127 Atlantic County Residents Will Receive State’s Top Military Award July 20
A special award ceremony will be held on
July 20, at 1 p.m., Galloway Veterans Memorial Park, Route 9, Galloway
Township (Absecon), N.J. Col. Michael Cosby, Commander, 177th
Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, will present the New Jersey
Distinguished Service Medal, the state’s top military award, to 127
Atlantic County residents who are combat veterans of World War I, World
War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and Lebanon.
An additional 11 residents who are combat
veterans will receive the New Jersey Meritorious Service Medal for their
service in the military.
The N.J. Distinguished Service Medal was
originally issued in 1858 for those who had distinguished themselves
in the New Jersey Militia, but was infrequently used until re-authorized
by Governor Kean in 1988.
After the Spanish American War, the Mexican
Border Expedition and again after World War I, the State of New Jersey
minted special medals for returning N.J. veterans to honor their service.
After World War II, Korea, Vietnam and subsequent combat actions no
such medal was available. The State of New Jersey was looking for an
appropriate way to honor all of these returning combat veterans and
acknowledge the debt the state owed them for their service. The N.J.
DSM was then authorized for that purpose. It is New Jersey’s highest
military award.
Since its re-authorization in 1988, more
than 8,500 medals have been awarded to combat veterans from New Jersey.
In order to be eligible for the Distinguished
Service Medal you must meet all the following criteria:
~ currently be a resident of New Jersey
~ have been a resident of New Jersey at
the time you entered into military service
~ have been honorably discharged
~ have proof of having served in combat
while on active duty during wartime.
Those recipients whose service was recognized
by the award of the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal or equivalent
medal will receive a N.J. Distinguished Service Medal with an oak leaf
cluster.
The DSM can be awarded posthumously to
the next-of-kin of a veteran who meets the criteria.
Anyone interested in applying for the New
Jersey Distinguished Service Medal should send a written request together
with copies of all pertinent information, discharge document (e.g. DD
Form 214), award citation, honorable discharge, etc. to:
NJDMAVA
ATTN: Distinguished Service Medal
P.O. Box 340
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0340
Be sure to include full name, home address
and daytime telephone number.
The New Jersey Meritorious Service
Medal is being awarded to those combat veterans who were not residents
of New Jersey when they entered the military service, but who are current
residents of New Jersey and have resided in the state for the previous
five years. All other qualifications are the same as for the DSM. To
apply for the MSM, send the application to the same address as the DSM.
NEW JERSEY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS
Galloway Veterans Memorial Park, Galloway Township,
N.J.
July 20, 2002
LEGEND: (WAR ) CW=Civil War, I=World War I, II=World
War II, K=Korea, V=Vietnam, L=Lebanon, G=Grenada, P=Panama, DSS=Desert
Shield/Storm, S=Somalia, B=Bosnia, KSV=Kosovo, NCTS=No
Combat Theater Service
|
Rank |
First Name |
MI |
Last Name |
Posthumous |
Branch |
war |
Remarks |
City |
|
Technician 4th Grade |
Edward |
E. |
Allen |
|
Army |
II |
|
Port Republic |
|
Seaman |
John |
M. |
Applegate |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
William |
|
Armstrong |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Albert |
W. |
Becker |
|
Army |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
Charles |
A. |
Bellino |
|
Army |
II |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Staff Sergeant |
Edward |
|
Bernat |
|
Army Air Corps |
II |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
George |
R. |
Berthold |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Gerald |
J. |
Bonner |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Cologne |
|
Technician 4th Grade |
Gilbert |
|
Boyer |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Raymond |
E. |
Brewer |
|
Army |
II |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Sergeant 1st Class |
John |
|
Broskey |
|
Army |
K |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Claude |
M. |
Brower |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Pharmacists Mate 2nd Class |
Robert |
C |
Burroughs |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Gunners Mate 3rd Class |
Richard |
L. |
Calimer |
|
Navy |
K |
|
Pomona |
|
Private 1st Class |
Alfred |
E. |
Campbell |
|
Army |
II |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Seaman |
Joseph |
J. |
Cavallaro |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Germania |
|
Seaman 1st Class |
Henry |
C. |
Cavalucci |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Egg Harbor City |
|
Private 1st Class |
Joseph |
J. |
Celidonio |
|
Army |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Specialist Five |
Leonard |
|
Ciervo |
|
Army |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Technician 3rd Grade |
Merle |
L. |
Collins |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
James |
W. |
Comfort |
|
Army |
V |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Specialist Four |
Newton |
E. |
Conover |
|
Army |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
John |
W. |
Cramer |
|
Army |
K |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Seaman Apprentice |
Robert |
J. |
Cronauer |
|
Navy |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
George |
A. |
Dammann |
|
Army |
K |
|
Egg Harbor City |
|
Sergeant |
Raymond |
S. |
DeGeorge |
|
Marine Corps |
K |
|
Smithville |
|
Motor Machinist's Mate 1st Class |
Pasquale |
F. |
DeNegri |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Baker 1st Class |
August |
|
Eberhard |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
2nd Lieutenant |
Evelyn |
G. |
Evans |
|
Army |
II |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Technical Sergeant |
Lucian |
C. |
Feldeisen |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class |
Theodore |
|
Felsberg |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Airman 1st Class |
Nicholas |
A |
Frontuto |
|
Air Force |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Seaman 1st Class |
William |
H. |
Gabriel |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Pomona |
|
Corporal |
John |
F. |
Gawle |
|
Marine Corps |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Specialist Five |
Paul |
L. |
Giunta |
|
Army |
V |
|
Smithville |
|
Private 1st Class |
Fred |
J. |
Green |
|
Marine Corps |
II |
|
Absecon |
|
Private 1st Class |
Willard |
R. |
Grunow |
|
Army |
II |
Cluster |
Egg Harbor |
|
Sergeant |
Donald |
|
Hand |
|
Marine Corps |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
Benjamin |
|
Hand |
|
Army |
K |
|
Pomona |
|
Sergeant |
William |
T. |
Hand |
|
Marine Corps |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Gunners Mate 3rd Class |
William |
C. |
Hewitt |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Northfield |
|
Seaman 1st Class |
Irwin |
L. |
Hoenes |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Cologne |
|
Corporal |
Howard |
C. |
Hone |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Specialist Five |
Charles |
H |
Horner |
|
Army |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Carpenters Mate 3rd Class |
William |
M. |
Hughes |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Sergeant |
John |
H. |
Isbrecht |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
Cluster |
Smithville |
|
Sergeant |
Henry |
|
Iwanowski |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Coxswain |
Fred |
L. |
Jenkins |
Posthumous |
Navy |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Specialist Four |
Troy |
|
Johnson |
|
Army |
DSS |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Gildas |
R. |
Jones |
|
Army |
II |
|
Pomona |
|
Airman 1st Class |
Thomas |
C. |
Kitching |
|
Air Force |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Petty Officer 3rd Class |
John |
G. |
Klein |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Staff Sergeant |
Joseph |
F. |
Klose |
|
Army |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Specialist Four |
Russell |
C. |
Konrady |
|
Army |
V |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Seaman 1st Class |
James |
E. |
Kroeper |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Corporal |
Robert |
|
Kuhn |
|
Marine Corps |
K |
|
Smithville |
|
Private 1st Class |
Donald |
A. |
Kuppel |
Posthumous |
Army Air Corps |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Airman |
Joseph |
P. |
Lavis |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Aviation Radioman 2nd Class |
Raymond |
C. |
Lewin |
|
Navy |
II |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
Harry |
J. |
Link |
|
Marine Corps |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Lance Corporal |
Harry |
J. |
Link |
|
Marine Corps |
DSS |
|
East Haddam |
|
Petty Officer 1st Class |
Mark |
W. |
Link |
|
Navy |
DSS |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Charles |
|
Lockwood |
|
Marine Corps |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Technical Sergeant |
Leonard |
W. |
Long |
|
Army |
II |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Private 1st Class |
Anthony |
W. |
Maciejko |
|
Marine Corps |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Specialist Five |
Anthony |
J. |
Magdits |
|
Army |
V |
Cluster |
Pomona |
|
Technical Sergeant |
Ernest |
A. |
Magee |
|
Army Air Corps |
II |
Cluster |
Smithville |
|
Senior Chief Petty Officer |
Robert |
|
Maldonado |
|
Navy |
DSS |
|
Pomona |
|
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
Harry |
I. |
Malgieri |
|
Navy |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Private 1st Class |
Henry |
|
Martinez |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Water Tender 1st Class |
Clifford |
A. |
McCourt |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Technical Sergeant |
Lawrence |
F. |
McFadden |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Specialist Five |
Michael |
D. |
McGlinn |
Posthumous |
Army |
V |
|
Egg Harbor Twp |
|
Staff Sergeant |
Vincent |
|
Mercanto |
|
Army |
II |
|
Cologne |
|
Corporal |
John |
W. |
Metzen |
|
Army Air Corps |
II |
MSM |
Egg Harbor City |
|
Specialist Five |
Philip |
J. |
Mol |
|
Army |
V |
|
Pomona |
|
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class |
Stephen |
S. |
Moore |
|
Navy |
V |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Major |
Arthur |
E. |
Morecraft |
|
Army |
V |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Carl |
A. |
Muehleisen |
Posthumous |
Army |
I |
|
Galloway |
|
Specialist Four |
Mark |
R. |
Newcomb |
|
Army |
V |
Cluster |
Egg Harbor |
|
Water Tender 1st Class |
Alfred |
R. |
Olsen |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Private |
Agostale |
|
Panetta |
|
Army |
K |
|
Buena |
|
Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Robert |
J. |
Penhale |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
William |
J. |
Peterson |
|
Marine Corps |
K |
|
Panama City |
|
Sergeant |
Ralph |
R. |
Pileggi |
|
Army |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Aviation Ordnance Maint. Tech 1st Class |
Nicholas |
G |
Polito |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
1st Lieutenant |
Richard |
T. |
Price |
|
Army |
V |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Private 1st Class |
Amerigo |
J. |
Ragosa |
|
Army |
II |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Santo |
J. |
Rand |
|
Marine Corps |
L |
|
Absecon |
|
Technical Sergeant |
John |
F. |
Reese |
|
Air Force |
V |
|
Cologne |
|
Petty Officer 2nd Class |
George |
M. |
Rhodes |
|
Navy |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Private 1st Class |
John |
C. |
Rich |
|
Army |
V |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Sergeant |
Luis |
|
Rivera |
|
Army |
V |
|
Galloway Township |
|
Quartermaster 2nd Class |
Joseph |
L. |
Roche |
Posthumous |
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
1st Lieutenant |
Edmund |
J. |
Romanowski |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
1st Lieutenant |
Beulah |
M. |
Romanowski |
|
Army |
II |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
Elvin |
M. |
Rotellini |
Posthumous |
|
II |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Airman 1st Class |
Marvin |
H. |
Rothery |
|
Air Force |
K |
MSM |
Smithville |
|
Sergeant |
John |
K. |
Rupp |
|
Air Force |
V |
|
Galloway Township |
|
Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Arthur |
|
Saamundsen |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway Township |
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
Robert |
T. |
Sander |
|
Army Air Corps |
II |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Seaman 1st Class |
Richard |
H. |
Scarella |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Port Republic |
|
Gunners Mate 3rd Class |
Carl |
O. |
Schairer |
Posthumous |
Navy |
II |
|
Cologne |
|
Seaman |
Edward |
J. |
Schairer |
Posthumous |
Navy |
V |
|
Egg Harbor City |
|
Staff Sergeant |
Henry |
|
Schroer |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
|
Cologne |
|
Technician 5th Grade |
Frank |
H. |
Schroer |
|
Army |
II |
|
Egg Harbor |
|
Seaman 3rd Class |
Stanley |
L. |
Scull |
Posthumous |
Navy |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Pipe Fitter 3rd Class |
August |
F. |
Sekeet |
|
Navy |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Aviation Ordnance Man 3rd Class |
Lawrence |
L. |
Sharpless |
|
Navy |
K |
|
Smithville |
|
Specialist Four |
James |
H. |
Sheppard |
|
Army |
V |
Cluster |
Galloway |
|
Specialist Two |
Albert |
J. |
Siciliano |
|
Army |
K |
|
Landisville |
|
Ship Fitter 3rd Class |
Joseph |
M. |
Siciliano |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Newfield |
|
Lieutenant Colonel |
Robert |
A. |
Simms |
|
Air Force |
V |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Seaman 1st Class |
Andrew |
G. |
Skurla |
|
Navy |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Chief Petty Officer |
William |
L. |
Smith |
Posthumous |
Navy |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Corporal |
William |
H. |
Somers |
|
Army |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Private 1st Class |
Charles |
|
Spencer |
Posthumous |
Army |
I |
|
Absecon |
|
Sergeant |
Patrick |
J. |
Spina |
|
Army |
DSS |
|
Absecon Highlands |
|
Specialist Four |
Dewey |
J |
Stabler |
|
Army |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Lance Corporal |
Joseph |
L |
Steele |
|
Marine Corps |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Staff Sergeant |
Joseph |
A. |
Stout |
|
Army |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Jerry |
D. |
String |
|
Air Force |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
Stephen |
P. |
Szlanic |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Private 1st Class |
Raymond |
V. |
Thompson |
Posthumous |
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Technical Sergeant |
James |
G. |
Tindaro |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Private |
Carl |
|
Tortello |
|
Army |
II |
Cluster |
Pomona |
|
Sergeant |
Charles |
G. |
Turro |
|
Army |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Sergeant |
Philip |
J. |
Uecker |
|
Marine Corps |
V |
|
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
Louis |
|
Vongrej |
|
Marine Corps |
II |
|
Smithville |
|
Boilerman 2nd Class |
William |
J. |
Voorhis |
|
Navy |
K |
|
Galloway |
|
Technician 5th Grade |
Henry |
N. |
Warker |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Specialist Four |
Richard |
E. |
Way |
|
Army |
DSS |
|
Ventnor |
|
Airman 1st Class |
Raymond |
F. |
Whalen |
|
Air Force |
K |
MSM |
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
George |
A. |
Williams |
|
Army |
II |
|
Galloway |
|
Corporal |
George |
E. |
Williams |
|
Army |
K |
|
Cologne |
|
Corporal |
Frank |
W. |
Winkler |
|
Army |
K |
|
Pomona |
|
Private 1st Class |
Raymond |
|
Wooley |
|
Army |
II |
MSM |
Smithville |
|
Corporal |
William |
M. |
Wyand |
|
Marine Corps |
II |
Cluster |
Atlantic City |
