served since 2003. Petty Officer Simpson is now assignedto the “Vigorous”, a Medium Endurance Cutter home-ported in Cape May, NJ.This is Steven’s second tour aboard ship. He previously served 3 years on theCutter, Dependable, a ship of the same class. These 210-foot ocean-goingvessels perform month-long patrols of the Atlantic, running from Nova Scotiasouth to Texas including the Caribbean. Their duties include maritime lawenforcement, vessel inspections, drug interdiction, migrant repatriation, andsearch and rescue. Steven is married to Jeanee Miller of Alloway and they havetwo children.

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Theodore SmigulecSSGT WWII Army Engr.16TH Armory Division“I took my training in Camp Chaffee ARK assigned to Headquarters Co. 216 EngrBattalion, 16th Armored Division. We ended up with General Patton’s 3rd Army.We were in Pilson Czechoslovakia when the war ended. The checks had amental picture of us being 8 foot giants because of the way we overran theGerman juggernaut. We arrived and they said, “Hell they look just like us.” Andthey were glad to see us.” After the war Ted worked as a mold maker at AnchorHockings and at work he met and married Quality Controller Barbara Hanna in1978. Ted is actively involved with the Alloway Ambulance Corp since 1982 andis a member of the Township Steering Committee since 2009.

Donald G. SmithPFC E3 U.S. Army 1965 – 1967Pfc. E3 Donald G. Smith, CO A 3/21 Inf. 196 Lt. Inf Bde, USARV, served inVietnam from July 1966 to 1967.Donald was awarded the following:Certificate of Achievement of Meritorious Performance of DutyNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Campaign MedalVietnam Service MedalCombat Infantryman BadgeGood Conduct MedalHonorably Discharged October 5, 1971Don and his brother Dale had the milking cows of Aldine for many years.

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Private 1st Class William D. SmithUS ArmyIn during Cuban Crisis – stationed in Germany 1962 to 1963.

L. H. “Ben” ThompsonUS Army 1955 – 58LeRoy H. “Ben” Thompson joined the United States Army on August 12, 1955.He was separated from the military on July 31, 1958. Ben received BasicTraining at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He followed with advanced training incountermeasures and search analysis at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.Ben first served overseas in a small southern German town know as Bad Aiblingwith the 22nd United States Army Security Agency (USASA). Then in October1957, Ben was transferred to Berlin, Germany, joining the 280th USASA, wherehe remained until his separation from duty in 1958.Ben was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and Pendant for saving thelife of a German guard whose clothing had caught fire. Ben was “pinned” byBrig. Gen. George T. Duncan at Andrews Barracks, Berlin.

Howard W. Thorp, Sr.US ArmyHoward was a Veteran of the Korean War. He was stationed in Fort Hood Texas.As a member of Mantua Township he was instrumental in the design of theVeterans Monument in his hometown. After retirement he served as theFounding Chairman of the Mantua Township Veterans Commission. Heorganized and hosted the annual Veterans Day celebration every year until his

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passing. “My father was always willing and eager to do everything he could toassist his fellow veterans. He was proud of his country and we are proud of him.”His daughter and her family are Jim, Dolores, Jim, Justin and Joseph Kramer ofAlloway.

Edward Jackson TurnerUS Navy WWII 1943 – 1946Ed was born October 21, 1922 and Ed did basic training in Bainbridge, MD andthen went to Orange, TX to board a new ship, U.S.S. LLOYD ACREE D.E.-356Commissioned August 1, 1944. He went through the Panama Canal and spentthe rest of enlistment in the South Pacific, around the Philippines and Okinawa.He returned home through the Panama Canal and was discharged from the USNavy at Lido Beach, New York on January 18, 1946. At the time of his dischargehe held the rating of Coxswain. Ed is the dad of Walt Turner; Ed died in 1996.

James Coffrey Turner Sr.Battery A 2nd TrenchMr. Turner joined the C.A.A. on December 11, 1917 and was stationed at Ft.Monroe, VA. He later served in the trenches with French Artillery A.E.F. Mr.Turner arrived back in the States to Maggie Valley, N.C. on April 21, 1919. Hemarried Nora Turbyfill and moved his family to a 100 acre dairy farm located onCanhouse Road in the early 1920s. James is Walt Turner’s grandfather.

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Walter H. TurnerUS Navy 1962 – 1966Walter Turner joined the US Navy in 1962. He was sent to boot camp at theGreat Lakes Training Center, North of Chicago. Then Walter attended SeabeesSchool in Port Wynemy, California. He was placed in a Seabees Battalion andstationed in Guam. A typhoon had created destruction on Guam, and theSeabees were called on to rebuild the island. The Seabees are a constructionbattalion which is made up of construction trades.After Guam, Walter volunteered to join “Operation Deep Freeze” at the SouthPole. Before his Antarctic Tour began, Walter was sent to San Francisco,California for extensive medical testing and then to Davisville, Rhode Island forsix months of special training. The tour lasted from October 1963 – November1964, where the Seabees built and maintained stations t support scientificresearch. During Walter’s time in Antarctica he experienced harsh workingconditions with -54 degrees temperatures with wind chills below 100 degrees,three months total darkness (NO SUNRISE), white outs, no running water, sevenmonths with no fresh food or mail, and the most important happening was thelong distance birth of his first child Kelly back in the States.Following the completion of the “Operation Deep Freeze Tour,” Walter wasstationed in Long Beach, California for “Shore Duty.” In May 1966, Walter Turnerwas honorably discharged from the US Navy.He is married to Judy (Gantz) Turner, originally from Mullica Hill and togetherthey have Kelly Mitchell and sons Dean and Travis. Walt and his sons own andoperate Walt’s Dixie Chopper. Walt was this year’s Parade Marshall (2011).

Sergeant Frank ValoraUS Air ForceWW IIAfter graduating from Woodstown High School, Frank joined the Air Force andbecame a Tail Gunner on a B-17 in Europe.

Specialist Raymond WardUS ArmyRay served from 1954-56. He went to El Paso, Texas for Basic Training thenspent a year in electronic-radar school and stayed. They used to say it was “theonly place out of the country without overseas pay.”

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James WentzellCpl Marine Corps1961 – 1966Born and raised in Alloway, NJ he was the son of Elmer & Margaret “Peg”Wentzell. He graduated from Woodstown High School in 1960 and entered theMarine Corps September 1961 at Parris Island, S.C. for Basic Training.He served at Camp Sukiran, Okinawa from March 1962 to March 1963 and thento MCB Quantico, VA from April 1963 to April 1966. After being honorablydischarged he returned to Alloway; got married; and moved to Pennsville in1969. Photo shows Jim at the 1st Veterans Day Celebration in 2009.

Private 1st Class Robert R. WilliamsUS ArmyWW II - CO “L” 18th InfantryEnlistment – October 5, 1946 (Ft Dix, NJ)Occupation – Clerk Typist 405M-1 RIFLE EX (2-47)WW II Victory Medal – Army of Occupation MedalApril 1947 – ETO (Germany)January 1948 – USAHonorable Discharge February 26, 1948, Camp Kilmer, NJPlayed on the Army Baseball Team (Germany)

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Major Wayne W. WrightUS Air Force RetiredVietnam"I retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving 20 years. My most notablecontribution was serving as a B-52 navigator during the Vietnam War. I spentalmost 900 days on temporary duty assigned to Guam, Okinawa, and a base inThailand. During that time, I flew with various crews and completed over 260missions. The most significant missions were in support of our Marinessurrounded by and being attacked by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese in theremote outposts of Con Tien and Khe Sahn. Neither of these outposts fell to theenemy and many lives were saved".Interesting Local Situation: Wayne served on the Barksdale AFB, LA flight line attime as fellow Alloway veterans John R. Matthews, Margaret McAlonan, and AynO’Donnell unbeknownst to each other and now they each live in Alloway. Wayneflew the plane, John repaired the plane, Ayn supplied the aircraft parts, andMargaret guarded the plane.

Corporal Paul WulderkUS Marine Corps1967 – 1969 – Vietnam VeteranPaul Wulderk, Jr. served in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 to 1969.He was stationed in DaNang, Vietnam during the TET offensive in 1968.

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Walter ZarinUS ArmyWWII – 1944 to 1946Walter Zarin was drafted into the US Army while working on the family farm inPenton at the age of 20. Upon completion of Basic Training at Camp Blanding inJacksonville, FL, Walter was ranked as a Private. He was immediately deployedto the European Theater where he served as an L Company Rifleman in the104th Infantry Regiment of the 26th Yankee Division. He still recalls walking withhis company continuously throughout France and Germany and sleeping in openfields with only 2 sets of clothing, no meals for days at a time, and no facilities formonths. Walter said L Company which consisted of 110 soldiers, suffered manylosses from bombings and gun battles and was completely replaced three timesover a four month period. He recalls the war ending while he was in a hospital inFrance recovering from a bullet wound. During his service, Walter had earned aPurple Heart, a Bronze Star, and numerous other medals of service. After thewar, he returned home to Penton where he still resides today (2009).

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WWI Veterans Pages 15 & 16 in “Alloway Remembers”“Top row: Lester Evans, Russell HarrisMiddle row: Carl Rau, Willard Darlington, Carl YoergerSeated: John W. Ewen

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January 1918 – Earl Osborn, Carl Rau, William Mowers, and Carl Yoergercame home on a visit from Fort Dix.November 1918 – The War is over! There will be a huge demonstration; Allowaygave two of her sons, Howard Dare and Russell Harris.December 1918 – Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yoerger had received no word from theirson Carl, overseas; but a German helmet weighing 2 ¾ pounds and a pair ofwooden shoes were sent to them by him this month. They hope for a letter soon.March 1919 – On Monday evening Alloway welcomed back her first soldier boyfrom overseas. Ernest Dorrell arrived in Newport News, Virginia, and last weekcame home on Monday. A reception is planned at Dunham’s Hall.July 1919 – On the 13th of this month, Earl Osborn, the last Alloway soldier toarrive home, was welcomed here.July 1921 – Stephen Thomas, a Civil War veteran, died at the age of 78.February 1924 – Charles Fries, a Civil War veteran, died at the age of 82.”

This commemorative Veteran Monument/Walkway Book was compiled by Margaret M. Matthews, AllowayTownship Historian, for the 3rd Annual Veterans’ Monument/Walkway Veterans’ Day Celebration, 11/11/11 @ 1100Hours.I give a heartfelt thank you to John R. Matthews, Kelly Rebbecchi, Clem Jamison, and Ed Masker for helping meto assemble this piece of history.

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List of BricksA brick order form is below for your convenience if you would like to purchase a brick and share

their story.

LT. COL. JOE S. ABBOTT JR. **SMSGT JOSEPH D. ABBOTT

1LT ERIK ARIZALT COL GWYN ATWELL

BAILEY FAMILYSGT ANTHONY J. BARILE!SSGT SAMUEL J. BEALROBERT W. BECHTOLD!WILLIAM W. BECHTOLD!

LARRY G. BELL *PVT HARRY C. BIERMANN!DAVID I. BLACKLOCK!

SGT BRUCE L. BOBBITT!TOMMY BONARRIGO!

EM3c LESTER PRESTON BOWLING^EN3 GEORGE W. BRADBURY IV

LS1 EDWARD D. BRONKAMICHAEL BURKE^!

HAROLD BURKHAMMERSGT DENNIS RAY BUTLERMILTON DAVIS BUTLERSN1 EDWARD H. CAPERSCAPT ERIC C. CAPERSBURTON R. CHAPMAN!

AT2 CARL RAY CHAPMAN!IC1”SS” DOUGLAS W. CHAPMANDCFM NELSON E. CHAPMAN!

SGT THOMAS COBBE-6 WILLIAM “REX” COBBSGT MATTHEW COCKING2nd LT ADAM T. CRANEMSGT ELMER R. CRANE

MAJ WM B. CRANESGT WM B. CRANE JR.BYRON R. CRISPIN!

SP3 CHARLES F. DALE JR.HOWARD C. DARE *

1st LT WILLARD DARLINGTON!JIM DAVIS

RAYMOND DILKS SR.!RAYMOND DILKS JR.!

PFC ERNEST P. DORRELLS1 EUGENE F. DORRELL

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GARRY C. DORRELLSSGT KAY H. DORRELL

1st LT RALPH A. DORRELL!SPC ROBERT P. DORRELLSPC RONALD T. DORRELLPVT E-2 JOHN C. EARNEST1st LT WINFIELD C. ELWELL*

LEWIS ERB!PHILIP H. ERB Jr.!

SP5 JOSEPH G. FEDORA!SP5 MIKE FEDORA!

PVT FLAMINIO FLAMMASSGT ROY FLANNIGAN SR.SP4 ROY FLANNIGAN JR.

CPL JOE FOGG!CPL EDWARD T. FOGG

SFC. DAVID A. FRAME JR.ROBERT LONG FREDERICK1st LT PAUL G. FREDRICKS!SPC4 PAUL H. FREDRICKS!

CHARLES FRIES!GEORGE FREEMANPO2 TOM FREEMAN

CAPT. RICHARD N. GEREAU *PVT OLIVER W. GOFF

1SG BILL GREENWOOD JR.SGT BILL GREENWOOD IIILT ERIK GREENWOODDORIS A. HALL RNCAPT JON L. HALL

LT COL JOSEPH HALLSPF3 IRVING L. HALTER SR.!

MAJ GEN IRVING L. HALTER JR.!RUSSELL HARRIS *

2nd LT JOHN P. HART **SN ALLEN J. HEWITT!

LNCP RALPH E. HEWITT!A2C ROBERT HEWITT!

SP7 VERNON L. HITCHNERPFC LEWIS E. HOFFMAN!

MEIGHAN EDWIN HOGATE SR.DONALD P. HYSON

PFC EDWARD C. JAMISONHM2 JAMES M. JAMISON

PVT MANLOVE “PAT” JAMISONCW5 BRUCE JOHNSTON

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1st LT JUSTIN JONES!SGT ANDREW R. JOYCEMMCS PAUL J. KANDLE!TSGT JOHN P. KELLY

CPL WILLIAM J. LEATHERNPVT ROBERT “BOB” LEE!SAMUEL LINDSAY **!

CPL MARVIN R. LOCKE!GEORGE W. LOHMEYEREM2c JOHN LOHMEYER

CPL LEWIS E. MAGSAM JRSSGT AYN M. MASKERLOUIS MASKER JR.JACK MATTHEWS

TSGT JOHN R. MATTHEWS SR.SGT MARGARET M. MATTHEWS

EILEEN M. McALONANFRANCIS R. McALONAN SR.FRANK R. McALONAN JR.CONOR S. McALONAN

JAMES MICHAEL McMANUS^DONALD McCORMICK.PFC PAUL McKELVEYPM1 JAMES H. MEEK!RD3 ROGER A. MEEK!SNGM ROY C. MEEK!

2CBSM JAKE MEHAFFEYJOHN J. MERKEL JR.

CORP JOHN J. MERKEL III^MAJ MARGARET A. MERKEL

JUDEE E. MILLERDENIS C. MIRANDA *ROBERT E. MOORE!

SAMUEL H. MORRIS JR.RAYMOND MOWERS!CPL WM W. MOWERS!SGT WM. W. MOWERS!

TECH 5 JOHN J. MURPHY!PVT ALVIN R. MYERS SR!

SGT ALVIN MYERSPFC NORMAN MYERSNICHOLAS NELSON^

CHARLES “Chick” OSBORNMARK C. OSBORN

PRESTON ‘Chick” OSBORNSGT ARTHUR G. PIERSON!

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PFC LINWOOD R. PIERSONCPL WALTER P. PIERSON **

ALFRED POMPPER!ARNOLD POMPPER SRCURTIS POMPPERFLOYD E. POMPPER!

SGT 1C JOHN J. “JACK” POWERSSGT ANTHONY C. PRATOSGT WAYNE T. PRICESGT MODESTO PRIORE

VINCE PROSS^!KATE QUACKENBUSH!FRANKLIN QUINNETTEJAMES QUINNETTEEDNA REMSTER

GEORGE L. “SHORTY” REMSTERHENRY “HEINIE” REMSTER

F-1 MELVIN E.”MASS” REMSTERMULFORD S. “PETE” REMSTERSGT WILLIAM “BILLY” REMSTER

JAMES T. RICH^!CAPT STEPHEN J. RODGERSCAPT NORMAN RUBRIGHT^

2CPO EDWIN JAMES RUTHERFORDPAUL J. SASSI

L/CPL ERNEST SCHAVELIN *CPL FRANK SCHAVELINB3 RICHARD J. SENSKE^

T5 WILLIAM R. SHOCKLEY JR.CAPT ANNE MARIE SICKLER^!A/2C CHARLES SICKLER!

ISAAC J. SICKLERJOHN “JACK” SICKLER^!PAUL J. SICKLER*^

RAYMOND P. SICKLER^!WALTER SICKLER!

LUKE BAILEY SIMKINS!J. BLAKE SIMPKINSSTEVEN P. SIMPSON

SSGT THEODORE SMIGULECPFC DONALD G. SMITHPFC WILLIAM D. SMITHSPC LON L. SULLIVAN!

TEC5 CHARLES V. SZYMANSKI!SSGT EUGENE R. TAYLOR JR!

STEPHEN THOMAS!

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GEORGE I. THOMPSON!HAROLD THOMPSON!JOHN F. THOMPSON!L. H. “BEN” THOMPSONROBERT G. THOMPSON!HOWARD W. THORP SR.CPO KEVIN TULLOS!

COX EDWARD J. TURNERPVT JAMES C. TURNERWALTER H. TURNERSGT FRANK VALORASPC RAYMOND WARDCPL JAMES WENTZELL

SGT JAMES S. WENTZELL!CAPT JAMES F. WHITT SR.!

SPC JEFFREY WHITT!B. RILEY WILLIAMS!

PFC ROBERT R. WILLIAMSSP4 WALTER WILLIAMS JR.!ALICE C. (REEVES) WILSON!SGT. KEITH E. WILSON!

LAWRENCE R. WINCHELL JR.!BM1 GEORGE W. WRIGHT!

ROBERT J. WRIGHT!MAJ WAYNE W. WRIGHTCPL. PAUL WULDERK

WALTER ZARINCOL JOHN ZEMITIS!

* Killed in Action** Prisoner of War

^ Brick is not installed! No story in this book…yet - I hope there will be soon.

The various headstones that are included throughout this Veterans Book, at the bottom of pages, are from area cemeteries and it is myhope that their stories will eventually be told in this updated book. With the photographs of their headstones the veterans will beremembered by all who have read this book. There is no piece of information too small to share and I will include their story in futurebooks; please e-mail me at flamingo22@comcast.net or contact me through Alloway Township Museum 935-4080. Sincerely,Margaret M. Matthews

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Alloway Township Veteran’s MonumentLocated at the Alloway Twp. Senior Citizen’s Complex/Municipal Building

“HERE WE MARK THE PRICE OF FREEDOM” with a Veteran’sMonument/Walkway.

A middle monument has been engraved with “HERE WE MARK THE PRICE OF FREEDOM”and 2 flanking monuments have 3 of the military branches on each monument. The 3 monumentshave been set on a brick walkway honoring veterans who have had a brick purchased in theirhonor. Information for a brick purchase is below:

WORKSHEET for VETERAN’S MONUMENT BRICKContact Margaret Matthews @ 769-2632 or Doug Chapman @ 769-3247Each standard brick costs $50.00 has 2 lines, 14 characters (with the maximum of 18 characters anda 3rd line for an additional $3.50).*

! It is suggested to use a pencil to design your memorial brick.! * NOTE: 18 characters will go to the edge of the brick.

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Make check payable to: ALLOWAY TWP. VETERAN’S MONUMENT FUNDA gift certificate is available at your request.

Please consider a tax deductible donation for this worthy project honoring our troops. Adonation of $100.00 or more will entitle you to your name engraved on a plaque that willbe displayed by the flagpole.

Please write a story or a few short lines about your veteran on the back of this sheetand include a photo that will be returned to you. Thank you and feel free to callMargaret Matthews with any questions or e-mail your story and photo:flamingo22@comcast.net

Feel free to mail your form, payment, and story to Margaret @ 22 Stockingtown Road, Woodstown, NJ08098 or Doug @ 79 Pleasant Hill Road, Woodstown, NJ 08098

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The purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for theirpatriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

Originally Armistice Day, November 11, 1918 was a day set aside to honor veterans ofWorld War I regarded as “the war to end all wars.” The original concept for thecelebration was for a day of parades and public meetings and a brief suspension ofbusiness beginning at 11:00a.m. In 1954, after World War II which required the greatestmobilization of soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen in the Nation’s history and afterAmerican forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of theveterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word“Armistice*” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans”. With the approval of thislegislation on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans ofall wars.

Later that same year, on October 8th, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first“Veterans Day Proclamation” which stated “In order to insure proper and widespreadobservance of the anniversary, all veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and the entirecitizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose.”

USA went into WWII…when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7,1941.

D-Day is the name given to the landing of 160,000 Allied troops in Normandy, France onJune 6th, 1944.

V-J Day (Victory over Japan day) is on August 15th in memory of the announcement ofthe surrender of Japan on that day in 1945 to end World War II.

* break in fightingWANTED INFORMATION OF A CIVIL WAR SOLDIER HUDSON DAVISWHO LIVED IN ALLOWAY 1841 TO 1927 AND ISBURIED IN THE GAR^ CEMETERY IN BRIDGETON.^G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic

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"In war, thereare no

unwoundedsoldiers."

-Jose Narosky