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MOUNT EPHRAIM,
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Freedom is not free. Sometimes, it comes at a very high cost.
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MOUNT EPHRAIM,
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Situated at Davis and Garfield Avenues, in Mount Ephraim, NJ., this monument bears a list of Mount Ephraim residents lost in World War II. It was dedicated in the fall of 1947. The list has a few errors, which have been corrected in the listing below. Samuel A. Busey, for instance, was the father of James A. Busey, who was lost while serving with the Coast Guard in 1944. William Stefan's first name was Willibold, and George Ocavage spelled his name O'Cavage. Similar errors have turned up on other monuments, and can be attributed to the fact that the monuments are erected years after the events commemorated, and the surviving families are no longer around to ensure correct spelling. Scroll down to find links to pages for every man named on the Mount Ephraim War Memorial. Jeff Vilardo has created and maintains a very comprehensive website about the men honored on the Mount Ephraim War Memorial. I strongly advise that you visit his site for further knowledge of the men listed here. http://mewarmemorial.blogspot.com/ |
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On July 27, 2003 a Korean War monument was dedicated on grounds. This monument, erected as a joint project by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War posts of Mount Ephraim, honors Corporal Samuel Rainey, the only Mount Ephraim serviceman lost during the Korean War. |
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If you have information or
pictures which you would like to see included on this website, please
contact me by e-mail. |
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| IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF MT. EPHRAIM FOR THEIR PATRIOTIC SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II | |||||
| In Memory Of Our Heroes Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country | |||||
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
| PFC | ARMY |
Company C 253rd Infantry Regiment 63rd Infantry Division |
6/22/1909 | 4/7/1945 | |
| PFC | ARMY | 816th Tank Destroyer Battalion | 10/15/1915 | 8/13/1942 | |
| F1C | NAVY | USS LEOPOLD DE-319 | 10/21/1921 | 3/9/1944 | |
| PVT | ARMY | 15th
Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division |
8/2/1909 | 11/13/1943 | |
| ARM3C | NAVY |
USS BENNINGTON (CV-20) |
11/27/1925 | 2/24/1945 | |
| PFC | ARMY | 12th
Infantry Regiment 4th Infantry Division |
11/7/1917 | 1/14/1944 | |
| PVT | ARMY |
Company I 126th Infantry Regiment 32nd Infantry Div |
7/10/1906 | 4/8/1945 | |
| PVT | ARMY |
Company G 5307th Composite Unit |
1/3/1923 | 3/16/1946 | |
| EM3C | NAVY | U.S. Naval Operating Base #120, Recife, Brazil | 11/12/1910 | 4/16/1945 | |
| SSGT | AIR FORCE |
308th Bomb Group 425th Bomb Squadron |
3/2/1919 | 8/24/1943 | |
| TEC5 | ARMY |
Company C 117th Engineer Battalion 37th Infantry Division |
11/10/1918 | 2/9/1945 | |
| TEC5 | ARMY |
747th Tank
Battalion
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6/21922 | 6/16/1944 | |
| PVT | ARMY | 116th
Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division |
8/7/1917 | 4/6/1945 | |
| PVT | ARMY | 7th
Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Division |
1925 | 3/26/1945 | |
| PVT | ARMY | 141st
Infantry Regiment 36th Infantry Division |
1913 | 9/9/1943 | |
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ERECTED BY THE SELECTEES MOTHERS CLUB CHAPTER NO. XI |
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CLICK ON THE BLUE LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL |
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From 1947 until July of 2003, the monuments at Veterans Triangle were as pictured. |
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| KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 | |||||
| NAME | RANK | BRANCH | UNIT | BORN | DIED |
| SAMUEL H. RAINEY | CPL | AIR FORCE | 345th Bomber Squadron 98th Bomber Wing | 1/23/1933 | 3/28/1952 |
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On July 27, 2003, a new Korean War Memorial was added |
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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, 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. |
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MSNBC
Coverage - Tom Brokaw |
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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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GUEST BOOK & E-MAIL |
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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 |
