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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact: Staff Sgt. Barb Harbison
Public Affairs Specialist, 609-530-7088, barbara.harbison@njdmava.state.nj.us

IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
(10 June 2005)

108 Morris County Residents Will Receive Korean Military Award June 16

A special award ceremony will be held on June 16, at 11 a.m. at the Morristown Armory, 430 Jockey Hollow Road, Morristown, N.J.  During the ceremony, 108 Korean Conflict veterans will be presented with the New Jersey Korean Service Medal. 

To be eligible for the New Jersey Korean Service Medal, veterans must meet the following criteria:

be a current resident of New Jersey and have resided in the state for at least the past five years,

combat veterans who served on active duty on or after June 23, 1950 and on or before January 31, 1955, in Korea, Japan or contiguous waters or airspace thereof; served one or more days with an organization directly participating in or supporting military operations or on temporary duty in contiguous areas for 30 consecutive days and 60 nonconsecutive days

Have an honorable discharge or be currently serving in the military

Posthumous awards can be awarded; application must be made by the surviving spouse or immediate family member.

Anyone interested in applying for the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal or Korean Service Medal should send a written request, e-mail or telephone call, requesting an application form to the following –  

Mail:

NJDMAVA
ATTN: Kathy Burek
P.O. Box 340
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0340

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

e-mail:  patricia.richter@njdmava.state.nj.us

Phone:   1-800-624-0508, Press 7.

NEW JERSEY KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS Morristown Armory, Morristown, N.J. June 16, 2005

LEGEND:  (WAR ) CW=Civil War, I=World War I, II=World War II,  K=Korea, BP=Bay of Pigs, V=Vietnam, LC=Lebanon Crisis (1958), LPM=Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission (1982-1987), G=Grenada, P=Panama (Operation Just Cause), DSS=Desert Shield/Storm, S=Somalia (Operation Restore Hope), B=Bosnia (Operation Joint Forge), DOM=Dominican Republic, KSV=Kosovo (Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard), H=Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy), OEF=Afghanistan & Iraq (Operation Enduring Freedom), OIF=Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), NCTS=No Combat Theater Service

 

Rank

First Name

MI

Last Name

Posthumous

Branch

City

Sergeant 1st Class

Robert

 

Allen

 

Army

Rockaway

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Ronald

M.

Ambrose

 

Navy

Long Valley

Airman 1st Class

Lloyd

I.

Anderson

 

Air Force

Denville

Sergeant

James

A.

Bennett

 

Army

Parsippany

Sergeant

Nicola

J.

Bevacqua

 

Army

Mountain Lakes

Private 1st Class

Eugene

 

Bitondo

 

Army

Dover

Corporal

Louis

A.

Bizzari

 

Army

Ledgewood

Sergeant

Charles

R.

Bohnenberger

 

Marine Corps

Lake Hiawatha

Seaman

Bruno

J.

Bottona

 

Navy

Chester

Private 1st Class

John

 

Brady

 

Army

Parsippany

Corporal

John

D.

Brennan

 

Army

East Hanover

Sergeant

Fred

W.

Bruehne

 

Army

Madison

Corporal

Joseph

A.

Bucantis

 

Army

Andover

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Carlo

G.

Cellucci

 

Navy

Branchville

Corporal

Kemper

W.

Chambers

 

Army

Morristown

Specialist Three

James

M.

Cicatelli

 

Army

Dover

Sergeant

Robert

C.

Comer

 

Marine Corps

Rockaway

Corporal

Charles

S.

Conzentino

 

Army

Denville

Major

William

H.

Cross

Posthumous

Army

Denville

Corporal

Robert

J.

Czarevich

 

Army

Chatham

Sergeant

Joseph

 

DeNaro

 

Army

Netcong

Sergeant

Antonio

J.

DiCandia

 

Army

Parsippany

Corporal

Frederick

L.

Dimuccio

 

Army

Florham Park

Sergeant

Richard

W.

Dugan

 

Army

Morris Plains

Sergeant

John

J.

Durkot

 

Marine Corps

Sparta

Private 1st Class

Thomas

J.

Egan

 

Army

Parsippany

Corporal

Harold

 

Feldman

 

Army

Parsippany

Corporal

Raymond

L.

Forsythe

 

Army

Parsippany

Private 1st Class

Frederick

J.

Freiwald

 

Marine Corps

Boonton Twp

Chief Petty Officer

Harold

C.

Garrison

 

Navy

Stanhope

Corporal

William

R.

Genoble

 

Army

Whippany

Corporal

Angelo

 

Giordano

 

Army

Lincoln Park

Staff Sergeant

Robert

C.

Gray

 

Air Force

Whippany

Master Sergeant

Robert

F.

Green

 

Army

Towaco

Corporal

William

N.

Harding

 

Army

Succasunna

Seaman

William

E.

Hart

 

Navy

Lafayette

Sergeant Major

Harvey

E.

Hissim

 

Army

Oxford

Sergeant

Edward

G

Hoffman

 

Marine Corps

Dover

Specialist Two

Robert

R.

Hornung

 

Army

Parsippany

Corporal

Ralph

F.

Howell

 

Army

Branchville

Sergeant

Edmund

C.

Johnson

 

Army

Millville

Corporal

Robert

J.

Kasiski

 

Army

Whippany

Corporal

Myron

 

Katz

 

Army

Lake Hopatcong

Corporal

Thomas

J.

Kleso

 

Army

Morris Plains

Lieutenant Colonel

Ernest

M.

Kosa

 

Army

Sparta

Sergeant

Donald

P.

Kostka

 

Marine Corps

Montville

Private 1st Class

Walter

 

Kupecky

 

Army

Lincoln Park

Corporal

John

 

Kuperus

 

Army

Wantage

Private

George

W.

Lawrence

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Randolph

Private 1st Class

Pierson

P.

Little

 

Army

Denville

Private 1st Class

Domenic

J.

Lombardi

 

Army

Florham Park

Corporal

Paul

 

Lombardino

 

Army

Parsippany

Private 1st Class

Anthony

P.

Lori

 

Army

Whippany

Sergeant

Frank

A.

Lowry

 

Army

Denville

Lieutenant Colonel

Harold

L.

Lynch

 

Army

Sparta

Petty Officer 3rd Class

David

I.

MacArthur

 

Navy

Andover

Airman 1st Class

Joseph

J.

Mantineo

 

Air Force

Whippany

Sergeant

John

R.

Marra

 

Army

Denville

Corporal

William

S.

McCue

 

Marine Corps

Denville

Sergeant 1st Class

John

E.

McDole

 

Army

McAfee

Chief Warrant Officer Three

Gerald

H.

McDonald

 

Army

Dover

Seaman

Robert

A.

McGregor

 

Navy

Rockaway

Sergeant

James

L.

McKenna

 

Army

Boonton

Corporal

Richard

C.

Meyer

 

Army

Flanders

Staff Sergeant

John

E.

Michaels

 

Air Force

Hackettstown

Master Sergeant

Richard

T.

Miller

 

Army

Montville

Sergeant

Morton

B.

Millinger

 

Army

Randolph

Fire Controlman 1st Class

Leo

J.

Moore

 

Navy

Sussex

Corporal

Felix

P.

Mora

 

Marine Corps

Ogdensburg

Sergeant

Robert

A.

Mueller

 

Army

Phillipsburg

Private 1st Class

Edward

J.

Murphy

 

Army

Rockaway

Private 1st Class

Joseph

J.

Murray

 

Army

Wharton

Corporal

Richard

A.

Nanni

 

Army

Hopatcong

Corporal

Daniel

E.

O'Neill

 

Army

Budd Lake

Sergeant

Robert

A.

Oravetz

 

Marine Corps

Whippany

Specialist Four

Louis

M.

Pallotta

 

Army

Morris Plains

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Albert

J.

Paoli

 

Navy

Franklin

Corporal

Walter

L.

Pasciak

 

Marine Corps

Newton

Sergeant 1st Class

Donald

J.

Pfleger

 

Army

Ironia

Sergeant

William

E.

Pierson

 

Marine Corps

Morris Plains

Corporal

Louis

J.

Polise

 

Army

Madison

Sergeant

Charles

R.

Remschel

 

Army

Boonton Twp.

Corporal

Richard

A.

Rienzo

 

Army

Montville

Airman 1st Class

David

C.

Rogers

 

Navy

Succasunna

Sergeant

Sam

 

Rosa

 

Army

Netcong

Gunnery Sergeant

Earl

M.

Rosen

 

Marine Corps

Parsippany

Private 1st Class

Le Roy

 

Ross

 

Army

Dover

Sergeant

Roger

C.

Rousch

 

Marine Corps

Landing

Corporal

Eugene

S.

Russo

 

Army

East Hanover

Sergeant

Harold

 

Saks

 

Army

Brookside

Private 1st Class

Herbert

A.

Savacool

 

Marine Corps

Newtown

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Leo

 

Scott

 

Navy

Hamburg

Sergeant 1st Class

Robert

J.

Sickles

 

Army

Morris Plains

Sergeant

Donald

E.

Smith

 

Army

Mt. Arlington

1st Lieutenant

Henley

L.

Smith

 

Army

Morris Plains

Private 1st Class

Richard

B.

Smith

 

Army

Hopatcong

Staff Sergeant

Frank

P.

Sorgi

 

Army

Riverdale

Sergeant

Arthur

L.

Starr

 

Army

Lincoln Park

Corporal

John

E.

Swauger

 

Army

Lake Hiawatha

Fireman

William

T.

Thompson

 

Navy

Dover

Staff Sergeant

Charles

E.

Urgovitch

 

Air Force

Washington

Private 1st Class

Howard

J.

Utter

 

Army

Branchville

Private 1st Class

Andrew

 

Vaccaro

 

Army

Flanders

Corporal

Pasquale

D.

Visioli

 

Army

Dover

Aircraft Electrician 2nd Class

George

F.

Walls

 

Navy

Randolph

Sergeant

John

G.

Walz

 

Army

Pompton Plains

Private 1st Class

Leroy

R.

Wydner

Posthumous

Army

Parsippany

Sergeant

Anthony

 

Zenna

 

Army

Kenvil

 


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