MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
NEWS RELEASE

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Staff Sgt. Barbara Harbison (609) 530-7088

or Lt. Col. Roberta Niedt at (609) 530-6939

IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
(4 March 2005)

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202 Burlington County Residents Will Receive State Military Awards March 10

Two special award ceremonies will be held on March 10, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., at the Bordentown Armory, 1048 Route 206 South, Bordentown, N.J.  During the 11 a.m. ceremony, 62 veterans of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Cuban Missile Crisis, Persian Gulf, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom will be presented with the state’s top military award, the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal.  At the 1 p.m. ceremony, 105 veterans of the Korean War will be presented with the New Jersey Korean Service Medal. 

At the earlier ceremony, 35 county 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 distinguished themselves in the New Jersey Militia, but was used infrequently 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 25,000 medals have been awarded to combat veterans from New Jersey.

In order to be eligible for the New Jersey 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.

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. 

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

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.

LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Bordentown Armory, Bordentown, N.J.

March 10, 2005

LEGEND:  (WAR ) CW=Civil War, I=World War I, II=World War II,  K=Korea, BP=Bay of Pigs/Cuban Missile Crisis, 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

NEW JERSEY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL

award

Rank

Last Name

First Name

MI

Posthumous

Branch

war

City

DSM

Sergeant

Barclay

Robert

W.

 

Air Force

V

Columbus

DSM

Staff Sergeant

Barksdale

Demetre

 

 

Air Force

OEF

Willingboro

DSM

Specialist Five

Beebe

Robert

A.

 

Army

V

Bordentown

DSM w/C

Command Sergeant Major

Bethune

Parnell

W.

 

Army

V

Browns Mills

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Bleier

Carl

J.

 

Navy

II

Columbus

MSM

Corporal

Born

Warren

C.

 

Marine Corps

V

Yardville

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Bowers

Barry

X.

 

Army

V

Riverside

DSM w/C

Aviation Radioman 3rd Class

Brown

Clifford

A.

Posthumous

Navy

II

Burlington Township

DSM

Sergeant

Carrell

Eugene

C.

 

Army

II

Medford

DSM w/C

Specialist Four

Caruso

James

V.

 

Army

V

Florence

DSM

Corporal

Caruso

John

J.

 

Army

II

Moorestown

DSM w/C

Private 1st Class

Chase

Chasey

J.

Posthumous

Army

II

Edgewater Park

MSM

Lieutenant Colonel

Ciconte

Joseph

A.

 

Army

V

Mount Holly

DSM w/C

Sergeant

Clark

John

W.

 

Marine Corps

K

Birmingham

MSM

Technical Sergeant

Cook

William

A.

 

Air Force

V

Browns Mills

DSM

Sergeant

Cooper

Bertram

E.

Posthumous

Army

II

Marlton

DSM

Technical Sergeant

Crossman

Benjamin

F.

Posthumous

Air Force

V

Mount Laurel

DSM w/C

Sergeant

D'Ambra

Michael

L.

 

Marine Corps

V

Mt. Holly

DSM

Corporal

De Patch

Wayne

E.

 

Army

V

Bordentown

DSM w/C

Staff Sergeant

De Vaull

David

 

 

Army

V

Mount Laurel

MSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Delgado

Adelino

O.

 

Army

V

Browns Mills

DSM

Specialist Five

DeSanto

Steve

J.

 

Army

V

Delran

DSM

Sergeant

Diguglielmo

Bill

A.

 

Army

DSS

Marlton

DSM

Technical Sergeant

Diliberto

Frank

J.

 

Air Force

OEF

Marlton

MSM

Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class

Dorning

Charles

A.

 

Navy

II

Mount Laurel

DSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Drew

James

J.

 

Army

V

Pemberton

DSM w/C

Sergeant Major

Dutka

Victor

W.

 

Marine Corps

V

Willingboro

DSM

Sergeant

Edmiston

Dean

A.

 

Marine Corps

OIF

Bordentown

DSM

Staff Sergeant

English

Ronald

M.

 

Air Force

OIF

Pemberton

DSM

Senior Master Sergeant

Evans

Michele

L.

 

Air Force

DSS

Lumberton

MSM

Technician 5th Grade

Fleck

Charles

S.

 

Army

II

Cinnaminson

MSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Fleming

Henry

 

 

Army

V

Willingboro

DSM w/C

Specialist Five

Flynn

John

W.

 

Army

V

Juliustown

MSM

Command Sergeant Major

Gambol

Peter

J.

 

Army

V

Moorestown

DSM

Petty Officer 1st Class

Ganesh

Mervin

R.

 

Navy

OEF

Burlington

MSM

Machinist Mate 2nd Class

Geraci

Anthony

J.

 

Navy

II

Tabernacle

DSM

Staff Sergeant

Giampaolo

Anthony

J.

 

Army

II

Palmyra

MSM

Sergeant

Gilmer

John

H.

 

Army

V

Columbus

DSM w/C

Private 1st Class

Giunta

Salvatore

R.

 

Army

K

Marlton

MSM

Master Sergeant

Haines

Theodore

H.

Posthumous

Air Force

K

Browns Mills

DSM

Corporal

Hartley

Frederick

W.

 

Army

II

Marlton

DSM

Lieutenant Colonel

Hathaway

Charles

J.

 

Army

DSS

Eastampton

DSM

Lieutenant Junior Grade

Heisler

Robert

Y.

 

Navy

II

Vincentown

MSM

Corporal

Humble

Thomas

E.

 

Army

K

Willingboro

DSM

Corporal

Hurlburt

Warren

W.

 

Army

K

Southampton

MSM

Master Sergeant

Jones

James

L.

 

Army

V

Eastampton

MSM

Master Sergeant

Jones

Roy

M.

 

Air Force

DSS

Riverside

DSM

Corporal

Karmade

Robert

A.

 

Army

II

Riverside

DSM

Chief Warrant Officer Four

Kaufman

Jeffrey

A.

 

Army

DSS

Mount Laurel

DSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Kessler

Joseph

 

 

Army

K

Cinnaminson

DSM w/C

Lieutenant Colonel

Kirsch

William

C.

 

Army

OIF

Edgewater

MSM

Major

Kondrat

Fred

J.

 

Air Force

DSS

Burlington

MSM

Corporal

Krysztoforski

James

E.

 

Army

K

Mount Laurel

MSM

Master Sergeant

Lane

Leroy

E.

 

Army

V

Willingboro

DSM

Specialist Four

Lawrence

Dennis

 

 

Army

V

Southampton

DSM

Sergeant 1st Class

Lundy

Marvin

 

 

Army

DSS

Eastampton

DSM

Corporal

Magyar

Joseph

 

 

Marine Corps

II

Columbus

DSM

Master Sergeant

Maute

Alan

R.

 

Marine Corps

V

Marlton

MSM

Sergeant 1st Class

McCabe

Marvin

G.

 

Army

V

Willingboro

DSM

Specialist Five

McCiellan

Leroy

O.

 

Army

V

Cinnaminson

DSM

Sergeant 1st Class

McElroy

Francis

T.

 

Army

V

Mt. Holly

DSM w/C

Colonel

McGarigle

James

C.

 

Marine Corps

V

Bordentown

MSM

Lieutenant Colonel

McGhee

Donald

B.

 

Air Force

V

Mt. Holly

MSM

Master Sergeant

Miller

William

J.

 

Army

V

Willingboro

DSM

Corporal

Money

Franklin

L.

 

Marine Corps

V

Moorestown

MSM

Master Sergeant

Morin

Harold

P.

 

Air Force

V

Browns Mills

MSM

1st Sergeant

Morin

Robert

S.

 

Army

V

Browns Mills

DSM

Seaman

Noble

Sam

J.

Posthumous

Navy

BP

Bordentown

DSM

Seaman 1st Class

Ragomo

Ralph

J.

 

Navy

II

Riverton

DSM

Technical Sergeant

Rakauckas

Michael

J.

 

Air Force

DSS

Marlton

MSM

Senior Chief Petty Officer

Riches

Claud

J.

 

Navy

V

Indian Mills

DSM

Sergeant

Robbins

William

H.

 

Army

II

Burlington

DSM

Corporal

Roberts

Willard

A.

 

Marine Corps

V

Eastampton

MSM

Private 1st Class

Roossin

Arnold

 

 

Army

II

Marlton

MSM

Fireman

Ryan

Michael

C.

 

Navy

V

Folsom

DSM

Sergeant

Rynex

Norman

J.

 

Marine Corps

K

Marlton

MSM

Seaman 1st Class

Sardaro

Perry

P.

 

Navy

II

Marlton

DSM

Sergeant

Scarpitti

Richard

J.

 

Air Force

V

Maple Shade

MSM

Private 1st Class

Schleper

Cole

H.

 

Army

V

Roebling

MSM

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class

Schoenhofer

Frederick

A.

 

Navy

II

Delanco

DSM

Storekeeper 3rd Class

Schopf

Edward

J.

 

Navy

V

Marlton

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Schwantes

Joseph

D.

 

Navy

DSS

Palmyra

MSM

Private 1st Class

Sedor

Joseph

A.

 

Army

K

Delran

DSM w/C

Lance Corporal

Settar

Samuel

D.

 

Marine Corps

V

Marlton

MSM

Master Sergeant

Shenko

Robert

J.

 

Air Force

OIF

Lumberton

MSM

Quartermaster 1st Class

Sprankle

James

M.

 

Navy

II

Tabernacle

DSM

Corporal

Stevick

Joseph

T.

 

Army

II

Cinnaminson

MSM

Sergeant

Talavera

Jose

M.

 

Army

V

Riverton

DSM w/C

1st Sergeant

Taylor

Norman

L.

 

Army

II

Browns Mills

DSM

Staff Sergeant

Terry

Lloyd

B.

 

Air Force

OIF

Willingboro

MSM

1st Sergeant

Thompson

Michael

W.

 

Army

V

Mount Holly

DSM

Lance Corporal

Tomaszek

James

P.

 

Marine Corps

V

Mount Laurel

DSM w/C

Private 1st Class

Truncellito

Joseph

C.

 

Army

II

Mount Laurel

DSM

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Tufano

Michael

J.

 

Navy

II

Marlton

MSM

Sergeant

Weitzel

Walter

R.

 

Army

K

Columbus

DSM

Staff Sergeant

White

Shawn

E.

 

Air Force

OIF

Delran

MSM

Sergeant

Williamson

Henry

E.

 

Army

II

Maple Shade

 

 

NEW JERSEY KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL

Rank

First Name

MI

Last Name

Posthumous

Branch

City

Master Sergeant

Ivan

D.

Anderson

 

Air Force

Willingboro

Airman 1st Class

Joseph

H.

Aromando

 

Air Force

Medford

1st Sergeant

Jacob

 

Atterberry

 

Army

Pemberton

Master Sergeant

Horace

 

Baker

 

Army

Willingboro

1st Lieutenant

Joseph

A.

Baptista

 

Army

Willingboro

Warrant Officer Junior Grade

Fred

C.

Beavers

 

Army

Columbus

Sergeant

John

C.

Beck

 

Marine Corps

Columbus

1st Lieutenant

Robert

G.

Becker

 

Army

Moorestown

Staff Sergeant

Herbert

J.

Benhardt

Posthumous

Air Force

Medford

2nd Lieutenant

William

 

Blackman

 

Army

Mount Laurel

Technician Fourth Grade

Livingston

 

Boone

 

Army

Browns Mills

Sergeant 1st Class

Michael

S.

Bradley

 

Army

Browns Mills

Gunnery Sergeant

Edwin

H.

Breaux

 

Marine Corps

Mount Laurel

Master Sergeant

James

 

Briscoe

Posthumous

Army

Mt. Holly

Sergeant 1st Class

Willie

J.

Brunson

Posthumous

Army

Willingboro

Captain

Donald

T.

Bunker

 

Army

Bordentown

Sergeant

Vincent

L.

Buondonno

 

Army

Mt. Laurel

1st Sergeant

George

M.

Bussey

 

Army

Willingboro

Private 1st Class

James

J.

Butler

 

Army

Marlton

Master Sergeant

Joseph

C.

Canfield

 

Air Force

Browns Mills

Sergeant

John

T.

Carney

 

Marine Corps

Mt. Laurel

Senior Master Sergeant

Charles

E.

Carpenter

Posthumous

Air Force

Browns Mills

Chief Warrant Officer Three

John

V.

Cavanaugh

 

Army

Mt. Laurel

Master Sergeant

Dominic

A.

Ciocca

 

Air Force

Medford

Sergeant

John

W.

Clark

 

Marine Corps

Birmingham

Corporal

Henry

J.

Cowan

 

Army

Burlington Twp.

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class

Norman

E.

Cramer

Posthumous

Navy

Little Egg Harbor

Sergeant

Clarence

H.

Davis

 

Army

Cherry Hill

Hospitalman 3rd Class

Walter

F.

Deitz

 

Navy

Palmyra

Sergeant 1st Class

Adelino

O.

Delgado

 

Army

Browns Mills

Private 1st Class

Joseph

 

Dino

Posthumous

Army

Mt. Laurel

Major

Mary

W.

Elliott

Posthumous

Army

Glenolden

Sergeant 1st Class

Rollie

J.

Evans

 

Army

Browns Mills

Corporal

Robert

P.

Fenton

 

Army

Riverton

Lieutenant Colonel

Raymond

F.

Frasier

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Corporal

James

H.

Gilliard

 

Army

Marlton

1st Sergeant

Leonard

 

Gittens

 

Army

Pemberton

Private 1st Class

Salvatore

R.

Giunta

 

Army

Marlton

Radioman

Richard

A.

Glass

 

Navy

Florence

Corporal

Ernest

J.

Greenwald

 

Army

Lumberton

Lieutenant Junior Grade

Donald

E.

Grimme

 

Navy

Cinnaminson

Master Sergeant

Theodore

H.

Haines

Posthumous

Air Force

Browns Mills

Sergeant 1st Class

Aldon

G.

Hall

Posthumous

Army

Eastampton

Master Sergeant

Charles

R.

Hall

 

Air Force

Easthampton

Sergeant 1st Class

Prince

A.

House

 

Army

Pemberton

Corporal

Thomas

E.

Humble

 

Army

Willingboro

Private 1st Class

Eugene

J.

Hummel

 

Army

Mt. Laurel

Corporal

Warren

W.

Hurlburt

 

Army

Southampton

Sergeant

Paul

A.

Keller

 

Army

Southampton

Command Sergeant Major

John

E.

Kerner

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Sergeant 1st Class

Joseph

 

Kessler

 

Army

Cinnaminson

Corporal

James

E.

Krysztoforski

 

Army

Mount Laurel

Staff Sergeant

William

 

Leoniy

 

Marine Corps

Columbus

Sergeant Major

Zigurds

J.

Lieljuris

 

Army

Willingboro

Sergeant

Joseph

V.

Lisiewski

 

Army

Mt. Laurel

Private

Ferdinand

T.

Loretangeli

 

Army

Bordentown

1st Sergeant

James

V.

Lullio

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Private 1st Class

Louis

R.

Massaro

Posthumous

Army

Palmyra

Corporal

Richard

E.

Masterson

 

Army

Columbus

Platoon Sergeant

William

H.

McField

 

Army

Pemberton

Sergeant 1st Class

Fidencio

M.

Milanes

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Sergeant 1st Class

Robert

F.

Mimm

 

Army

Willingboro

Corporal

Paul

 

Morichetti

 

Army

Burlington Township

Corporal

Herbert

A.

Muth

 

Army

Toms River

Corporal

Gerard

W.

Myers

Posthumous

Army

Mt. Holly

Private 1st Class

Philip

R.

Oliver

 

Army

Hainesport

Staff Sergeant

Charles

P.

Perkins

 

Air Force

Mt. Holly

Sergeant

Edward

C.

Reed

 

Army

Cinnaminson

Boilerman 1st Class

Harry

W.

Richman

 

Navy

Riverton

Sergeant

William

 

Rogers

 

Army

Southampton

Electronics Technician

Howard

D.

Rovins

 

Navy

Mt. Laurel

Sergeant

Norman

J.

Rynex

 

Marine Corps

Marlton

Corporal

Jacob

 

Sauter

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Corporal

Carl

W.

Scattergood

 

Army

Mt. Laurel

Technical Sergeant

George

R.

Schley

 

Air Force

Willingboro

Private 1st Class

Joseph

A.

Sedor

 

Army

Delran

Sergeant 1st Class

Gerard

C.

Sheehan

 

Army

Browns Mills

Private 1st Class

William

J.

Sheehan

 

Army

Delran

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Frederick

A.

Simon

 

Navy

Shamong

Staff Sergeant

Edward

 

Slawinski

 

Air Force

Riverside

Platoon Sergeant

Earl

 

Smith

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Staff Sergeant

Robert

M.

Stahley

Posthumous

Army

Browns Mills

Sergeant 1st Class

Charles

E.

Stewart

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Machinery Repairman 1st Class

Harold

C.

Stone

 

Navy

Mount Holly

Corporal

Russell

J.

Street

 

Army

Southampton

1st Sergeant

Joe

 

Tamayo

 

Army

Mt. Holly

Sergeant 1st Class

William

H.

Taylor

 

Army

Willingboro

Sergeant

James

K.

Temple

 

Marine Corps

Columbus

Sergeant 1st Class

Victor

D.

Thompson

 

Army

Browns Mills

Corporal

Edward

J.

Tunney

 

Army

Maple Shade

Private 1st Class

Gabriel

E.

Tuono

 

Army

Cinnaminson

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class

Charles

J.

Turner

 

Navy

Southampton

Sergeant 1st Class

Norwood

T.

Turner

Posthumous

Army

Browns Mills

Sergeant

Walter

R.

Weitzel

 

Army

Columbus

Sergeant

Walter

R.

Weitzel

 

Army

Columbus

Corporal

George

S.

Whittaker

 

Army

Medford

Sergeant

William

H.

Wildman

 

Army

Marlton

1st Sergeant

Benjamin

 

Williams

 

Army

Burlington

Sergeant

George

D.

Williams

 

Marine Corps

Cinnaminson

Staff Sergeant

Marvellus

 

Wilson

 

Army

Burlington

Corporal

James

S.

Worrell

 

Army

Southampton

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class

Stanley

W.

Yates

 

Navy

Southampton

Sergeant 1st Class

Walter

 

Young

 

Army

Pemberton

Specialist Two

Viola

R.

Young Grant

 

Army

Willingboro

Captain

John

F.

Zakian

 

Marine Corps

Willingboro


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