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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:
(15 September 2005)

157 Salem and Cumberland County Residents Will Receive Korean Military Award September 29

A special award ceremony will be held on September 29, at 11 a.m. at the Salem County Community College, 460 Hollywood Ave., Carneys Point, N.J. During the ceremony, 157 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

Salem County Community College, Carneys Point, N.J.

September 29, 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

Edward

P.

Ahl

 

Army

Salem

Staff Sergeant

Gerald

A.

Alford

 

Air Force

Vineland

Private 1st Class

George

N.

Atwell

 

Marine Corps

Pennsville

Sergeant

Lester

L.

Ayars

 

Army

Millville

Petty Officer 2nd Class

John

W.

Banger

 

Navy

Pennsville

Seaman

Samuel

E.

Barbaglia

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

William

 

Barilla

 

Army

Millville

Sergeant

Frank

C.

Barnes

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Master Sergeant

Hubert

E.

Barnes

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Edward

C.

Bauman

 

Navy

Landisville

Master Sergeant

Robert

C.

Beddow

 

Air Force

Vineland

Quartermaster 2nd Class

Eugene

G.

Bellusci

 

Navy

Vineland

Private 1st Class

William

A.

Berliner

 

Army

Branchville

Corporal

Paul

L.

Bourgeois

 

Army

Bridgeton

Corporal

Joseph

C.

Bracale

 

Army

Pennsgrove

Sergeant 1st Class

Enrico

D.

Bracaliello

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Joseph

C.

Bradley

 

Army

Pennsville

Corporal

Namon

 

Burke

 

Army

Vineland

Sergeant

George

T.

Byrd

 

Marine Corps

Bridgeton

Corporal

Lewis

C.

Carini

 

Army

Vineland

Sergeant 1st Class

Patrick

M.

Carrow

Posthumous

Army

Rodeo

Corporal

Jack

E.

Carver

Posthumous

Army

Pennsville

Airman 1st Class

Robert

L.

Casazza

 

Air Force

Vineland

Corporal

Victor

R.

Chalow

 

Army

Vineland

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Tyres

K.

Cobb

 

Navy

Pennsville

Private 1st Class

Vera

J.

Cole

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Hospitalman 3rd Class

Richard

M.

Coyne

 

Navy

Pennsville

Master Sergeant

Kenneth

W.

Craner

 

Army

Bridgeton

Corporal

William

G.

Culp

 

Army

Pilesgrove

Yeoman 3rd Class

Mario

 

D'Addato

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

Wilmer

M.

Dallett

 

Army

Bridgeton

Sergeant

Dewey

A.

Daneri

Posthumous

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Edward

K.

Dare

 

Marine Corps

Williamstown

Captain

Walter

C.

Deal

 

Navy

Vineland

Technical Sergeant

Edwin

M.

Deamore

 

Air Force

Vineland

Corporal

Petro

F.

Di Biase

 

Army

Vineland

Seaman

John

H.

Dilks

 

Navy

Salem

Corporal

Tom

W.

Dooley

 

Army

Seabrook

1st Lieutenant

Edmund

E.

Downer

 

Army

Elmer

Staff Sergeant

Ronald

D.

DuBois

 

Air Force

Bridgeton

Radarman 2nd Class

Joseph

J.

Dyer

 

Navy

Pennsville

Corporal

Basil

 

Easmunt

Posthumous

Army

Millville

Private 1st Class

Leon

 

Errickson

 

Army

Millville

Sergeant

Herman

 

Evans

 

Marine Corps

Bridgeton

Sergeant

Leslie

R.

Ewen

 

Army

Millville

Corporal

James

B.

Field

 

Army

Carneys Point

Captain

John

 

Fischer

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Wallingford

Staff Sergeant

Donald

 

Fowser

 

Marine Corps

Pennsville

Staff Sergeant

Bernard

W.

Fralinger

 

Air Force

Bridgeton

Corporal

George

L.

Franchetta

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Albert

W.

Franchetti

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Joseph

F.

Frandino

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Edward

 

Gabardi

 

Army

Vineland

Gunners Mate 3rd Class

Earl

C.

Gandy

 

Navy

Bridgeton

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Edward

L.

Gant

 

Navy

Pennsville

Private 1st Class

Paul

A.

Gant

 

Army

Pennsville

Machinist Mate 3rd Class

Leonard

J.

Gilchrist

 

Navy

Vineland

Machinist Mate 2nd Class

Lawrence

P.

Goffredi

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

Herbert

J.

Graf

 

Army

Elmer

Private 1st Class

Daniel

R.

Grear

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Mays Landing

Seaman

Anthony

S.

Greco

 

Navy

Pennsville

Private

Dewey

F.

Green

 

Army

Carneys Point

Private

Grover

G.

Green

Posthumous

Army

Salem

Sergeant

Francis

T.

Grover

 

Army

Hopewell

Corporal

Hans

W.

Guenther

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Boris

 

Gussew

 

Army

Vineland

Sergeant 1st Class

Joseph

G.

Hampton

 

Army

Vineland

Airman 1st Class

Thomas

H.

Hansen

 

Air Force

Pilesgrove

Private 1st Class

Green

H.

Harper

 

Army

Bridgeton

Sergeant

Robert

W.

Heller

Posthumous

Army

Cedarville

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Grover

S.

Herrman

 

Navy

Deepwater

Corporal

John

V.

Homan

 

Army

Pennsville

Private 1st Class

Horace

A.

Hughes

Posthumous

Army

Bridgeton

Senior Chief Petty Officer

Marvin

R.

Hughes

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

Willard

J.

Humphries

 

Army

Pennsville

Sergeant 1st Class

John

L.

Kates

Posthumous

Army

Millville

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Aaron

M.

Kazan

 

Navy

Millville

Master Sergeant

Albert

J.

Keenan

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Corporal

Lorenzo

 

Kelley

 

Army

Pittsgrove

Airman 1st Class

William

T.

Key

Posthumous

Army

Bellmawr

Corporal

Harry

T.

Klott

 

Army

Elmer

Corporal

Walter

H.

Kokol

 

Marine Corps

Pilesgrove

Corporal

George

G.

Krumins

 

Army

Millville

Corporal

George

G.

Krumins

 

Army

Millville

Sergeant

Anthony

 

LaBriola

 

Army

Pennsville

Sergeant 1st Class

Clegg

 

Langley

 

Army

Millville

Sergeant

Marvin

F.

Layton

 

Marine Corps

Pennsgrove

Sergeant

William

 

Loufik

 

Army

Bridgeton

Sergeant 1st Class

Tom

 

Lowe

 

Army

Bridgeton

Corporal

Thomas

M.

Luff

 

Army

Pennsville

Corporal

Charles

W.

Magonagle

 

Army

Elmer

Corporal

Edgar

P.

May

 

Army

Bridgeton

Airman 2nd Class

Jeremiah

F.

McCredy

 

Air Force

Bridgeton

Private 1st Class

Raymond

A.

Menzoni

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Anthony

C.

Merighi

Posthumous

Army

Vineland

Sergeant

John

 

Mesogianes

Posthumous

Army

Pennsville

Boilerman 1st Class

Michael

J.

Micklasavage

 

Navy

Woodstown

Corporal

Theophilus

 

Mitchell

 

Army

Pittsgrove

Sergeant

James

R.

Montagna

 

Army

Carneys Point

Airman 2nd Class

Karl

R.

Morgan

 

Air Force

Pennsville

Senior Master Sergeant

George

H.

Morrison

 

Air Force

Bridgeton

Disbursing Clerk 3rd Class

Oscar

G.

Mulford

 

Navy

Pennsville

Sergeant

Alvin

R.

Myers

 

Army

Alloway

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Alvin

W.

Newell

 

Navy

Bridgeton

Airman 2nd Class

Hector

H.

Nieves

 

Air Force

Vineland

Private 1st Class

Howard

 

Nipe

Posthumous

Army

Pedricktown

Gunner's Mate/Seaman 1st Class

Phillip

R.

Owens

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

Salvatore

 

Pace

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Sergeant 1st Class

Frederick

G.

Pangburn

 

Army

Bridgeton

Private 1st Class

George

M.

Parris

Posthumous

Army

Salem

Seaman

Michael

L.

Pedulla

 

Navy

Vineland

Damage Controlman 3rd Class

Clinton

P.

Peiffer

Posthumous

Navy

Woodstown

Private 1st Class

Warren

 

Pestridge

 

Army

Vineland

Private 1st Class

William

I.

Pidgeon

 

Army

Carneys Point

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Lemuel

D.

Pierce

 

Navy

Woodstown

Corporal

Rocky

 

Poeta

 

Marine Corps

Pennsville

Private 1st Class

John

W.

Potillo

 

Army

Salem

Corporal

Minous

A.

Pritchett

 

Army

Bridgeton

Corporal

Oreste

J.

Rieti

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Bridgeton

Corporal

Robert

 

Risley

 

Army

Millville

Corporal

Griffin

C.

Robinson

 

Army

Woodstown

Petty Officer 3rd Class

James

H.

Robinson

 

Navy

Pennsville

Corporal

William

L.

Roman

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

James

P.

Rose

Posthumous

Army

Pittsgrove

Corporal

Richard

J.

Rossbach

 

Army

Vineland

Petty Officer

Robert

G.

Rush

 

Navy

Vineland

Staff Sergeant

William

D.

Seehousz

 

Air Force

Pennsville

Sergeant

John

R.

Seitz

Posthumous

Army

Deepwater

Staff Sergeant

Ronald

E.

Sheriffs

 

Air Force

Carneys Point

Corporal

Samuel

R.

Siligato

 

Army

Millville

Yeoman 3rd Class

James

C.

Simmermon

 

Navy

Pilesgrove

1st Lieutenant

Richard

F.

Sisco

 

Army

Woodstown

Disbursing Clerk 2nd Class

Donald

S.

Slomin

 

Navy

Vineland

Specialist Three

Jay

H.

Smith

 

Army

Salem

Staff Sergeant

John

O.

Smith

 

Army

Millville

Private 1st Class

Asa

E.

Snyder

Posthumous

Army

Pennsville

Sergeant 1st Class

George

L.

Sparks

 

Army

Woodstown

Petty Officer 2nd Class

James

W.

Sparks

 

Navy

Pilesgrove

Corporal

Charles

D.

Starn

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Corporal

John

F.

Stone

Posthumous

Army

Pennsville

Private 1st Class

Robert

J.

Storm

 

Army

Bridgegton

Sergeant

Booker

T.

Thomas

 

Army

Carneys Point

Sergeant

Robert

G.

Thompson

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Vineland

Private 1st Class

Joseph

N.

Thurston

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Seaman

Joseph

E.

Venello

 

Navy

Penns Grove

Machinist Mate 3rd Class

John

 

Viola

 

Navy

Newfield

Sergeant

Joseph

J.

Viscuso

 

Army

Vineland

Sergeant 1st Class

Dudley

H.

VonGruenigen

 

Army

Carneys Point

Airman 1st Class

Jack

S.

Ward

 

Air Force

Bridgeton

Sergeant

Rowland

M.

Warfle

 

Marine Corps

Salem

Private 1st Class

Herbert

I.

Whitaker

Posthumous

Army

Quinton

Corporal

Joseph

S.

Williams

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Granville

D.

Williams

 

Marine Corps

Pennsville

Corporal

John

G.

Yates

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Daniel

M.

Young

Posthumous

Army

Woodstown

Sergeant 1st Class

Merele

W.

Young

Posthumous

Army

Alloway

Sergeant 1st Class

Merle

 

Young

Posthumous

Army

Alloway

 


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