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

IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
(6 May 2005)

149 Middlesex County Residents Will Receive Korean Military Award May 19

A special award ceremony will be held on May 19, at 11 a.m. at the Edison Elks Lodge, 375 Old Post Road, Edison, N.J.  During the ceremony, 149 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

Edison Elks Lodge, Edison, N.J.

May 19, 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

Nicolas

D.

Abate

 

Marine Corps

Edison

Private 1st Class

George

 

Alexander

 

Army

Edison

Staff Sergeant

Carl

J.

Asszony

 

Air Force

Piscataway

Corporal

John

H.

Bacorn

 

Army

Monmouth Junction

Corporal

Russell

W.

Baily

 

Army

Woodbridge

Sergeant

Arthur

C.

Barboni

Posthumous

Army

Piscataway

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Robert

G.

Berg

 

Navy

East Brunswick

Private 1st Class

John

A.

Boll

 

Army

Piscataway

Corporal

Gerald

 

Brooks

 

Army

Colonia

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Lyle

J.

Buchberger

 

Navy

Parlin

Corporal

Ronald

E.

Burkshot

 

Army

South Amboy

Seaman

Michael

J.

Carnevale

 

Navy

Carteret

Corporal

Edward

P.

Carney

 

Marine Corps

Hopelawn

Sergeant

Fernando

J.

Casini

 

Army

Fords

Seaman

William

P.

Colacci

Posthumous

Navy

Middlesex

Corporal

Richard

V.

Comito

 

Marine Corps

Edison

Staff Sergeant

John

P.

Cornacchio

 

Army

Old Bridge

Corporal

Francis

P.

Cuccia

 

Marine Corps

South Plainfield

Specialist Four

John

H.

Culbertson

 

Army

Piscataway

Sergeant 1st Class

Edward

V.

Curley

 

Army

East Brunswick

Corporal

Thomas

R.

Delemo

Posthumous

Army

South Plainfield

Sergeant

Philip

A.

Dellasala

 

Army

North Brunswick

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Dominic

D.

Demico

 

Navy

South Plainfield

Sergeant

Raymond

P.

Detone

 

Air Force

Monroe Twp

Corporal

Carmen

N.

DiIorio

 

Army

Matawan

Corporal

George

R.

Diss

 

Army

Edison

Corporal

Charles

J.

Dittus

 

Army

Bayonne

Private 1st Class

Edward

M.

Domanoski

 

Marine Corps

Kendall Park

Private 1st Class

John

M.

Donnelly

 

Army

South Plainfield

Corporal

Abe

J.

Dubrowsky

 

Army

Monroe Township

Petty Officer 2nd Class

John

J.

Durkin

 

Navy

Woodbridge

Sergeant

Walter

 

Dworak

 

Army

Edison

Corporal

Edward

B.

Ehtwisle

 

Army

Edison

Corporal

Edward

B.

Entwisle

 

Army

Edison

Airman 1st Class

James

E.

Erb

 

Air Force

East Brunswick

Corporal

William

E.

Evans

 

Marine Corps

Avenel

Sergeant

Harold

L.

Evegan

 

Army

South Plainfield

Private 1st Class

Anthony

V.

Farina

 

Army

Piscataway

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Frank

W.

Ferguson

 

Navy

Edison

Corporal

Dominick

A.

Ferullo

 

Army

Edison

Private 1st Class

Daniel

C.

Gala

 

Army

South Plainfield

Corporal

John

 

Garcia

Posthumous

Army

Old Bridge

Sergeant

Delbert

L.

George

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Spotswood

1st Lieutenant

Marvin

B.

Glaser

 

Army

Monroe Twp.

Private 1st Class

Richard

W.

Godlewski

 

Army

Carteret

Sergeant

Cono

A.

Gonzalez

 

Air Force

South Plainfield

Private 1st Class

Robert

F.

Greene

 

Army

S. Amboy

Corporal

George

 

Guydos

 

Army

Middlesex

Private 1st Class

John

M.

Harding

 

Army

Monmouth Junction

Petty Officer

Daniel

L.

Harkins

 

Navy

New Brunswick

1st Lieutenant

Herbert

V.

Hood

 

Army

Piscataway

Corporal

Harry

E.

Jacobs

 

Army

Middlesex

Sergeant

Elmer

C.

Jagemann

Posthumous

Army

Spotswood

Corporal

Walter

J.

Janus

 

Army

South Plainfield

Private

Thomas

P.

Julian

 

Army

North Brunswick

Airman 2nd Class

John

R.

Kadasch

 

Air Force

Woodbridge

Corporal

Paul

 

Karinsky

 

Army

Monroe Twp.

Sergeant

William

 

Kastan

 

Army

North Brunswick

Corporal

Andrew

J.

Kelly

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Brick

Corporal

John

A.

Kieras

 

Army

Parlin

Master Sergeant

William

 

Klepper

 

Army

East Brunswick

Corporal

Stephen

G.

Kormis

 

Army

Edison

Sergeant 1st Class

Joseph

 

Koval

 

Army

Parlin

Staff Sergeant

Leonard

P.

Krause

 

Air Force

Spotswood

Corporal

Edward

J.

Krawczyk

 

Army

Sayreville

Corporal

Robert

J.

Kugel

 

Army

Edison

Sergeant 1st Class

Anthony

L.

Kwiatek

Posthumous

Army

Piscataway

Corporal

Dominick

S.

LaPenta

 

Army

Fords

Airman 1st Class

Francis

L.

LaPenta

 

Air Force

Iselin

Corporal

Edward

T.

Lavin

 

Army

Edison

Private 1st Class

Richard

J.

Lazicky

 

Army

East Millstone

Sergeant

Arturo

 

Lebron

Posthumous

Army

Edison

Private 1st Class

Robert

C.

Lehman

 

Marine Corps

Carteret

Corporal

Arthur

A.

Lombardo

 

Army

Highland Park

Private 1st Class

Gilbert

E.

Long

Posthumous

Army

Kendall Park

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Alphonse

J.

Longuillo

 

Navy

Milltown

Damage Controlman 2nd Class

Stanley

A.

Madey

 

Navy

South Amboy

Corporal

Gilbert

C.

Maisto

 

Army

Middlesex

Corporal

Louis

G.

Mangieri

 

Army

Carteret

Specialist Three

Ladislas

E.

Marics

 

Army

South Plainfield

Petty Officer 2nd Class

Joseph

M.

McCarthy

 

Navy

South Amboy

Staff Sergeant

Joseph

R.

McCoy

Posthumous

Air Force

Sayreville

Sergeant 1st Class

Michael

J.

McGovern

 

Army

Edison

Staff Sergeant

John

P.

McShane

 

Air Force

East Brunswick

1st Lieutenant

Donald

L.

Mikeska

 

Army

Metuchen

Specialist Three

Wayne

L.

Misner

 

Army

Edison

Master Sergeant

John

E.

Mosko

 

Army

Metuchen

Private 1st Class

Richard

N.

Mosolgo

 

Army

North Brunswick

Corporal

Edward

J.

Murray

 

Marine Corps

E. Brunswick

Airman 2nd Class

Charles

 

Nanco

 

Air Force

Parlin

Corporal

James

J.

Nasto

 

Marine Corps

East Brunswick

Corporal

Walter

W.

Needham

Posthumous

Army

Parlin

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Gilbert

 

Nerod

 

Navy

Carteret

Sergeant

Robert

 

Newman

Posthumous

Army

East Brunswick

Airman

Joseph

C.

Nipitella

 

Navy

Old Bridge

Sergeant

Alfred

E.

O'Connor

Posthumous

Army

South Amboy

Corporal

Anthony

R.

Paccione

 

Army

Old Bridge

Private 1st Class

Vincent

R.

Paldino

 

Army

Parlin

Corporal

Arthur

P.

Palumbo

 

Army

Colonia

Corporal

Henry

A.

Palumbo

 

Army

Colonia

Corporal

Anthony

S.

Paone

 

Army

Colonia

Airman 1st Class

James

H.

Pasch

 

Air Force

Green Brook

Private 1st Class

Joseph

J.

Petenko

 

Army

Edison

Private

Edward

J.

Piassek

Posthumous

Army

Old Bridge

Private 1st Class

Pasquale

 

Politi

 

Army

South Plainfield

Corporal

Joseph

J.

Procacci

 

Army

Middlesex

Private

Sabino

 

Ranaudo

 

Army

Old Bridge

Hospitalman 2nd Class

James

F.

Renner

 

Navy

Metuchen

Staff Sergeant

Richard

M.

Rist

 

Army

Colonia

Corporal

Donald

J.

Rittman

Posthumous

Army

East Brunswick

Corporal

Edward

D.

Roberts

 

Army

Parlin

Staff Sergeant

Norman

G.

Robinson

 

Air Force

Monroe Twp.

Corporal

Anthony

M.

Romano

 

Army

Fords

Machinist Mate 3rd Class

Frank

H.

Romatowski

 

Navy

South River

Sergeant 1st Class

Adam

J.

Rosinski

 

Army

Middlesex

Sergeant

Joseph

A.

Rossi

 

Army

East Brunswick

Sergeant

Joseph

L.

Rotili

 

Army

Carteret

Sergeant

Roger

P.

Royce

 

Army

South Plainfield

Sergeant

Joseph

M.

Ruiz

 

Marine Corps

Colonia

Corporal

Roger

J.

Salimbene

 

Marine Corps

N. Brunswick

Staff Sergeant

Joseph

P.

Saliski

 

Marine Corps

Carteret

Staff Sergeant

John

 

Schuster

 

Air Force

Monroe Township

Captain

Alfred

L.

Sferra

 

Army

Middlesex

Seaman

Bernard

 

Shannon

 

Navy

South River

Sergeant

Martin

J.

Sheehan

 

Army

Fords

Corporal

Alfred

R.

Singer

 

Army

Sayreville

Sergeant

Joseph

S.

Sokolosky

 

Army

Parlin

Sergeant

Ignasio

P.

Spina

 

Army

Edison

Chief Petty Officer

Francis

J.

Staruch

 

Navy

Avenel

Seaman

Ronald

E.

Staubach

 

Navy

Edison

Seaman 1st Class

Paul

 

Stephens

 

Navy

Edison

Corporal

Richard

E.

Stranzenbach

 

Army

South Plainfield

Private 1st Class

Edward

T.

Susan

 

Army

North Brunswick

Corporal

James

J.

Talerico

 

Army

New Brunswick

Corporal

William

R.

Taylor

 

Army

North Brunswick

Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class

Walter

S.

Tomori

 

Navy

Edison

Corporal

Albert

 

Tosi

 

Marine Corps

Spotswood

Airman 1st Class

Ernest

 

Trent

Posthumous

Air Force

Monroe Township

Sergeant 1st Class

Julius

 

Ulyak

 

Army

South River

Sergeant

Don

M.

Venitelli

 

Marine Corps

South Plainfield

Private 1st Class

Albert

 

Wahler

 

Army

Edison

Corporal

Ronald

A.

Weber

Posthumous

Army

South Plainfield

Seaman

Raymond

 

Winters

 

Navy

Edison

Specialist Four

Richard

E.

Wisenfelder

 

Army

Parlin

Sergeant 1st Class

Tadeusz

M.

Wrobleski

 

Army

Matawan

Sergeant 1st Class

Carl

M.

Wysocki

 

Army

Port Reading

Airman

Edward

S.

Yeager

 

Navy

Piscataway

Corporal

Robert

J.

Zednick

 

Army

Middlesex

Sergeant

Leo

 

Zinkoski

 

Marine Corps

Old Bridge

 


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