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Freedom is not free. Sometimes, it comes at a very high cost.
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BERLIN,
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IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL
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Located within the grounds of Berlin Cemetery on the White Horse Pike (US Route 30) on the western side of town, this series of monuments honors area residents who died in armed conflict, including Lenape Indians and Hessian soldiers who are buried there, as Berlin Cemetery was founded in 1766. 2nd Lt. Warren Stafford, Jr. is the specific subject of the largest memorial on the site. Also mentioned is Carlton Rouh, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II and is buried within sight of these monuments. |
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If you have information or
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Shall Your Glory Be Forgot, While Fame Her Record Keeps. Or Honor Points The Hallowed Spot, Where Valor Proudly Sleeps |
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| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
| Warren Stafford Jr. | 2LT | AIR FORCE | 358th
Bomber Squadron 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy |
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CLICK ON THE BLUE LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL |
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BERLIN CEMETERY WORLD WAR II WAR MEMORIAL |
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Warren Stafford, Jr., 2nd Lieutenant, O-749940, U.S. Army Air Forces. Volunteered in January, 1942 and rejected for underweight by the navy and the Coast Guard, but accepted by the Air Forces as an Aviation cadet. Reported for active service at Trenton NJ, and later stationed at Nashville TN, and Santa Ana CA, for pre-flight training, at Deming NM for bombardier training, Carlsbad NM for navigation, Coyote TX, Dalhart TX, and Kearney NE for crew training. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on July 10, 1943 at Deming NM. He left Kearny Army Air Field, Kearny NE on December 16, 1943 by air for England by way of Newfoundland. With his crew he was assigned as a replacement to 358th Bomber Squadron (Heavy), 303rd Bomber Group, nicknamed “Hell’s Angels” of the 8th Air Force, stationed at Molesworth, near Kettering, England. On
February 3rd, 1944 the 303rd Bomber Group marked
its second year of service. According to reports on that date, 600
bombers and accompanying fighters left on a mission to bomb the U-Boats
and Naval Base at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. His entire B-17 Flying
Fortress crew of ten men were reported missing in action over Germany on
February 3rd, while returning from a successful mission to
Wilhelmshaven. He was entitled to wear the American Defense Medal and
European Theater Ribbons, and was awarded posthumously the Purple Heart. |
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Captain Carlton P. Rouh, USMC is noted at this memorial site. He is buried a few yards away from the monument pictured above. To learn more about Captain Rouh, click here. |
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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, Merle Reagle of Lindenwold, Walter McKeon of Blackwood, Carl Johanson and Jacob K. Jenkins 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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of this date, February 6, 2002 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, Camden NJ |
