Civil War ☆ WWI ☆ WWII ☆ Korea ☆ Vietnam ☆ Iraq I ☆ Iraq II ☆ Afghanistan
| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Mervin R. Ganesh | Mervin Ravi Ganesh was born in August of 1970. His parents were Ivan Ganesh, Ruby Parks and stepfather Raymond Parks. Mervin joined the US Navy on August 4, 1989 and specialized as a Terrorism Instructor. He retired from the service as a Master-at-Arms Chief Petty Officer at Joint Base LDM on September 1, 2012. After his service, Mervin was employed by the Garden State Youth Correction Facility in Yardville for 23 years, becoming Administrator before he retired. Mervin married Mary Evans in 1993 and the family initially settled in Pemberton. They had five children. The family lived in Shreveport, Louisiana and Waterbury, Connecticut before moving to Burlington Avenue in Delanco in 2016.The family was active at Fountain of Life Church in Burlington Township. Mervin died at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia on December 4, 2021 at age 51 and was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Pemberton. | US Navy Master-at-Arms Chief Petty Off | Terrorism Instructor | ? | 1970 - 2021 |
| Harvey Gauntt | Harvey Gaunt served in the US Navy during WWI and was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll. He was honored for his service on Memorial Day 1928. | US Navy | ? | WWI | ? |
| Paul Van Genderen | Robert Paul Van Genderen was born in 1957 in the Netherlands. His family emigrated the US through Ellis Island January 1, 1961. Paul joined the USAF in March 1977 and was originally stationed at Edwards AFB in California and witnessed the development of new technologies, including the Space Shuttle program, in the late 1970s. He later served in the Air Force Systems – Air Training Command in CONUS (Continental United States) as an air traffic controller. Paul attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and earned his Air Traffic Controller Wings. He served until March 1987. Paul and his wife Laurie have lived in Delanco since 1992. Paul has a busy and successful home improvement business. | USAF, SSgt | AFSC Air Traffic Control | Cold War | 1957 -* |
| Richard G. Gennett, Sr. | Richard George Gennett, Sr. was born in Chester Township, Burlington County on July 8, 1846, the son of John M. and Margaret Roman Gennett. He enlisted in the 115th Pennsylvania Infantry on April 18, 1862. He later transferred to the 110th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was wounded in the leg in the Battle of Gettysburg. He mustered out on June 22, 1864. He married (1st) Anna Ella Armstrong on October 6, 1866. They had eight children. Richard was honored in Delanco for his service during the Civil War on Memorial Day in 1928. Anna died in 1931. Richard married (2nd) Caroline Bice Scott on February 11, 1932. Richard died January 28, 1934 in Croydon, Bucks County PA. Carolyn died in 1935. Richard and Caroline were buried in Beverly National Cemetery. Richard’s parents and all siblings are buried in the Christian Brethren Burying Ground on Route 130 in Delran. | Union Army, Pvt | 115th PA Inf 110th PA Inf | Civil War | 1846 – 1934 |
| Henry K. Getz | Henry Karl Getz was born September 12, 1925 in Philadelphia to Frederick S. and Christine Stumpfe Getz, Sr.; Sibling to veterans John Paul Getz and Texas Richard Getz. The family was living at 1821 Thayer Street in Philadelphia in the 1930 Census. Curiously, Henry, age 5, was not listed. The family was living at 910 W. York Street in 1942. Henry registered for the draft and served in the US Army in WWII. After the war, in 1950, Henry was living with the family in a converted boathouse on the Rancocas Creek in Delanco. He married Louise (date unknown) and died in 1991 at age 66. | US Army ? | ? ? | WWII | 1925 - 1991 |
| John P. Getz | John Paul Getz was born January 14, 1926 in Philadelphia to Frederick S. and Christine Stumpfe Getz, Sr.; Sibling to veterans Henry K. Getz and Texas R. Getz. The family was living at 1821 Thayer Street in Philadelphia in 1930 and 910 W. York Street in 1942. He registered for the draft on January 6, 1943 and served in WWII. After the war, in 1950, John was listed living with the family in a converted boathouse on the Rancocas in Delanco. John died May 8, 1989 at age 62. | ? ? | ? ? | WWII | 1926 - 1989 |
| Texas R. Getz | Texas Richard Getz was born in Philadelphia on Leap Year Day, February 29, 1944 to Fredrick S. and Christine Stumpfe Getz. He appears to be the youngest of 24 children. The family did not appear in the 1940 Census for Delanco, but was living converted boathouse on the Rancocas Creek at 139 Rancocas Ave in Delanco for the 1950 Census. There were 12 children still living on March 3, 1953 when a fire burned out their home at that location and killed his mother. Texas was led to safety by his father; Older brothers, Frank and Lucky, jumped out a second story window and were seriously injured. Texas joined the US Army and served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam from 1965 – 1967. He earned the rank of Sergeant Major and was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, Meritorious Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal. He was stationed for a time at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington from January 1993 to January 2004. He died at his residence in Clarksville, Montgomery Co, Tennessee on October 10, 2008 at age 64, and was buried with full military honors in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville, Christian County Kentucky. | US Army Sgt Major | 173rd Airborne ? | Vietnam, Vietnam | 1944 - 2008 |
| John H. Giberson, Jr. | John Henry Giberson, Jr. was born in Edgewater Park October 19, 1923, the son of John H. and Harriet M. Giberson, Sr. He attended local schools and worked for Century Mills and GD Shaefer Ice & Coal before he enlisted in WWII February 23, 1943. He trained in Texas then shipped overseas to North Africa. He served in the European Theater of Operation. Durling a long Battle for Cassino in Italy, John was wounded on January 26 and was listed as Missing in Action. He was 20 years old. In fact, John had been caprtured by the Germans and was taken to Germany and imprisoned in Stallag 2-B in Hammerstein for 18 months. During his imprisonment he worked on farms around Hammerstein. John reported that, the prisoners started marching westward and were deprived of food, covering about a thousand miles in 90 days, often seeking selter in local barns. He claimed that, without food packages from the Red Cross, they would certainly have starved. While marching through Berchdesgaden, he was surprised to see Adolf Hitler. He was liberated by American forces on May 3,1945 and flown to France for medical attention, then given a 64-day furlough at a rest camp in Nashville, North Carolina. He had lost 60 pounds during his imprisonment John held the rank of Private. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Infantry Combat Badge. After his discharge in 1945 , John found his way home to surprise his parents at 3:30 in the morning at their home at 506 Taylor Street in Riverside. John later lived at 527 Poplar Street in Delanco. John died on April 4, 1981 and is buried in Monument Cemetery in Beverly. He is listed on the original Delanco WWII Honor Roll. | US Army | ? | WWII, North Africa, Italy, POW in Germany | 1923 – 1981 |
| Albert Gifford | Albert Gifford was honored for his service during WWI on Memorial Day in 1928. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| George Glose | George Glose was born in 1930 in Allentown PA. He joined the US Marine Corps in WWII. After the war he was living in Newportville Pennsylvania. He worked as a mechanic and construction worker with Local 332. He married Marie Wickert in 1984. He moved to Newton’s Landing in 2003. George died in 2009. | US Marines, Rank? | Unit? | WWII | 1930 – 2009 |
| William G. "Bill" Goodwin | William Georg "Bill" Goodwin, was born in Pennsylvania on April 2, 1906. He eloped to marry Marion K. Jones, also of Philadelphia, in 1924 when they were quite young. Bill worked for Pennsylvania Railroad until 1930, then went to work for the Army Corps of Engineers in 1932. The family moved to Delanco in 1935 because the boat that Bill worked on was stationed at the Union Avenue wharf. Bill served as a diver for the Army Corps of Engineers until 1946, but had to stop diving due to having one of his kidneys removed. He then served as a supervisor on the dredges that worked in the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. When WWI broke out, Bill volunteered, but could not be assigned to active duty for medical reasons. He continued to serve with the US Army Corps of Engineers and was assigned to do geodedic surveys of the Delaware River north of Fort Mifflin. The family lived first on Hickory Street near Union, then on Burlington Avenue near Walnut. After the war, Bill joined the Delanco Police Department and organized the Special Officers in the early 1950s. As a part-time police officer in Delanco, Bill regularly worked security on Friday evenings at the Delanco Savings and Loan and as a crossing guard on Burlington Avenue for Dobbins Memorial Church. After church on Sundays Bill worked security at Holiday Lake in his role as police officer. Bill died in 1965. Bill and Marion are buried in Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. Photos of Bill are in the Delanco photo archive. | US Army Corps Eng | US Army Corps Eng Diver, Dredge Supervisor, Geotetic Surveyor | WWII, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay | 1906 -1965 |
| William C. "Bill" Goodwin, | William Charles "Bill" Goodwin was born August 15, 1931 in Philadelphia, the son of William G. and Marion Goodwin. The family moved to Hickory Street Delanco when Bill's father was stationed there with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Bill joined the USAF and served for four years during the Korean Conflict. Bill did his basic training in New York State, then Bryan Air Force Base, a pilot training base near Texas A&M University. Bill had responsibility for human services records. He also had a part-time job as bartender at the officer’s club on base. He left the service with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Bill married Claire Bright of Delanco and lived on Willow Street in Delanco until the mid 1980s. Bill retired from New Jersey Bell about 1984 before moving to Delran. Bill and Claire are active members of Delanco Senior Citizens. Bill died in late October 2023 and was intered in St. Peter's Cemetery in Riverside. | USAF, Staff Sgt | ? | Korea | 1931 - 2023 |
| Aaron Graham | Aaron Graham was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Elmer W. Graham | Elmer W. Graham was born to William Graham of Carroll Street in Riverside. Elmer became engaged to Edna Lillian Frech of Delran. He enlisted in the US Army in lieu of his brother, John. He served in the 2nd Armored Division in North Africa during WWII, attaining the rank of Corporal. During a battle against Rommel's Panzer Division, Elmer's tank was hit and he was later captured by the Germans hiding in a barn. He was taken prisoner and held captive in Germany for two and a half years. He attempted to escape three times, but was recaptured each time and subjected to harsh mistreatment by the Germans. He recalls gaining his freedom through the famous Brandenberg Gate. After the war, he married Edna and soon settled at 1100 Burlington Ave in Delanco. They had four children. Elmer worked for Public Service Bus Co. in Riverside until his retirement. He drove excursions to New York City. He was a devout Catholic and attended St. Peter's RC Church in Riverside. He also coached basketball at St. Peter's school. He died at age 56 due to the mistreatment of his German captivity. Elmer's name does not appear on Delanco's original WWII Honor Roll. | Branch? Rank? | Unit? | WWII | ? |
| Ernest Graham | Ernest Graham of Ash Street, Delanco served in the US Army in Europe during WWII. He was wounded in action in France and returned to a hospital in Georgia for convalescence. He held the rank of Corporal. Ernest was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Army, CPL | ? | WWII France | ? |
| George F. Graham | George F. Graham was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Hugh Waldo Green | Hugh Waldo Green served in the US Army during WWI and was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll. He was honored for his service during WWI on Memorial Day in 1928. Attained the rank of Colonel in the NJ National Guard after the war. | US Army, National Guard, Col | ? | WWI | ? |
| Jackson T. Green | Jackson T. Green was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Waldo H. Green | Waldo H. Green was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Conrad J. Gremminger | Conrad Joseph Gremminger was born May 24, 1906, the son of Joseph Gremminger. He married Jean Marshall on December 13, 1942 in Mt. Holly. He served in the US Army in WWII and attained the rank of Master Sergeant. He served as a lithographer with Levering & Reibel in Camden from 1920 until his retirement in 1968. He was living in Delanco in 1940. Conrad died October 29, 1988 and was buried in Mt. Holly Cemetery. He was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Army MSgt | ? | WWII | 1906 - 1988 |
Updated October 30, 2023