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OAKLYN,
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HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED IN WWII, KOREA, & VIETNAM |
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Freedom is not free. Sometimes, it comes at a very high cost.
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OAKLYN,
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HONORING THOSE WHO SERVED IN WWII, KOREA, & VIETNAM |
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OAKLYN WAR MEMORIAL |
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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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This monument is located at the corner of W. Collingswood & Newton Avenues, in front of the Oaklyn Memorial Library, 602 Newton Avenue, in Oaklyn, NJ.
There is another monument in Oaklyn, dedicated to those who served in World War I, in front of Oaklyn Borough Hall at White Horse Pike & Clinton Avenue in Oaklyn. |
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| OAKLYN TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVED | ||
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| CLICK ON PICTURES FOR ENLARGED AND ENHANCED VIEWING | ||
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| Word War II | |||||
| OAKLYN ROLL CALL OF HONOR | |||||
| WORLD WAR I | |||||
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
| PVT | ARMY |
312th Infantry Regiment 78th Infantry Division |
10/27/1918 | ||
| WORLD WAR II | |||||
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
| SGT | ARMY | 11/9/1922 | 10/26/1944 | ||
| 1LT | AIR FORCE |
318th Fighter
Squadron 325th Fighter Group |
4/22/1945 | ||
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157th Infantry
Regiment
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9/1943 | ||
| PVT | ARMY | Medical Department | 2/7/1943 | ||
| SSGT | ARMY |
24th Armored
Engineer Battalion 4th Armored Division |
9/22/1944 | ||
| ENS | NAVY | 6/30/1945 | |||
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15th Infantry
Regiment 3rd Infantry Division |
10/3/1943 | ||
| F2C | NAVY | USS Chicago | 1/30/1943 | ||
| 2LT | ARMY |
387th Combat Crew Training School |
3/26/1944 | ||
| 2LT | AIR FORCE |
349th Bomber
Squadron 100th Bomber Group, Heavy |
5/24/1944 | ||
| SSGT | ARMY |
Company G 120th Infantry Regiment 30th Infantry Division |
1/15/1945 | ||
| PVT | ARMY | 20th Engineer Combat Battalion | 11/9/1944 | ||
| PFC | ARMY |
116th Infantry
Regiment 29th Infantry Division |
7/16/1944 | ||
| SSGT | ARMY | 1/15/1943 | |||
| ARM2C | NAVY | 1942 | |||
| KOREA | |||||
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
| PFC | MARINES |
Company H, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines 1st Marine Division |
10/25/1932 | 3/26/1953 | |
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| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
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VINCENT D. MONROE |
CDR | NAVY | 7/1/1934 | 5/18/1968 | |
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CLICK ON THE BLUE LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL |
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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. Many other South Jersey men were also killed 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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As of this date, November 1, 2013 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 |
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Beverly National Cemetery |
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| NAME | CEMETERY PLOT |
| EDWIN F. ALLEN JR. | D O 850 |
| THOMAS L. JONES | C 2027 |
