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

MAGNOLIA, N.J.
 WAR MEMORIAL

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

       Situated on the grounds of the Edwin I. Johnson American Legion Post 370 in Magnolia NJ, this site is located south of the White Horse Pike (US Route 30) at 430 N. Warwick Road. The original World War I monument was expanded after the Korean War, and a separate Vietnam monument was added in 1987.

       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

 

Listed are the names of local men and women who served in the Armed Forces during the war of the last century. Click on pictures for enhanced views. The six men who gave their lives while serving our nation during World War II are indicated by a star next to their name, while the three men lost in the Vietnam War are the only names listed on that particular monument.
In A Righteous Cause, They Have Won Immortal Glory, 
And Have Nobly Served Their Nation, While Serving Mankind 
Presented by the Citizens of the
BOROUGH OF MAGNOLIA
TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR
WORLD WAR II
Name Rank Branch Unit Born Died
CURT A. ARNOLD PVT ARMY 30th Infantry Regiment
3rd Infantry Division 		1924 1/31/1944
RAYMOND CARTY PVT ARMY

66th Armored Field Artillery Bn
4th Armored Division

   7/28/1944
RAYMOND DOMZ PFC ARMY 134th Infantry Regiment
35th Infantry Division		   11/14/1944
EDWIN I. JOHNSON SGT ARMY 83rd Chemical Battalion 1917 1/26/1944
GEORGE MORROW PVT ARMY 36th Engineer Combat Regiment 8/12/1924 2/28/1944
CHARLES F. PAULSON PFC ARMY Company F
168th Infantry Regiment
34th Infantry Division		   10/1944

LEST WE FORGET
MAGNOLIA
REMEMBERS AND HONORS THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED AND 
THOSE WHO DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN PEACE

VIETNAM
Isaiah Anthony Dobbins SP4 ARMY   1/29/1944 2/7/1967
J. Michael Reid CPL MARINES 5/3/1947 5/10/1967
Frank W. Humes CPL ARMY   12/5/1948 7/8/1969

CLICK ON THE BLUE LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL
Camden Courier-Post * May 26, 1950

AUDUBON HIGH SCHOOL MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL

USS BENFOLD (DDG 65)

HST 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, Jacob Kessler Jenkins and Carl Johanson of Pennsauken, 19 year-old Harry V. Taylor Jr. of Haddonfield, William McKeon of Blackwood, Merl Reagle of Lindenwold, and Elmer F. Day of Merchantville and  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.

THE ROHNA DISASTER
CAMDEN COUNTY INTERNET WAR MEMORIAL

The Rohna Survivors Memorial Association

MSNBC Coverage - Tom Brokaw
Read the article or see the video

 Borough of Magnolia Official Website

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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Beverly National Cemetary
NAME CEMETARY PLOT
George Morrow D 1015
Isaiah Anthony Dobbins J 0 321