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

VOORHEES TOWNSHIP, N.J.
KIRKWOOD
WWII WAR MEMORIAL

KIRKWOOD 
Dedicates This tribute To Its Brave Citizens Who Served In World War II 

            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

        This monument is located across the street from the Kirkwood Fire Company on Burnt Mill Road (County Road 670) at Spruce Avenue, between White Horse Road (County Road 673) and Gibbsboro Road (County Road 684), in the Kirkwood section of Voorhees Township NJ. 

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They Gave Their All
Harry E. Beach  PFC  ARMY

115th Infantry Regiment
29th Infantry Division

   7/11/1944
John B. Hanlon PFC ARMY     12/1944
Joseph B. Hewitt SSGT ARMY   1919 2/4/1945
Wesley Reed PVT ARMY US INFANTRY   6/13/1944

CLICK ON THE BLUE LINKS FOR MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL

TOP: Dedicated to the memory of Ken Vandegrift Sr.
RIGHT: View from the Corner

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FOR ENLARGED VIEWING

  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, Jacob K. 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

     

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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