Freedom is not free. Sometimes, it comes at a very high cost. 

BERLIN, N.J.
WAR MEMORIAL

BERLIN HONORS ITS CITIZENS WHO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES

       Located opposite the CVS Pharmacy on the White Horse Pike (US Route 30) on the east side of town, this series of monuments honors those from Berlin who participated in the armed conflicts of the 20th century. As of April, 2002 the bronze plaques that are on some of these monuments have been removed to be renovated, and their rededication hopefully will take place this year. The World War II monument, erected in 1946, was engraved in granite, and is pictured below. 
         There is another set of monuments in Berlin Cemetery that can be seen by clicking here, or on the name of 2nd Lt. Warren Stafford, Jr.

       If you have information or pictures which you would like to see included on this website, please contact me by e-mail.
                                        Phil Cohen  
                                        phil552@reagan.com

We Here Highly Resolve That These Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain 
Name Rank Branch Unit Born Died
George Blaese SGT USMC Company F, 2nd Battalion
24th Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division		 1923 6/17/1944
Frank Harvey Blanck, Jr. AMM3C NAVY

 

   5/14/1943
John Chillemi PFC ARMY

Company E, 1st Battalion, 
397th Infantry Regiment, 
100th Infantry Division

 1920 9/9/1944
John C. McKendrick S1C NAVY USS QUINCY 1919 8/9/1942
John F. Reilly TEC5 ARMY 24th Armored Engineer Bn. 1917 1/29/1944
George F. Schaefer 1LT ARMY 103rd Infantry Regiment
43rd Infantry Division		   10/7/1945
Joseph Silverman PFC USMC     7/4/1944
Warren Stafford Jr. 2LT AAF 358th Bomber Squadron
303rd Bomber Group, Heavy		 1920 2/3/1944
Robert McGowan Wagner PVT USMC   8/19/1920 10/8/1942
Linwood Victor Weeks, Jr. LTJG NAVY   1/1926 4/15/1946

CLICK ON THE BLUE LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL

BERLIN NJ WORLD WAR II WAR MEMORIAL

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, 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.
     

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ MONUMENTS
& WAR MEMORIALS

       Click links to visit web-pages on these memorials, and to visit "virtual memorials" to Camden County's fallen heroes.

GUEST BOOK & E-MAIL
     As 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

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