
The
Moving Wall Comes to Medford
Freedom Park
86 Union Street
June 14-19
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION – Message to the Public 3
LETTER FROM MAYOR LISA A. POST 4
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 5
FYI – Facts, figures and story ideas 6 - 8
VIETNAM WAR TIMELINE 9 -10
LIST OF 81 BURLINGTON COUNTY SOLDIERS KILLED
By Alphabetical 11 - 12
By Date of Death 13 -14
By Hometown 15 - 17
Introduction
The Medford Township Committee approved a resolution on February 14, 2006 to host The Moving Wall for one week, beginning June 14, 2006. The Moving Wall is a replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC that serves as a solemn reminder of the more than 58,000 lives lost between 1956-75 in that region of Southeast Asian.
The Moving Wall is the only replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. DC. Other traveling memorials are merely replicas of The Moving Wall. The Moving Wall remains the only one that is made by the same Vietnam veterans who silk-screened the first name onto the first panel at the beginning of 1983.
This is the first time The Moving Wall has been in Burlington County, and only the fifth time it has ever been to New Jersey. The last time The Moving Wall was in New Jersey was September 23-29, 2004 when it was in Lake Hopatcong.
For the past four months, a committee of Medford officials, volunteers, and various county departments have worked to make this historical week a memorable one for all who visit The Moving Wall – veterans, families, residents, and students.
This kit is designed to help you coordinate your visit prior to the arrival of The Moving Wall, and during the week it is at Freedom Park in Medford. Additional information, about both The Moving Wall (themovingwall.org) and the Vietnam War, is available on the internet.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity to visit The Moving Wall. If we can assist you at any time in your efforts to cover The Moving Wall, feel free to contact us.
Medford’s Moving Wall Committee
Beth Richmond 609-654-2512/609-417-3928 cell
Dave Wyche 609-265-5028/609-922-1177 cell
Lisa Post 609-953-2663/609-654-2608
Dear Fellow Americans,
The Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC was dedicated to the
2.7 million men and women who served in the U.S. military in Vietnam, particularly the more than 58,000 Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Hosting the replica – The Moving Wall – is a privilege we in Medford share with the rest of Burlington County and the surrounding region. This is a solemn event, and we do not limit our thoughts to the Vietnam War but to all military actions.
The Moving Wall helps memorialize the men and women who lost their lives in Vietnam. What is not reflected are the families, loved ones and friends, who were also impacted by these losses.
Still today, families, loved ones and friends help support the missions of our military by supporting those who serve.
We thank all of the veterans, their families and loved ones – both present and past – and hope this small tribute to our fallen heroes can ease some of the pain of the loss of these great Americans.
God Bless America.
Lisa A. Post
Mayor, Medford Township
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
tuesday, jUNE 13 – the Moving Wall departs Ballston Spa, NY and heads to Medford’s Freedom Park. The Medford Police will lead a contingency of local municipal and state officers, as well as representatives of the Patriot Guard Riders, Nam Knights, and Rolling Thunder, who will meet The Moving Wall en route and escort it to Medford.
2 p.m. – Press conference at Freedom Park to announce The Moving Wall’s arrival and schedule for the week; presentation of American flag that flew over U.S. Congress by NJ Rep. H. James Saxton; representatives from various Vietnam Veterans Association chapters will be present.
6 p.m. – Wall arrives in Freedom Park
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 (FLAG DAY) – Volunteers begin erecting The Moving Wall at 6 a.m. at Freedom Park. The replica opens to the public at noon.
7 p.m. – Opening ceremony that will include emcee Tom Lamaine, former Navy pilot, County resident and member of Burlington County Military Affairs Committee; placing of flags and wreaths for all
81 Burlington County residents remembered on The Moving Wall; and a military flyover.
THURSDAY, JUNE 15 – Nightly ceremony at 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 16 – Nightly ceremony at 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 – Nightly ceremony at 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 18 – Closing ceremony at 4 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 19 – The Moving Wall is disassembled at 4:00 pm and departs Medford next morning.
FYI
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For more information, access
www.themovingwall.org OR www.njvvmf.org/returns
U.S., South Vietnam, and Allies versus North Vietnam and National Liberation Front (Viet Cong)
1950 - President Truman sends 35-man military advisory group to aid French fighting to maintain colonial power in Vietnam.
1954 - After defeat of French at Dien Bien Phu, Geneva Agreements (July) provide for withdrawal of French and Vietminh to either side of demarcation zone (DMZ) pending reunification elections, which are never held. Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy (from 1954 onward) send civilian advisers and, later, military personnel to train South Vietnamese.
1960 - Communists form National Liberation Front in South.
1960-1963 - U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam rise from 900 to 15,000.
1963 - Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnam's premier, slain in coup (Nov. 1).
1964 - North Vietnamese torpedo boats reportedly attack U.S. destroyers in Gulf of Tonkin (Aug. 2). President Johnson orders retaliatory air strikes. Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin resolution (Aug. 7) authorizing president to take “all necessary measures” to win in Vietnam, allowing for the war's expansion.
1965 - U.S. planes begin combat missions over South Vietnam. In June, 23,000 American advisers committed to combat. By end of year over 184,000 U.S. troops in area.
1966 - B-52s bomb DMZ, reportedly used by North Vietnam for entry into South (July 31).
1967 - South Vietnam National Assembly approves election of Nguyen Van Thieu as president (Oct. 21).
1968 - U.S. has almost 525,000 men in Vietnam. In Tet offensive (Jan.–Feb.), Viet Cong guerrillas attack Saigon, Hue, and some provincial capitals. In My Lai massacre, American soldiers kill 300 Vietnamese villagers (March 16). President Johnson orders halt to U.S. bombardment of North Vietnam (Oct. 31). Saigon and N.L.F. join U.S. and North Vietnam in Paris peace talks.
1969 - President Nixon announces Vietnam peace offer (May 14)—begins troop withdrawals (June). Viet Cong forms Provisional Revolutionary Government. U.S. Senate calls for curb on commitments (June 25). Ho Chi Minh, 79, North Vietnam president, dies (Sept. 3); collective leadership chosen. Some 6,000 U.S. troops pulled back from Thailand and 1,000 marines from Vietnam (announced Sept. 30). Massive demonstrations in U.S. protest or support war policies (Oct. 15).
1970 - U.S. troops invade Cambodia in order to destroy North Vietnamese sanctuaries (May 1).
1971 - Congress bars use of combat troops, but not air power, in Laos and Cambodia (Jan. 1). South Vietnamese troops, with U.S. air cover, fail in Laos thrust. Many American ground forces withdrawn from Vietnam combat. New York Times publishes Pentagon papers, classified material on expansion of war (June).
1972 - Nixon responds to North Vietnamese drive across DMZ by ordering mining of North Vietnam ports and heavy bombing of Hanoi-Haiphong area (April 1). Nixon orders “Christmas bombing” of North to get North Vietnamese back to conference table (Dec.).
1973 - President orders halt to offensive operations in North Vietnam (Jan. 15). Representatives of North and South Vietnam, U.S., and N.L.F. sign peace pacts in Paris, ending longest war in U.S. history (Jan. 27). Last American troops departed in their entirety (March 29).
1974 - Both sides accuse each other of frequent violations of cease-fire agreement.
1975 - Full-scale warfare resumes. South Vietnam premier Nguyen Van Thieu resigns (April 21). South Vietnamese government surrenders to North Vietnam; U.S. Marine embassy guards and U.S. civilians and dependents evacuated (April 30). More than 140,000 Vietnamese refugees leave by air and sea, many to settle in U.S. Provisional Revolutionary Government takes control (June 6).
1976 - Election of National Assembly paves way for reunification of North and South.
BURLINGTON COUNTY SOLDIERS KILLED IN VIETNAM
ALPHABETICAL
Name D.O.D. Hometown
1. Daniel Owen Abernathy 8-24-68 Burlington
2. William Francis Ayres 2-27-66 Bass River
3. Carlos Betancourt-Mojica 2-7-66 Springfield
4. Gary Allen Boche 5-10-68 Delanco
5. John Fredric Bradman 2-18-70 Bordentown
6. Solomon Herbert Bryant 9-24-69 Mount Holly
7. Randall M. Campbell III 11-19-66 Willingboro
8. George Guy Capparelli 5-1-68 Riverside
9. Hillman Glen Chambers 7-26-68 Pemberton
10. Bernhard M. Christiansen 4-12-69 Willingboro
11. Walter John Chrupcala 4-15-68 Palmyra
12. Andrew Phillip Corbin 4-25-68 Ft. Dix
13. Edward Jan Cox 1-24-66 Mt. Holly
14. Edward Joseph Craig 1-26-68 Willingboro
15. William Rober Critchfield 12-27-67 Maple Shade
16. Matthew John Davern 5-8-66 Willingboro
17. Robert Charles Davis 3-23-69 Burlington
18. Gordon Earl DeGarmo 11-27-68 Mt. Holly
19. Kenneth Edward DeMore Jr. 12-12-69 Medford
20. Robert Thomas Doughty 12-11-66 Mt. Holly
21. William Eister 2-6-68 Mt. Holly
22. Joseph Michael Feeney 10-10-71 Riverton
23. Charles Foulks Jr. 2-19-69 Pemberton
24. Dieter Kuno Freitag 5-10-72 Ft. Dix
25. Bruce Gary Friel 4-15-69 Mt. Holly
26. John Charles Haines Jr. 3-7-67 Bordentown
27. Udo Hannigan 4-18-68 Beverly
28. Bruce Huppert Heil 3-10-71 Palmyra
29. Harold Henasey 4-29-68 Burlington
30. Vincent Joseph Hickman 1-14-64 Willingboro
31. Thomas Martin Hoffmann 5-19-69 Palmyra
32. Donald Richard Hubbs 3-17-68 Palmyra
33. Armstead Johnson 5-8-68 Willingboro
34. James Horace Kennard 11-19-66 Burlington
35. Andrew John Kiefhaber 2-23-69 Pemberton
36. Gregory Stanley Kowaleski 5-20-68 Riverside
37. Edwin Harry Levering 4-11-66 Mount Laurel
38. Benjamin F. Lewis Jr. 6-12-69 Ft. Dix
39. Luis Beltran Lopez 12-5-65 Mt. Holly
40. Thomas Allen Lowden 9-27-66 Burlington
41. Barry Arthur Manthey 8-14-68 Springfield
42. Ezra Budd Marter 4-1-70 Burlington
43. Howard Hercher Mayer 12-3-68 Moorestown
44. George Linwood McWilliams 6-23-66 Palmyra
45. William Daniels Meara, Jr. 11-2-68 Mt. Holly
46. Weldon John Miles 11-11-67 Cinnaminson
47. Paul John Mongillo 12-17-67 Riverside
48. William Curtis Moorhouse 3-12-70 Maple Shade
49. Ranier K. Morgan 1-8-68 McGuire AFB
50. William Francis Moseley 12-4-67 Mount Laurel
51. Stephen Brian Murray 3-3-70 Riverside
52. William W. Nickerson 8-18-65 Burlington
53. Frank Ogburn, Jr. 7-2-66 Burlington
54. David B. Owen 10-4-67 Springfield
55. Richard Plotts 12-7-67 Mt. Holly
56. Albert Raymond Potter 6-29-66 Pemberton
57. Wayne Paul Reeves 3-18-68 Mt. Holly
58. Joseph John Reilly 2-27-66 Mt. Holly
59. Chester Michael Rencevicz 7-27-68 Burlington
60. Louis Vincent Romanelli 3-16-69 Willingboro
61. Roger Alan Ross 12-24-68 Moorestown
62. Anthony John Salerno 5-26-67 Cinnaminson
63. Stephen John Saluga III 10-19-68 Medford
64. Richard C. Schoenberg 11-21-70 Palmyra
65. Frank Schuster 3-27-68 Willingboro
66. Donald Joseph Seaman 5-16-65 Mt. Holly
67. Walter Phillip Seel, Jr. 2-25-69 Moorestown
68. Alfred Sevenski 11-5-66 Willingboro
69. Leonard Earl Sexton 8-19-68 New Hanover
70. Boyd Leroy Shook 7-28-70 Springfield
71. Leon Anthony Tetkoski 4-30-70 Florence
72. Joseph Merel Thorn 5-31-68 Bordentown
73. William Edward Tieman 1-8-68 Delanco
74. John Karl Tooke 11-6-67 Willingboro
75. Anthony Wilfred Torres 5-4-68 Mt. Holly
76. Arcadio Torres 6-4-70 Mt. Holly
77. John Clannahan Usilton 7-12-69 Riverside
78. William Thomas Vohringer 3-15-70 Southampton
79. James Wesley Widdis, Jr. 3-23-69 Riverside
80. George Salvatore Yohnnson 7-12-66 Moorestown
81. Robert Leo York 2-7-68 Maple Shade
BURLINGTON COUNTY SOLDIERS KILLED IN VIETNAM
BY DATE OF DEATH
Name D.O.D. Hometown
1. Vincent Joseph Hickman 1-14-64 Willingboro
2. Donald Joseph Seaman 5-16-65 Mt. Holly
3. William W. Nickerson 8-18-65 Burlington
4. Luis Beltran Lopez 12-5-65 Mt. Holly
5. Edward Jan Cox 1-24-66 Mt. Holly
6. Carlos Betancourt-Mojica 2-7-66 Springfield
7. William Francis Ayres 2-27-66 Bass River
8. Joseph John Reilly 2-27-66 Mt. Holly
9. Edwin Harry Levering 4-11-66 Mount Laurel
10. Matthew John Davern 5-8-66 Willingboro
11. George Linwood McWilliams 6-23-66 Palmyra
12. Albert Raymond Potter 6-29-66 Pemberton
13. Frank Ogburn, Jr. 7-2-66 Burlington
14. George Salvatore Yohnnson 7-12-66 Moorestown
15. Thomas Allen Lowden 9-27-66 Burlington
16. Alfred Sevenski 11-5-66 Willingboro
17. Randall M. Campbell III 11-19-66 Willingboro
18. James Horace Kennard 11-19-66 Burlington
19. Robert Thomas Doughty 12-11-66 Mt. Holly
20. John Charles Haines Jr. 3-7-67 Bordentown
21. Anthony John Salerno 5-26-67 Cinnaminson
22. David B. Owen 10-4-67 Springfield
23. John Karl Tooke 11-6-67 Willingboro
24. Weldon John Miles 11-11-67 Cinnaminson
25. William Francis Moseley 12-4-67 Mount Laurel
26. Richard Plotts 12-7-67 Mt. Holly
27. Paul John Mongillo 12-17-67 Riverside
28. William Rober Critchfield 12-27-67 Maple Shade
29. Rainer K. Morgan 1-8-68 McGuire AFB
30. William Edward Tieman 1-8-68 Delanco
31. Edward Joseph Craig 1-26-68 Willingboro
32. William Eister 2-6-68 Mt. Holly
33. Robert Leo York 2-7-68 Maple Shade
34. Donald Richard Hubbs 3-17-68 Palmyra
35. Wayne Paul Reeves 3-18-68 Mt. Holly
36. Frank Schuster 3-27-68 Willingboro
37. Walter John Chrupcala 4-15-68 Palmyra
38. Udo Hannigan 4-18-68 Beverly
39. Andrew Phillip Corbin 4-25-68 Ft. Dix
40. Harold Henasey 4-29-68 Burlington
41. George Guy Capparelli 5-1-68 Riverside
42. Anthony Wilfred Torres 5-4-68 Mt. Holly
43. Armstead Johnson 5-8-68 Willingboro
44. Gary Allen Boche 5-10-68 Delanco
45. Gregory Stanley Kowaleski 5-20-68 Riverside
46. Joseph Merel Thorn 5-31-68 Bordentown
47. Hillman Glen Chambers 7-26-68 Pemberton
48. Chester Michael Rencevicz 7-27-68 Burlington
49. Barry Arthur Manthey 8-14-68 Mansfield
50. Leonard Earl Sexton 8-19-68 New Hanover
51. Daniel Owen Abernathy 8-24-68 Burlington
52. Stephen John Saluga III 10-19-68 Medford
53. William Daniels Meara, Jr. 11-2-68 Mt. Holly
54. Gordon Earl DeGarmo 11-27-68 Mt. Holly
55. Howard Hercher Mayer 12-3-68 Moorestown
56. Roger Alan Ross 12-24-68 Moorestown
57. Charles Foulks Jr. 2-19-69 Pemberton
58. Andrew John Kiefhaber 2-23-69 Pemberton
59. Walter Phillip Seel, Jr. 2-25-69 Moorestown
60. Louis Vincent Romanelli 3-16-69 Willingboro
61. Robert Charles Davis 3-23-69 Burlington
62. James Wesley Widdis, Jr. 3-23-69 Riverside
63. Bernhard M. Christiansen 4-12-69 Willingboro
64. Bruce Gary Friel 4-15-69 Mt. Holly
65. Thomas Martin Hoffmann 5-19-69 Palmyra
66. Benjamin F. Lewis Jr. 6-12-69 Ft. Dix
67. John Clannahan Usilton 7-12-69 Riverside
68. Solomon Herbert Bryant 9-24-69 Mount Holly
69. Kenneth Edward DeMore Jr. 12-12-69 Medford
70. John Fredric Bradman 2-18-70 Bordentown
71. William Curtis Moorhouse 3-12-70 Maple Shade
72. Stephen Brian Murray 3-3-70 Riverside
73. William Thomas Vohringer 3-15-70 Southampton
74. Ezra Budd Marter 4-1-70 Burlington
75. Leon Anthony Tetkoski 4-30-70 Florence
76. Arcadio Torres 6-4-70 Mt. Holly
77. Boyd Leroy Shook 7-28-70 Springfield
78. Richard C. Schoenberg 11-21-70 Palmyra
79. Bruce Huppert Heil 3-10-71 Palmyra
80. Joseph Michael Feeney 10-10-71 Riverton
81. Dieter Kuno Freitag 5-10-72 Ft. Dix
BURLINGTON COUNTY SOLDIERS KILLED IN VIETNAM
BY HOMETOWN
Name D.O.D. Hometown
William Francis Ayres 2-27-66 Bass River
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Udo Hannigan 4-18-68 Beverly
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John Charles Haines Jr. 3-7-67 Bordentown
Joseph Merel Thorn 5-31-68 Bordentown
John Fredric Bradman 2-18-70 Bordentown
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William W. Nickerson 8-18-65 Burlington
Frank Ogburn, Jr. 7-2-66 Burlington
Thomas Allen Lowden 9-27-66 Burlington
James Horace Kennard 11-19-66 Burlington
Harold Henasey 4-29-68 Burlington
Chester Michael Rencevicz 7-27-68 Burlington
Daniel Owen Abernathy 8-24-68 Burlington
Robert Charles Davis 3-23-69 Burlington
Ezra Budd Marter 4-1-70 Burlington
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Anthony John Salerno 5-26-67 Cinnaminson
Weldon John Miles 11-11-67 Cinnaminson
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William Edward Tieman 1-8-68 Delanco
Gary Allen Boche 5-10-68 Delanco
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Leon Anthony Tetkoski 4-30-70 Florence
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Andrew Phillip Corbin 4-25-68 Ft. Dix
Benjamin F. Lewis Jr. 6-12-69 Ft. Dix
Dieter Kuno Freitag 5-10-72 Ft. Dix
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Leonard Earl Sexton 8-19-68 New Hanover
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Barry Arthur Manthey 8-14-68 Mansfield
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William Rober Critchfield 12-27-67 Maple Shade
Robert Leo York 2-7-68 Maple Shade
William Curtis Moorhouse 3-12-70 Maple Shade
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Rainer K. Morgan 1-8-68 McGuire AFB
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Stephen John Saluga III 10-19-68 Medford
Kenneth Edward DeMore Jr. 12-12-69 Medford
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George Salvatore Yohnnson 7-12-66 Moorestown
William Francis Moseley 12-4-67 Moorestown
Howard Hercher Mayer 12-3-68 Moorestown
Roger Alan Ross 12-24-68 Moorestown
Walter Phillip Seel, Jr. 2-25-69 Moorestown
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Donald Joseph Seaman 5-16-65 Mt. Holly
Luis Beltran Lopez 12-5-65 Mt. Holly
Edward Jan Cox 1-24-66 Mt. Holly
Joseph John Reilly 2-27-66 Mt. Holly
Robert Thomas Doughty 12-11-66 Mt. Holly
Richard Plotts 12-7-67 Mt. Holly
William Eister 2-6-68 Mt. Holly
Wayne Paul Reeves 3-18-68 Mt. Holly
Anthony Wilfred Torres 5-4-68 Mt. Holly
William Daniels Meara, Jr. 11-2-68 Mt. Holly
Gordon Earl DeGarmo 11-27-68 Mt. Holly
Bruce Gary Friel 4-15-69 Mt. Holly
Solomon Herbert Bryant 9-24-69 Mt. Holly
Arcadio Torres 6-4-70 Mt. Holly
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George Linwood McWilliams 6-23-66 Palmyra
Donald Richard Hubbs 3-17-68 Palmyra
Walter John Chrupcala 4-15-68 Palmyra
Thomas Martin Hoffmann 5-19-69 Palmyra
Richard C. Schoenberg 11-21-70 Palmyra
Bruce Huppert Heil 3-10-71 Palmyra
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Albert Raymond Potter 6-29-66 Pemberton
Hillman Glen Chambers 7-26-68 Pemberton
Charles Foulks Jr. 2-19-69 Pemberton
Andrew John Kiefhaber 2-23-69 Pemberton
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Paul John Mongillo 12-17-67 Riverside
George Guy Capparelli 5-1-68 Riverside
Gregory Stanley Kowaleski 5-20-68 Riverside
James Wesley Widdis, Jr. 3-23-69 Riverside
John Clannahan Usilton 7-12-69 Riverside
Stephen Brian Murray 3-3-70 Riverside
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Joseph Michael Feeney 10-10-71 Riverton
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Carlos Betancourt-Mojica 2-7-66 Springfield
David B. Owen 10-4-67 Springfield
Robert Elwood Bennett III 12-13-67 Springfield
Seymour R. Bass 5-14-68 Springfield
Dennis Joseph Coll 3-3-69 Springfield
Boyd Leroy Shook 7-28-70 Springfield
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William Thomas Vohringer 3-15-70 Southampton
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Edwin Harry Levering 4-11-66 Westampton
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Vincent Joseph Hickman 1-14-64 Willingboro
Matthew John Davern 5-8-66 Willingboro
Alfred Sevenski 11-5-66 Willingboro
Randall M. Campbell III 11-19-66 Willingboro
John Karl Tooke 11-6-67 Willingboro
Edward Joseph Craig 1-26-68 Willingboro
Frank Schuster 3-27-68 Willingboro
Armstead Johnson 5-8-68 Willingboro
Louis Vincent Romanelli 3-16-69 Willingboro
Bernhard M. Christiansen 4-12-69 Willingboro