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Freedom is not free. Sometimes, it comes at a very high cost.
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PENNSAUKEN, N.J. | ||
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Situated on River Road, just south of the Betsy Ross Bridge in the Delair neighborhood of Pennsauken NJ. | |
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| DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN J. SILVER AND FRANCIS J. WEISEMANN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICES OF THEIR COUNTRY IN WWII AND IN TRIBUTE TO THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF DELAIR WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN WWII AND THE KOREAN CONFLICT. | |||||
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
| JOHN J. SILVER | GM3C | NAVY | 1911 | 1/12/1945 | |
| FRANCIS J. WEISEMANN | F2C | NAVY | USS BOWERS DE-637 | 3/26/1926 | 4/16/1945 |
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CLICK ON THE BLUE LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL |
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One man listed above, Jacob Kessler Jenkins, along with six men from Camden NJ, Frank Ballerino, Michael Carr, Michael Yachus, Stephen V. Koscianski, Lewis Riondino, and Joseph H. Johnson died together when the troop transport HMTS Rohna was struck by a German guided glider bomb and sank of the coast of North Africa. In addition, five other Camden County men, 19 year-old Harry V. Taylor Jr. of Haddonfield, William McKeon of Blackwood, Merl Reagle of Lindenwold, Carl Johanson of Pennsauken, and Elmer F. Day of Merchantville also were lost that day. In total, 1,015 men were lost, but the story was never told to the families or the general public for over 57 years due to wartime censorship. |
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Click links to visit web-pages on these memorials, and to visit "virtual memorials" to Camden County's fallen heroes. |
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As of this date, November 1, 2013 I have not erected a guest-book. Please e-mail all comments to phil552@reagan.com. If you would like your comment published in the upcoming guest-book, please let me know. Phil Cohen |
