AUDUBON, N.J.
WAR MEMORIAL

Honoring Those Who Served In World War I, World War II, Korea, & Vietnam

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AUDUBON'S TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN WWII

Listed are the names of local men and women who served in the Armed Forces during World War II. Click on pictures for enhanced views. Click here for a picture of names that were blocked out on the far right photo. Below, a picture from when the monument was erected.

William Charles Adamson

419th Bomber Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group

Peter Albano

Francis J. Conlen III

Edward E. DeVoe

Erle P. Flanagan

Lemuel M. Gilbert, Jr.

319th Bomber Squadron
90th Bomber Group, Heavy

Robert H. Harmer, Jr.

Edward C. Hill

Edwin J. Klenk

Philip J. Lange, Jr.

John M. Lesher, Jr.

491st Bomber Squadron,
 341st Bomber Group, Medium

Frank J. McManus

Herbert Mugrauer

Harry J. Mulch, Jr.

232nd Infantry Regiment
42nd Infantry Division

George R. Neide

A. Fletcher "Dewey" Parker

Joseph R. Paul, Jr.

Richard J. Quigley

704th Bomber Squadron,
446th Bomber Group, Heavy

John J. Reilly, Jr.

George M. Riggin

William F. Sippel, Jr.

400th Bomber Squadron,
 90th Bomber Group, Heavy

Oliver F. Starr, Jr.

Charles L. Stevenson

368th Bomber Squadron
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Karl L. Stoltz

490th Bomber Squadron,
 341st Bomber Group, Medium

Harry L. Thompson

Arthur J. Ward, Jr.

Fighter Squadron 1 VF-1
USS Yorktown CV-10

Albert G. Weisser

351st Infantry Regiment
88th Infantry Division

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AUDUBON NJ WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL

Listed on this monument are the names of local men and women who served in the Armed Forces and as nurses in World War I. Individuals who died while serving our country are indicated by a star next to there names.
Click on this photograph for an enlarged view of the names on this monument.

LEFT) Korea-Vietnam Memorial RIGHT) World War I Memorial 

HONOR ROLL WORLD WAR I

Hammit Kenneth Elliot

James L. Murray

Melchior Och

W.T. Riegert

Fred D. Stimpson

William Troutt

AUDUBON NJ KOREAN & VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL

Listed on this monument are the names of 5 local men who died while serving in the Korean War, and one who lost his 
life in the Vietnam conflict.  Two men from Audubon, Edward Benfold and Nelson Brittin, were both posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Korea  

    Click on this photograph for an enlarged view of the names on this monument.

LEFT) Korea-Vietnam Memorial RIGHT) World War I Memorial 

IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVED OUR NATION

KOREA JUNE 1950  - JAN. 1953

HC3C

CPL

PFC

VIETNAM  DEC. 1961 - MAY 1975

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AUDUBON HIGH SCHOOL MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL

USS BENFOLD (DDG 65)

HMTS Rohna

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,  six other Camden County men, 19 year-old Harry V. Taylor Jr. of Haddonfield, William McKeon of Blackwood, Merl Reagle of Lindenwold, Elmer F. Day of Merchantville, Carl Johanson and Jacob Kessler Jenkins of Pennsauken 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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Second Lieutenant HAMMITT KENNETH ELLIOTT, of 306 Washington Terrace, Audubon, was killed at the United States Aviation Field at Houston TX on February 27, 1918, when he lost control of the aeroplane he was driving 350 feet above the ground. He was caught in a heavy gust of wind trying to make a tail spin and failed to regain control of his machine. J.H. Geisse, a cadet flying with him, escaped with slight injuries. Elliot enlisted in the Signal Reserve Corps Aviation Service in October 1917, and was sent to the Princeton Flying School on October 20, 1917. he was sent to Houston two weeks later. The day before he was killed he was commissioned a lieutenant at the age of 19 years. He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Hammitt K. Elliot, of 306 Washington Terrace, Audubon NJ.

Private JAMES L. MURRAY of Audubon, died of pneumonia at Red Cross Military Hospital, No. 3, Paris, on October 20, 1918. He enlisted on May 30, 1917, and was sent to camp at Allentown PA for training in the United States Army Ambulance Corps. He was an ambulance driver during the Battle of Belleau Wood and the bombardment of Paris. He arrived in France on December 23rd, 1917. He was the son of Mrs. Annie E. Murray of Audubon.

Private FRED D. STIMPSON, of 325 Walnut Avenue, Audubon, died from pneumonia on October 12, 1918, shortly after arriving in France. He was a member of Battery F, 73rd Railway Artillery Regiment. He enlisted in the Coast Artillery on May 15, 1918, at the age of 21 years, and was sent to Fort Slocum NY. He was transferred to Fort Adams RI, and sailed for France in September, arriving September 30, 1918. He died 13 days after reaching France. He was the son of Mr./ and Mrs. William P. Stimpson.

Private WILLIAM TROUTT, of 321 Oakland Avenue, Audubon, was killed in action on October 18, 1918, in the Argonne Forest. He went to France as a member of Company D, 312th Infantry Regiment, arriving there on June 6, 1918. Troutt was drafted February 28, 1918 and sent to Fort Dix for training. His parents were deceased, and he was survived by his oldest sister, Mrs. Frank Kelly of 220 Merchant Street, Audubon NJ.