A Press Release From --

The Division of Veterans Services

New Jersey Department of

Military and Veterans Affairs

 

For Immediate release: May 2, 2003

For additional information, please contact: Staff Sgt. Barbara J. Harbison, 609-530-7088, barbara.harbison@njdmava.state.nj.us or LTC Roberta Niedt; 609-530-6939 / FAX 530-6963 /  roberta.niedt@njdmava.state.nj.us.

 

297 Bergen County Residents Will Receive

State’s Top Military Award May 15

 

            Two special award ceremonies will be held on May 15 at the National Guard Armory, Teaneck and Liberty Roads, Teaneck, N.J.  Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Sullivan, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, New Jersey Army National Guard, will present the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the state’s top military award, to 297 Bergen county residents who are combat veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf.  The ceremonies will be held at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

An additional 54 Bergen county residents who are combat veterans will receive the New Jersey Meritorious Service Medal for their service in the military during the 10 a.m. ceremony and another 51 county residents will receive the MSM during the 1 p.m. ceremony.

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 10,000 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, e-mail or telephone call, requesting an application form to the following –  

Mail

NJDMAVA

ATTN: Distinguished Service Medal

P.O. Box 340                                               

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0340

Be sure to include full name, home address  and a daytime phone number

e-mail:  robert.wimberly@njdmava.state.nj.us

Phone:   1-800-624-0508, Press 7.

          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, the application process is the same as the DSM.

 

NEW JERSEY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS

 

National Guard Armory, Teaneck, N.J.

 

May, 15, 2003

 

LEGEND:  (WAR ) CW=Civil War, I=World War I, II=World War II,  K=Korea, V=Vietnam, LC=Lebanon Crisis (1958), LPM=Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission (1982-1987), G=Grenada, P=Panama, DSS=Desert Shield/Storm, S=Somalia (Operation Restore Hope), B=Bosnia, KSV=Kosovo (Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard), H=Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy), NCTS=No Combat Theater Service

 

10 a.m. ceremony

 

award

Rank

Last Name

First Name

MI

Posthumous

Branch

war

City

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

Abbate

Gary

L.

 

Army

V

River Vale

DSM

Major

Affuso

Philip

S.

 

Army

V

Ridgewood

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Agnello

Richard

M.

 

Navy

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Airman 1st Class

Ahl

William

H.

 

Air Force

K

Ridgefield

DSM w/C

Specialist Five

Albanese

Michael

A.

 

Army

V

Leonia

DSM

Sergeant

Alfis

Salvatore

 

 

Army

II

New Milford

DSM

Specialist Four

Alicchio

Richard

A.

 

Army

V

Leonia

MSM

Private 1st Class

Aloia

Carmine

 

 

Marine Corps

II

Maywood

DSM

Technician 5th Grade

Amatucci

Carmine

J.

 

Army

II

Bergenfield

MSM

1st Sergeant

Anagnost

James

N.

 

Army

II

River Vale

DSM

Sergeant

Andersen

Roy

T.

 

Army

V

Moonachie

MSM

Sergeant

Annicelli

Jeffrey

J.

 

Army

V

Fairfield

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Arbasetti

Robert

 

 

Army

V

Bogota

DSM

Sergeant

Arguelles

Albert

V.

 

Army

V

Cresskill

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Babirad

Peter

 

 

Navy

II

Saddle Brook

MSM

Corporal

Baer

Allen

L.

 

Army

K

Paramus

DSM

Private

Baker

Jon

H.

Posthumous

Army

DSS

Mahwah

DSM

Radioman

Barakat

William

A.

 

Navy

V

Harrington Park

DSM

Technician 5th Grade

Barber

Edward

M.

 

Army

II

Paramus

MSM

Seaman

Barta

Fredrick

A.

 

Navy

V

Old Tappan

MSM

Sergeant

Barther

Lee

V.

 

Army

K

Rochelle Park

MSM

Sergeant

Bastidas

Joseph

J.

 

Army

V

Bergenfield

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Benedetti

Robert

 

 

Army

V

Ramsey

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

Bennett

Donald

F.

 

Army

II

Saddle Brook

DSM w/C

2nd Lieutenant

Berkery

Michael

W.

Posthumous

Marine Corps

V

Alpine

MSM

Private 1st Class

Berman

Jerome

 

 

Army

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Bernienger

Bernard

H.

 

Navy

II

Midland Park

DSM

Corporal

Berthold

Arthur

J.

 

Army

II

Old Tappan

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

Bestuccia

Alfred

P.

 

Army

II

Elmwood Park

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Bigbee

Lee

C.

 

Navy

V

New Milford

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Bojekian

Edward

 

 

Navy

II

Fort Lee

DSM

Specialist Four

Boone

David

G.

 

Army

DSS

Parsippany

MSM

Specialist Four

Boykin

Clarence

R.

 

Army

V

Englewood

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

Boylan

Daniel

F.

 

Army

V

Cresskill

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Brambilla

James

F.

 

Navy

V

Fair Haven

MSM

Corporal

Breit

Fred

W.

 

Army

II

Fort Lee

DSM

Petty Officer 1st Class

Briamonte

Vincent

A.

 

Navy

II

Lyndhurst

DSM

Lieutenant Colonel

Bright

Henry

E.

 

Army Air Corps

II

Teaneck

DSM w/C

Captain

Bright

Thomas

G.

Posthumous

Army

II

Teaneck

MSM

Sergeant

Brodkin

Edwin

 

 

Army

II

Paramus

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Brown

Merle

D.

 

Navy

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Specialist Four

Burke

Clifford

C.

 

Army

V

Lyndhurst

DSM

Specialist Four

Burns

Andrew

H.

 

Army

V

Ramsey

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Butler

John

L.

 

Navy

II

Bergenfield

DSM

Specialist Four

Calhoun

Howard

R.

 

Army

V

Paramus

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Calleo

Anthony

L.

 

Navy

II

Lodi

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Cappola

Gabriel

 

 

Navy

DSS

Ridgefield

MSM

Sergeant

Carucci

Arthur

J.

 

Air Force

V

Maywood

DSM

Sergeant

Casanova

Gordon

A.

 

Army

V

Wyckoff

DSM w/C

Corporal

Caspare

William

C.

 

Army

V

Glen Rock

DSM

Private 1st Class

Cavaluzzi

Nicholas

J.

 

Army

II

Carlstadt

DSM

Private 1st Class

Cencimino

Bernard

J.

 

Army

II

Lodi

MSM

Corporal

Cervo

Vincent

J.

 

Army

II

Washington Twp

DSM

Specialist Four

Cherry

Steven

D.

 

Army

V

Wyckoff

DSM

Corporal

Chukoian

Lazarus

 

 

Marine Corps

II

Maywood

DSM

Staff Sergeant

Clark

Edward

W.

 

Army

II

Mahwah

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Coar

Joseph

L.

 

Navy

II

Rochelle Park

DSM

Technician 4th Grade

Coleman

John

F.

 

Army

II

Ho-Ho-Kus

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Collins

John

J.

 

Navy

V

Dumont

DSM

Sergeant

Cooke

Martin

E.

 

Army

II

Hillsdale

MSM

Specialist Four

Corea

Basil

E.

 

Army

V

Teaneck

DSM

Specialist Four

Costa

Joseph

S.

 

Army

V

Lodi

MSM

Specialist Five

D'Angelo

Robert

 

 

Army

V

Saddle Brook

MSM

Corporal

Dages

Charles

L.

Posthumous

Army

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Specialist Five

Dallorso

John

A.

 

Army

V

Bogota

MSM

Corporal

Deallaume

William

L.

 

Army

K

Glen Rock

DSM

Staff Sergeant

DeBiasioi

Silvio

H.

 

Army

II

Lodi

MSM

Staff Sergeant

DeCapitani

Telesforo

L.

 

Army

II

Maywood

MSM

Private 1st Class

Dedeian

Ara

 

 

Army

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Staff Sergeant

DeDonato

Anthony

 

 

Army

II

Lyndhurst

DSM

Private 1st Class

DeLauria

Patsy

 

 

Army

V

South Hackensack

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

DeMarco

Joseph

 

 

Army

V

Garfield

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

DenHollander

Rodney

 

 

Army

V

Franklin Lakes

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

DeSomma

Anthony

S.

 

Navy

II

Lodi

MSM

Technician 4th Grade

DeSousa

Horace

 

 

Army

II

Fair Lawn

DSM

Corporal

Devine

Michael

E.

 

Marine Corps

DSS

Mahwah

DSM

Staff Sergeant

DeYoung

Roy

J.

 

Marine Corps

II

Maywood

DSM

Staff Sergeant

DiLascio

Angelo

 

 

Army

II

Lyndhurst

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

DiLello

Robert

S.

 

Navy

V

Midland Park

DSM

Technician 3rd Grade

Doelling

Harold

R.

 

Army

II

Closter

DSM

Staff Sergeant

Dooney

Edward

T.

 

Air Force

V

Saddle Brook

DSM w/C

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Downing

Ellsworth

T.

 

Navy

II

Paramus

DSM w/C

Specialist Five

Drew

James

P.

 

Army

V

Westwood

DSM

Specialist Four

Duffy

Francis

 

Posthumous

Army

V

NorthVale

DSM w/C

Private 1st Class

Dykstra

Leonard

 

Posthumous

Army

II

Rutherford

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Eden

Raymond

A.

 

Army

V

Bogota

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Edwards

John

W.

 

Navy

K

Glen Rock

DSM

Specialist Four

Egan

Thomas

D.

 

Army

V

Glen Rock

DSM

Corporal

Eichler

Charles

W.

 

Marine Corps

V

River Vale

DSM

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class

Elia

Austin

A.

 

Navy

II

Cliffside Park

DSM

Technician 5th Grade

Eptein

Solomon

A.

 

Army

II

Englewood Cliffs

DSM

Private

Eshrich

Charles

H.

 

Army

II

Hasbrouck Heights

DSM

Staff Sergeant

Esposito

Joseph

M.

 

Army Air Corps

II

Hasbrouck Heights

DSM w/C

Corporal

Esposito

Joseph

L.

 

Army

K

Cliffside Park

DSM w/C

Colonel

Euart

Kenneth

A.

 

Air Force

K

Glen Rock

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Fagan

Gerald

F.

 

Army

V

Ho-Ho-Kus

MSM

1st Lieutenant

Farrell

Francis

J.

 

Army

II

Dumont

DSM

Corporal

Fazio

Joseph

A.

Posthumous

Marine Corps

V

Park Ridge

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Feeney

Richard

J.

 

Navy

II

Wood Ridge

MSM

Private 1st Class

Fehmian

Edward

G.

 

Marine Corps

K

Washington Twp

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

Ferrara

Nicholas

A.

 

Army

II

Lodi

MSM

Corporal

Ferrarie

Robert

R.

 

Army

II

Park Ridge

DSM

Private 1st Class

Ferreri

Angelo

T.

 

Army

II

Wyckoff

DSM

Specialist Four

Finkeldie

David

A.

 

Army

V

Bergenfield

DSM

1st Lieutenant

Fisher

John

 

 

Army

K

Paramus

DSM

Technician 4th Grade

Flanagan

Robert

J.

 

Army

II

New Milford

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Florio

James

 

 

Navy

V

Fair Lawn

DSM

Specialist Four

Flower

Vaughn

 

 

Army

V

Woodcliff Lake

MSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Fontane

Rudolph

 

 

Marine Corps

V

Fort Lee

DSM

Specialist Four

Forlai

Paul

 

 

Army

V

Elmwood

MSM

Private 1st Class

Forrest

Earl

E.

Posthumous

Marine Corps

II

Wood-Ridge

DSM

Corporal

Franchino

Gabriel

V.

Posthumous

Army

K

Lyndhurst

DSM w/C

Private 1st Class

Frank

James

A.

 

Army

II

Oakland

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Franks

Harold

 

Posthumous

Navy

V

Bergenfield

MSM

Lance Corporal

Frater

Albert

R.

 

Marine Corps

V

Teaneck

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Frino

Joseph

 

 

Army

V

Wood-Ridge

DSM

Technician 4th Grade

Fuchs

Edward

A.

 

Army

II

Teaneck

MSM

1st Sergeant

Fugazzi

Arthur

R.

 

Army

II

Lodi

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Gallo

Charles

J.

 

Navy

II

Ridgefield

DSM

Private

Gamgochian

Peter

B.

Posthumous

Army

V

Midland Park

DSM

Technician 3rd Grade

Gardner

Charles

J.

 

Army

II

Dumont

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Garrido

Joseph

 

 

Navy

II

Moonachie

MSM

Staff Sergeant

Geier

John

J.

 

Army

II

Mahwah

DSM

Private 1st Class

Gellatly

John

J.

 

Army

V

Fair Lawn

DSM

1st Sergeant

Gentile

John

L.

 

Army

II

Ridgefield

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Giordano

Hugo

 

 

Navy

II

Maywood

DSM

Corporal

Gordnick

Peter

J.

 

Army

II

Oakland

DSM

Sergeant

Gordon

Michael

J.

 

Army

V

Ridgefield

MSM

Staff Sergeant

Gottschall

William

H.

 

Army

II

Maywood

DSM

Private 1st Class

Graf

John

W.

 

Army

V

Dunellen

MSM

Corporal

Greeley

Allan

W.

 

Marine Corps

II

Emerson

DSM

Technician 5th Grade

Greiner

August

F.

 

Army

II

Ridgefield

MSM

Private

Gulack

Julian

 

 

Army

II

Fair Lawn

MSM

Private 1st Class

Haas

Max

 

Posthumous

Army

II

Bergenfield

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Hansen

John

W.

 

Navy

II

Ridgefield Park

MSM

Specialist Four

Harris

Herman

L.

 

Army

V

Teaneck

MSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Harrison

Stanley

M.

 

Navy

II

Hillsdale

MSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Harrison

Stanley

M.

 

Navy

II

Hillsdale

MSM

Corporal

Hartney

Joseph

F.

 

Army

II

New Milford

DSM

Specialist Four

Harvey

Alfred

D.

 

Army

V

Bergenfield

DSM

Lance Corporal

Hascup

James

L.

 

Marine Corps

V

Waldwick

DSM

Technician 5th Grade

Healy

Demm

B.

 

Army

II

Hillsdale

MSM

Corporal

Heaney

Dennis

G.

 

Marine Corps

V

Park Ridge

DSM

Airman 1st Class

Heller

Lawayn

 

 

Air Force

V

Washington Twp

DSM

Specialist Four

Hennig

Leonard

J.

 

Army

V

Teaneck

DSM

Private 1st Class

Hermann

Andrew

W.

 

Army

II

Paramus

DSM

Corporal

Heschle

Henry

C.

 

Army

K

Oakland

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Heslin

John

J.

 

Army

V

Paramus

DSM

Specialist Four

Heuston

Robert

C.

 

Army

V

Cliffside Park

MSM

Specialist Four

Higgins

Donald

G.

 

Army

V

Englewood

MSM

Seaman

Higgins

John

E.

 

Navy

K

Montvale

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Hirchak

George

R.

 

Navy

II

New Milford

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Hodge

Robert

 

 

Navy

V

Ramsey

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Hoerauf

Rolf

H.

 

Navy

V

Harrington Park

DSM

Technician 5th Grade

Holzbaur

David

R.

 

Army

II

Glen Rock

DSM w/C

Lieutenant Colonel

Holzbaur

Frederick

M.

Posthumous

Army Air Corps

II

Glen Rock

MSM

Corporal

Huhn

William

A.

 

Army

K

Park Ridge

MSM

Captain

Irwin

Howard

R.

 

Army

II

Montvale

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Jacques

Robert

T.

 

Navy

V

Wyckoff

DSM

Private 1st Class

Jasonos

Constantine

H.

 

Army

V

Cresskill

DSM

1st Sergeant

Jasuale

George

V.

 

Army

II

Fair Lawn

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Jenkins

David

W.

 

Navy

II

Emerson

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Jensen

Ronald

D.

 

Navy

V

Woodcliff Lake

MSM

Lieutenant

Johnson

Philip

M.

 

Navy

II

Waldwick

MSM

Specialist Four

Jones

Manuel

L.

 

Army

V

Hackensack

DSM

Corporal

Juliano

Anthony

 

 

Marine Corps

V

Lyndhurst

DSM

Private 1st Class

Kaminski

John

J.

Posthumous

Army

II

Cliffside Park

DSM

Corporal

Kane

Raymond

J.

 

Marine Corps

K

Waldwick

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Kasturas

Peter

G.

 

Navy

II

Bogota

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Kaywork

Edward

L.

 

Army

V

Rutherford

DSM

Airman 1st Class

Kazanjian

Jack

 

 

Air Force

V

Washington Twp.

DSM

Specialist Four

Keenan

Charles

J.

 

Army

V

Elmwood Park

DSM

Corporal

Keleshian

Charles

 

 

Army

K

Maywood

DSM

1st Lieutenant

Kelly

Eleanor

P.

 

Army

II

Rochelle Park

DSM

2nd Lieutenant

Kempner

Lester

T.

 

Army

K

River Vale

DSM

Specialist Four

Kenny

John

J.

 

Army

V

Wood-Ridge

DSM

1st Lieutenant

Kiely

Eleanor

P.

 

Army

II

Rochelle Park

MSM

1st Lieutenant

Kiely

Vincent

J.

 

Army

II

Rochelle Park

DSM

Sergeant

Kirk

Richard

 

 

Air Force

V

Carlstadt

DSM

Specialist Five

Klaus

John

F.

 

Army

V

Upper Saddle River

DSM

Corporal

Klie

John

W.

 

Marine Corps

II

Oradell

DSM

Specialist Four

Kline

Gordon

J.

 

Army

V

Fair Lawn

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Kourambis

Nick

 

 

Navy

II

Leonia

DSM

Corporal

Kozar

Frank

J.

 

Marine Corps

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Specialist Four

Krakowski

Joseph

H.

 

Army

V

Lyndhurst

MSM

Private 1st Class

Kraus

George

 

 

Army

II

Hillsdale

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Kremsner

Frank

J.

 

Navy

K

Saddle Brook

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Kyritz

William

R.

 

Navy

V

Paramus

DSM

Technician 4th Grade

LaCorte

Joseph

R.

 

Army

II

Garfield

DSM w/C

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Laforgia

Cosimo

G.

Posthumous

Navy

II

Lodi

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

Lakis

Joseph

G.

Posthumous

Army

II

Lyndhurst

DSM

Private 1st Class

Landoline

Joseph

 

 

Army

V

Parkridge

MSM

Corporal

Lanza

Peter

M.

 

Army

K

Ridgewood

MSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

LaRagione

Louis

R.

 

Navy

K

Rochelle Park

MSM

Corporal

Larotonda

Carmine

P.

 

Army

II

New Milford

MSM

Staff Sergeant

Lauerman

Sidney

D.

 

Marine Corps

II

Ridgewood

DSM

Specialist Four

Leahy

Daniel

R.

 

Army

V

Englewood

MSM

Specialist Four

Leegwater

Bartel

 

 

Army

V

Ridgewood

DSM

Technician 4th Grade

Lemmon

Elgin

G.

 

Army

II

Lodi

 

 

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Rank

Last Name

First Name

MI

Posthumous

Branch

war

City

DSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Lennon

Edward

J.

 

Army

K

Lodi

DSM

Corporal

Leonard

Robert

J.

 

Marine Corps

II

New Milford

DSM

1st Lieutenant

Levine

Frederick

I.

 

Army

II

Fair Lawn

MSM

Specialist Five

Levine

Marc

 

Posthumous

Army

V

Fair Lawn

DSM

Specialist Four

Levins

Kenneth

A.

 

Army

V

Tenafly

DSM

Specialist Five

Liggio

Anthony

G.

 

Army

V

Elmwood Park

DSM

Corporal

Littman

Wallace

 

 

Army

K

Teaneck

DSM

Specialist Four

Lowry

Douglas

A.

 

Army

V

Hackensack

DSM

Private

Lupardi

John

A.

 

Army

II

NorthVale

DSM

Sergeant

Machcinski

Leonard

 

 

Air Force

V

Carlstadt

MSM

Staff Sergeant

Maguire

James

T.

 

Marine Corps

II

Park Ridge

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Maher

Raymond

P.

Posthumous

Navy

II

Fair Lawn

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Majewski

Edward

J.

 

Navy

II

Wallington

DSM

Sergeant

Majka

Emil

J.

 

Army

II

Garfield

DSM

Technician Fifth Grade

Malinconico

Frank

 

 

Army

II

Saddle Brook

DSM

Technician 4th Grade

Mappa

Natalio

P.

 

Army

II

Fair Lawn

MSM

Private 1st Class

Marasek

Harry

J.

 

Army

II

Upper Saddle River

DSM w/C

1st Lieutenant

Marinello

Joseph

A.

 

Army

V

Waldwick

DSM

Private 1st Class

Markell

Robert

A.

 

Army

V

Oakland

DSM w/C

Private 1st Class

Marks

Murray

M.

 

Army

II

Fair Lawn

DSM

Technician Fifth Grade

Marr

Edward

J.

Posthumous

Army

II

River Vale

DSM

Specialist Five

Marrone

Richard

 

 

Army

V

East Rutherford

DSM

Motor Machinists Mate 1st Class

Martin

Samuel

 

 

Navy

II

Ridgewood

DSM

Corporal

Martinelli

Albert

A.

 

Marine Corps

K

Lodi

DSM

Specialist Five

Martos

Ronald

E.

 

Army

V

Lodi

DSM

Seaman

Mattioli

Peter

F.

 

Navy

V

Edgewater

DSM

Specialist Four

Maurer

Scott

W.

 

Army

V

Ho-Ho-Kus

DSM

Specialist Five

McCarthy

Michael

J.

 

Army

V

Mahwah

DSM

Airman 1st Class

McGuire

James

T.

 

Air Force

V

Haworth

MSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

McHugh

Bernard

 

 

Navy

K

Dumont

DSM w/C

Sergeant

McSherry

Michael

 

 

Marine Corps

V

Hackensack

DSM

Private 1st Class

Mecionis

Richard

 

 

Army

K

Fairlawn

DSM

Sergeant

Meehan

Alfred

S.

 

Army

K

Bogota

DSM

Corporal

Menconi

Steven

C.

 

Marine Corps

V

Montvale

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Mendelson

Gerald

 

 

Navy

II

Lodi

MSM

Technician Fifth Grade

Meskis

Charles

A.

 

Army

II

Garfield

DSM

Corporal

Meyer

Joseph

P.

 

Army

K

New Milford

DSM

Specialist Four

Mezzadri

Frank

H.

 

Army

V

River Vale

DSM w/C

Corporal

Michalski

Henry

E.

 

Army

V

Fair Lawn

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Miller

Louis

E.

 

Navy

II

Maywood

DSM

Technical Sergeant

Mioli

Louis

J.

 

Army

K

Montvale

DSM

Private

Moccia

Patrick

D.

 

Army

II

Cliffside Park

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Molinaro

Phillip

 

 

Navy

K

Carlstadt

DSM

Fireman

Montgomery

Robert

J.

 

Navy

V

Teaneck

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Mooney

Earl

M.

 

Army

V

Englewood

MSM

Specialist Four

Morales

Eduardo

G.

 

Army

V

Garfield

DSM

Sergeant

Moran

Dennis

W.

 

Air Force

V

Paramus

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

More

John

W.

 

Army

V

North Arlington

DSM

Specialist Four

Morgan

Timothy

R.

 

Army

V

Old Tappan

DSM w/C

Major

Mortensen

Eugene

P.

 

Army

V

Upper Saddle River

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Murphy

Brian

F.

 

Army

V

Ridgefield Park

DSM

Corporal

Murphy

Dennis

J.

 

Marine Corps

V

Teaneck

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Murphy

George

E.

 

Merchant Marines

II

New Milford

DSM

Private 1st Class

Murphy

James

W.

 

Army

II

Bogota

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Murphy

John

C.

 

Navy

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Sergeant

Murphy

Robert

J.

 

Marine Corps

V

Lyndhurst

DSM

Airman

Murray

John

F.

 

Navy

V

Mahwah

MSM

Lieutenant Commander

Nader

Adrian

F.

 

Navy

II

River Edge

MSM

Major

Neely

Earl

R.

 

Army Air Corps

II

Ridgefield

DSM w/C

Major

Newton

Herbert

H.

 

Army

II

Rutherford

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Niclaus

John

A.

 

Army

V

Elmwood Park

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Novello

John

 

Posthumous

Army

V

East Rutherford

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Nucifora

Charles

A.

 

Navy

V

Garfield

DSM

Specialist Five

Nugent

William

R.

 

Army

V

New Milford

DSM

Specialist Five

O'Brien

Daniel

T.

 

Army

V

Bernardsville

DSM w/C

Major

O'Connor

Charles

J.

 

Army

V

Glen Rock

DSM

Private 1st Class

O'Hara

James

P.

 

Army

V

Leonia

MSM

Sergeant

O'Neal

Carroll

J.

 

Army

V

Oakland

DSM

Machinist Mate 1st Class

Olsen

Herbert

M.

 

Navy

II

Glen Rock

DSM w/C

Specialist Five

Ortez

Miguel

A.

 

Army

V

Rutherford

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Ossi

Robert

J.

 

Navy

II

Paramus

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Ozga

Stanley

 

 

Navy

II

Dumont

MSM

Corporal

Paciullo

Nick

F.

 

Marine Corps

II

Hackensack

DSM w/C

Corporal

Paladino

William

 

 

Marine Corps

V

Hasbrouck Heights

MSM

Corporal

Papapietro

Michael

 

 

Marine Corps

II

Midland Park

MSM

Captain

Parente

Francis

J.

 

Marine Corps

V

Hillsdale

DSM

Specialist Four

Parke

John

P.

 

Army

V

Oradell

DSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Parmi

Edward

L.

 

Army

K

Lodi

DSM

Corporal

Passanante

Frank

C.

 

Army

K

Hasbrouck Heights

DSM w/C

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Patrick

Frank

F.

 

Navy

II

Fairlawn

MSM

Sergeant

Pegram

Jerry

M.

 

Marine Corps

V

Dumont

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Peletz

Peter

 

 

Navy

II

Fair Lawn

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Pellgrino

Alfio

 

 

Army

K

Carlstadt

MSM

Sergeant

Penisch

Martin

F.

 

Marine Corps

II

Bogota

DSM

Staff Sergeant

Perna

Robert

J.

 

Marine Corps

V

Hackensack

MSM

Corporal

Peters

George

N.

 

Army

K

Englewood

MSM

Sergeant

Peters

John

H.

 

Army

K

Ridgefield

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Petraglia

Albert

 

 

Navy

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Pfeiffer

John

J.

 

Navy

II

Bergenfield

MSM

Sergeant

Phillipy

Danny

R.

 

Marine Corps

V

Fairview

DSM

Sergeant

Picariello

Dennis

J.

 

Army

V

Hackensack

DSM

Boilermaker 1st Class

Podolak

Felix

C.

 

Navy

II

Garfield

DSM

Corporal

Poli

Oscar

A.

 

Army

K

New Milford

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Pollinger

William

J.

 

Navy

V

Fair Lawn

MSM

Private

Prezioso

Anthony

F.

 

Army

K

New Milford

DSM w/C

Specialist Five

Pritchard

Douglas

E.

 

Army

V

Midland Park

DSM

Specialist Four

Protomastro

Allan

R.

 

Army

V

Lyndhurst

DSM

Corporal

Prytherch

Kenneth

M.

 

Army

II

Franklin Lakes

DSM

Specialist Four

Pucher

Frank

R.

 

Army

V

New Milford

DSM

Corporal

Puglisi

Mathew

T.

 

Marine Corps

K

Hillsdale

DSM

Colonel

Quackenbush

David

S.

 

Army Air Corps

II

Allendale

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Raguseo

Leonard

 

 

Army

V

Hasbrouck Heights

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Ramsperger

Paul

 

 

Army

V

Washington Twp.

DSM

Airman 1st Class

Reda

Clifford

 

 

Air Force

K

Rochelle Park

DSM

Sergeant

Reichert

John

 

 

Army

II

Fair Lawn

MSM

Corporal

Riker

Robert

A.

 

Army

II

Hasbrouck Heights

MSM

Sergeant

Rivera

Antonio

 

 

Marine Corps

V

Fort Lee

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Rizzo

Anthony

M.

 

Army

II

Saddle Brook

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Roberts

Clarence

G.

 

Navy

II

Maywood

MSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Robinson

Ernest

G.

 

Navy

II

Paramus

DSM

Specialist Four

Rock

Arthur

C.

 

Army

V

Ridgewood

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Rogers

Bruce

E.

 

Army

V

Ridgefield Park

DSM

Private 1st Class

Rokicki

Chester

T.

 

Army

II

Paramus

DSM

Private 1st Class

Rubino

Gerard

R.

 

Army

K

Bogota

DSM

Seaman

Rucinski

Leo

W.

 

Navy

II

Paramus

MSM

Lieutenant Junior Grade

Rudolph

Arthur

T.

 

Navy

K

Dumont

DSM w/C

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Rue

James

 

 

Navy

K

North Arlington

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Russo

Joseph

 

 

Army

V

Wood-Ridge

DSM w/C

Chief Warrant Officer Two

Rust

Richard

R.

 

Army

V

Oradell

DSM

Private 1st Class

Rutherford

Alfred

 

 

Army

II

Maywood

DSM w/C

Private 1st Class

Ruzila

Peter

 

Posthumous

Army

V

Paramus

MSM

Specialist Five

Saiz

Arturo

J.

 

Army

V

Fort Lee

DSM

Private 1st Class

Salerno

Anthony

C.

 

Army

II

Cliffside Park

DSM

Corporal

Salvato

James

C.

 

Army

K

Glen Rock

DSM w/C

Captain

Sanchez

Max

J.

 

Army

V

Teaneck

DSM

Private 1st Class

SanFillippo

Charles

J.

 

Army

II

Fort Lee

DSM w/C

Technical Sergeant

Scaglione

Joseph

 

 

Army

II

Norwood

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Scalone

John

R.

 

Navy

V

Bergenfield

DSM

Sergeant

Scalora

Joseph

 

 

Air Force

V

Bergenfield

DSM

Corporal

Schalabba

Anthony

R.

Posthumous

Army

II

Rutherford

DSM

Technical Sergeant

Scheller

Kenneth

O.

 

Army

II

Montvale

MSM

Sergeant

Schiller

William

J.

 

Army

II

Wood-Ridge

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Schneider

Earl

F.

 

Navy

II

Rutherford

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Schneider

Richard

W.

 

Navy

V

Rutherford

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Scholle

Donald

J.

 

Navy

II

Paramus

DSM

Specialist Four

Schulze

Robert

C.

 

Army

V

River Edge

DSM

Technical Sergeant

Schwab

Fredric

W.

 

Marine Corps

II

Hackensack

MSM

Technician Fifth Grade

Schwarz

William

E.

 

Army

II

Glen Rock

MSM

Sergeant

Schweitzer

Jonas

 

 

Army

K

Fair Lawn

MSM

Specialist Four

Seier

Joseph

R.

 

Army

V

River Vale

DSM

Sergeant

Shields

Edward

A.

 

Marine Corps

K

Wood Ridge

DSM

Specialist Four

Shuler

Robert

L.

 

Army

V

Bordentown

DSM

Private 1st Class

Silcher

Arthur

J.

 

Army

K

Montvale

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Simmons

Thomas

E.

 

Navy

V

Westwood

MSM

Sergeant

Singer

Maxwell

 

 

Army

II

Glen Rock

DSM

Sergeant

Sitek

Leon

L.

 

Army

K

Park Ridge

MSM

Sergeant

Skinner

David

H.

 

Army

K

Glen Rock

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Soha

John

P.

 

Navy

V

Mahwah

MSM

Sergeant

Soldo

George

A.

 

Army

K

Cliffiside Park

DSM

Technician Fifth Grade

Soltis

John

J.

 

Army

II

Lake Hiawatha

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Sorge

George

S.

 

Navy

II

Bogota

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Stabile

Vito

 

 

Army

V

Palisades Park

MSM

Corporal

Steffens

William

 

 

Army

K

Paramus

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Steinbaurer

Edward

F.

 

Navy

II

Franklin Lakes

MSM

Captain

Steinberg

Robert

D.

 

Army

V

Glen Rock

DSM w/C

Corporal

Steiner

Anthony

W.

 

Army

V

Maywood

DSM w/C

Technician 4th Grade

Sterlacci

Thomas

M.

 

Army

II

Maywood

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Stinespring

William

E.

 

Army

V

Dumont

DSM

Sergeant

Subin

Alvin

H.

 

Army

II

Hackensack

MSM

Sergeant

Sullivan

Denis

J.

 

Army

K

Oakland

MSM

2nd Lieutenant

Swales

Willis

 

 

Marine Corps

K

Montvale

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Taormina

Robert

J.

 

Army

V

Cliffside Park

DSM

Lieutenant

Taylor

Vernon

E.

 

Navy

II

Bergenfield

MSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Tedeschi

Vincent

 

 

Navy

II

Cresskill

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Thomsen

George

C.

 

Navy

II

Emerson

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Thomsen

Robert

E.

 

Army

V

Ridgewood

MSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Tilton

Francis

A.

 

Navy

II

Ramsey

DSM

Seaman

Toriello

Robert

A.

 

Navy

V

Fair Lawn

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Toronto

Philip

 

 

Navy

II

Hasbrouck Heights

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Traendley

Arthur

R.

 

Navy

V

Hackensack

DSM

Sergeant

Traina

William

J.

 

Marine Corps

II

East Rutherford

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Tropila

Robert

P.

 

Army

V

Westwood

MSM

Corporal

Truscioi

John

C.

 

Army

II

Ridgefield

DSM

Lance Corporal

Valente

Ignazio

 

 

Marine Corps

V

Hasbrouck Heights

DSM

Corporal

Valerio

John

 

 

Army

K

Washington Twp

DSM

Private 1st Class

Verdiramo

Joseph

P.

 

Army

V

Washington Twp

DSM

Specialist Four

Viasso

John

 

 

Army

V

Mahwah

DSM

Specialist Four

Vico

Paul

 

 

Army

V

Saddle Brook

DSM

Private

Villani

Joseph

C.

 

Army

II

Cliffside Park

DSM

Corporal

Vinci

Alfred

L.

 

Marine Corps

II

Elmwood

MSM

Seaman

Vinson

Edward

J.

 

Navy

K

Rochelle Park

DSM w/C

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Volpe

John

A.

Posthumous

Navy

II

Westwood

DSM

Seaman

Wain

Joseph

A.

 

Navy

V

Fairview

DSM

Specialist Four

Wanco

Justin

C.

 

Army

DSS

Lodi

MSM

Staff Sergeant

Waskover

Samuel

 

 

Army

II

Demarest

DSM

Sergeant

Waywell

Richard

A.

 

Marine Corps

V

Ho-Ho-Kus

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Weber

William

C.

Posthumous

Navy

II

Little Ferry

DSM

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Weimann

Kevin

F.

 

Navy

V

Bergenfield

MSM

Specialist Four

Weitzman

Allen

M.

 

Army

V

Fair Lawn

MSM

1st Lieutenant

Whieldon

Harold

D.

 

Air Force

K

Emerson

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

White

Joseph

R.

Posthumous

Navy

V

Hackensack

MSM

Corporal

Whittle

Thomas

W.

 

Army

K

Mahwah

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Wierciszewski

Stanley

D.

 

Navy

II

Cliffside Park

MSM

Corporal

Williams

Amos

A.

 

Marine Corps

V

Teaneck

MSM

Technician 4th Grade

Williamson

Robert

E.

 

Army

II

Ramsey

MSM

Private 1st Class

Winkelhoff

Adrian

C.

 

Army

II

Woodcliff

MSM

Technician 4th Grade

Winter

Helmuth

F.

 

Army

II

Montvale

DSM

Corporal

Winters

Dennis

L.

 

Marine Corps

V

Montvale

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Winters

John

A.

 

Army

V

Wyckoff

DSM

Sergeant

Wisneski

John

S.

 

Army

II

Ho-Ho-Kus

DSM

Sergeant

Wojno

Frank

L.

 

Army

V

Saddle Brook

MSM

Sergeant

Woolis

Arthur

N.

 

Air Force

V

Lyndhurst

MSM

Technician 3rd Grade

Zito

Frank

P.

 

Army

II

Westwood

 

 

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