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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Edward S. Armstrong | Edward S. Armstrong was born February 5, 1928. He served in the Merchant Marine during WWII. He died March 12, 1991 at age 63 and is buried in Brig. Gem Doyle Veterans Cemetery. He is listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | Merchant Marine | ? | WWII | 1928 - 1991 |
| James Armstrong | James Armstrong was born in 1904. and was a resident of Delanco. He served as radioman aboard the Liberty Ship Esso Raleigh (AO-32), a Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler which sank on April 14, 1961 about 30 miles southeast of Boston in a heavy gale. The radio mast was damaged when the ship broke her back. James rigged an auxiliary antenna and sent the SOS. All 35 members of the crew were rescued with only one injury. | Merchant Marine | SS Esso Raleigh (AO-32) Radio operator | WWII | 1904 - |
| Norman W. Armstrong | Norman W. Armstrong was was born in 1892. He served in WWII. He maried Marion K. He died May 16, 1959 and is buried in Monument Cemetery. He is listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | 1892 - 1959 |
| Robert W. Armstrong | Robert W. Armstrong served in WWII and was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Stacy P. Armstrong | Stacy P. Armstrong was born May 17, 1914. He served in the US Army during WWII and attained the rank of Sergeant. Stacy died September 6, 2001 at age 87 and is buried in Bridgeboro Methodist Cemetery. Stacy was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Army | ? | WWII | 1914 - 2001 |
| William C. “Bill” Armstrong | William C. "Bill" Armstrong was born at home in Edgewater Park September 6, 1931 to Charles and Elizabeth Armstrong. His family moved to 3 Walnut Street in Delanco. He attended Delanco schools and graduated from Palmyra High School. Bill joined the US Air Force June 12, 1951 and was accepted in spite of his poor eyesight. He served as a Private in the 365th Food Service Squad at Sampson AFB in Geneva Washington until he was honorably discharged September 5, 1951. He married Dorothy Cantner on March 27, 1954 and settled in Delanco. He used his food service skills after the war, working for Ministeak in Burlington, HK Porter Co before he and Dorothy acquired the Delanco Market on Burlington Avenue from Emil Tuch in 1996. They operated the market until they sold to Tom and Barbara Webber of Riverton in 1999. Bill died July 19, 2000 and is buried in Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. | USAF, Pvt | 3650 Food Serv Sqd | Korea, Sampson AFB Geneva NY | 1931 - 2000 |
| Frank V. Arnieri, Sr. | Frank V. Arnieri, Sr. was born in 1932. He enlisted in the US Army and served during the Korean Conflict. After the war he married Patricia Carrigan and worked as an electrician at Frankford Arsenal until his retirement. They moved to Delanco in 2008 and was active in the VFW and the American Legion. Frank died January 5, 2018 and is buried in Brig Gen Wlm C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery. | US Army, Rank? | Korea | 1932 – 2018 | |
| Angus C. Asay | Angus C. Asay was born May 6, 1906. He served in the US Army as a pharmacist during WWII in Panama. He married his wife Mable and they raised their family on Vine Street in Delanco from 1946. Angus worked at Taubel's Mill in Riverside and at Rohm & Haas in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Angus was active in Delanco's Washington Fire Company. He served on the Board of Fire Commissioners and as Fire Chief. One of his proudest activities was driving a new fire truck from Arkansas to Delanco. Angus died on September 15, 1988. | US Army | Pharmacy | WWII, Panama | 1906 - 1988 |
| Frank J. Astemborski | Frank Astemborski, Jr. was born 1915. He married Stephanie and they lived on Fairview St in Riverside before settling in Delanco. Frank enlisted in the US Army and served in E Co 119th Inf Reg in WWII. He attained the rank of PFC. Frank died on November 22, 1944 of wounds received in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Purple Heart.. He is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, Riverside. | US Army, PFC | E Co 119th Inf, | WWII, Europe | 1915 - 1944 KIA |
| Alfred H. Atkinson | Alfred “Al” Halliburton Atkinson was born on December 12, 1924 to Joseph Mickle Atkinson & Minnie Grof Halliburton in Camden, where he was raised and educated. Al entered the US Navy in 1942 at 17 by having his mother sign for him and served in WWII aboard the USS Bell (DD-587), a Fletcher-class destroyer in the Atlantic and Pacific. Until November 1943, USS Bell operated on patrol and escort in the North Atlantic, making one voyage to Britain in August. She got underway for the Pacific in November and arrived at Pearl Harbor late November 1943. Bell then joined Task Force 58 for strikes on Kavieng, New Ireland, in late December 1943 for the invasion of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Truk strike; Marianas raid; Carolines strike; Hollandia landings; Saipan invasion; 1st Bonins raid; Battle of the Philippine Sea; 2nd Bonins raid; 3rd Bonins raid; Guam invasion; Western Carolines raids; 4th Bonins raid; Palau raids; Philippine Islands raids; Okinawa raid; and with Task Force 38 in the Formosa raids. Bell formed part of the escort of Houston and Canberra from off Formosa to Ulithi. She then rejoined the 3rd Fleet for strikes against Luzon and the invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon. In January 1945, she joined O'Bannon and Ulvert M. Moore in sinking the Japanese submarine Ro-115. Bell returned to to Puget Sound Navy Yard for repairs. She departed the west coast in April for Leyte. From there she steamed to the Brunei Bay and Balikpapan, Borneo landings. Bell patrolled and escorted convoys in the Philippines until the end of the war and then served on occupation duty at Okinawa, China, and Korea until December 1945 when she left for San Francisco, arriving in January 1946. Al Atkinson received a commendation for rescuing sailors from their ship that had been set ablaze by enemy gunfire. He attained the rank of Signalman 3rd Class (SM3) by the time of his honorable discharge. He married Marjorie Marshall and went off to Sea Girt NJ to train for the NJ State Police. His badge number was 927, making him one of the earliest troopers in NJ. They raised three children on Colgate Avenue in "the Gardens" in Delanco in 1947, a new development at the time. It was was his home until his passing. Al served as a N.J. State Trooper and Station Commander of the Bordentown Barracks. He retired at the rank of Sergeant 1st Class after 25 1/2 years. Al was a devoted Christian, a member of Willow Brook Country Club, an avid golfer and bowler. He was a member of the Beverly-Riverside Masonic Lodge # 107 F.& A.M. Al loved to read books and had a wealth of knowledge. He also was an avid Phillies & Eagles fan. Marjorie passed away at 52 from cancer. He then married Margaret Joan (Peggy) Johnson a few years later. She survived him and passed away in 2022. Al passed away on June 12, 2012 at age 87 and was buried with full naval honors in Monument Cemetery in Beverly. | US Navy SM 3 | USS Bell (DD-587) Signalman | WWII North Atlantic South Pacific | 1924 - 2012 |
| Ralph Aurich | Ralph Aurich was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Ernest H. Austin | Ernest H. Austin was born in 1926. He served in the US Navy during WWII. He lived in other places in Burlington County before becoming a a resident of Burlington Avenue, Delanco from 2002 - 2014. Ernest died in Palmyra, New Jersey in August of 2004. | US Navy | ? | WWII | 1926 -2004 |
| Eugene Austin | Eugene Austin was born and raised in Palmyra where he graduated from high school in 1939. He joined the US Army and served during WWII. He moved to Delanco and died in 2008. | US Army | ? | WWII | -2008 |
| Frederick Austin | Frederick Austin served in the US Army during WWI and was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll.. A WWI vet named Austin (no first name) is pictured as a member of the Beverly Am Legion Post 115. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| George R. Bacon | George R. Bacon was the brother of Joseph Bacon, Jr. He grew up in Delanco, attended local schools and played football. The brothers operated Bacon's General Store on Ash Street above Vine. George served in WWII and was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. George sang in the Delanco Male Chorus. He was active with First Presbyterian Church. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Howard F. Bacon | Howard F. Bacon Howard was listed as a motorman or conductor on the local trolley. He served in WWII and was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Robert G. Bacon | Robert G. Bacon was born to William Garwood Bacon, Sr. of Delanco; brother of William Garwood Bacon, Jr. The family was listed at 570 Rancocas Avenue in Delanco. Robert joined the US Navy and served in WWII. He graduated as an ensign from Midshipman's School V-12 at Fort Schuyler, New York and went on to advanced training in Hollywood Florida. Robert was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Navy | ? | WWII | ? |
| William Garwood Bacon, Jr. | William Garwood Bacon, Jr. was born in Camden on June 26, 1920, the son of William Garwood Bacon, Sr. and brother of Robert G. Bacon. He went by the name Garwood. He married Mary Natalie Ruggieri and lived at 570 Rancocas Avenue in Delanco. He worked at E.W. Twitchell, Inc in Philadelphia. Garwood enlisted in the US Navy on Navy Day, November 11, 1941, one month prior to Pearl Harbor, as E-5 in the Naval Intelligence Branch in Philadelphia. His rate as E-5 was 2nd class yeoman. Garwood was called to active duty in February, 1942, first serving as a driver for the officers investigating waterfront activities, He also boarded Spanish and Portuguese speaking vessels off of Lewes, Delaware, going out on the pilot boat and then going up the Delaware to the port of Philadelphia questioning the crews. Looking for more action, he applied for the Naval Air program, but was told he was needed in Intelligence. So in 1943 he transferred by request to the fifth Naval District. He got boot training at Bainbridge, MD and was assigned to the 7th Naval Beach Battalion program in Virginia under Commander L.C. Leever. They practiced for many beach invasion scenarios, then departed for England in March 1944 on the SS Mauritania. On May 15, 1944, 7th Naval Beach battalion left their training bases for the marshaling area for the invasion of France after 9 months of intensive beach battalion training. For two weeks they were drilled in every aspect of the invasion. June 1st they clambored aboard the LCI(L)-92 designated by the army as LCI-L531. Garwood's duty was to deliver critical communications gear to the command center on the beachhead. Their craft was to land on beach, Dog White, at H hour plus 100 minutes. 8:10 a.m. Although he accomplished his mission, the next 24 hours of action was almost unimaginable. Garwood was critically injured in has foxhole on the beach on June 7 and evacuated to England. Garwood was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, two presidential citations, and an Army Unit Citation for his work with the 149th Engineer Combat Battalion, O Force. He held the rank of Chief Yeoman in the Naval Reserve. Garwood provided his detailed personal account of the D-Day invasion of Normandy on D-Day to Military.com. Read the full interview at: https://www.military.com/history/d-day-story-garwood-bacon.html. He was discharged in March of 1945, attaining the rank of Chief Yeoman. He worked for EW Twitchell Inc in Philadelphia. He was a talented composer and performed under the name of "Gar" Deacon. Garfield was an active Freemason. He died July 5, 1986 and is buried in the Masonic section of Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. He was listed as Garwood Bacon, Jr. on the original Delanco WWII Honor Roll. | US Navy, Chief Yeoman | Naval Intelligence, 7th Naval Beach Batt, 149th Eng Combat Batt, O Force LCI(L)-92) | WWII, Phila Seaport Omaha Beach, Normandy | 1920 - 1986 |
| Anne Z. Baiada | Anne Zakula was born on October 2, 1921 in Brlog Yugoslavia. She emigrated to the United States with her family through Ellis Island in 1928, Her family settled in Kenney Minnesota. Anne joined the US Navy in 1942 and served through WWII, attaining the rank of Y3. She married Lawrence A. Baiada and the family settled at 625 Delaware Avenue in Delanco. They had six sons. Anne and Larry owned and operated Baiada Insurance in Delanco for 18 years until Anne retired in 1976. Larry died in Delanco in 1986. Anne moved to Moorestown in 1989. She died at home in Moorestown on March 3, 2004. Both are buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in Riverside. | US Navy, Y3 | ? | WWII | 1921 - 2004 |
| Lawrence A. Baiada | Lawrence Alonzo Baiada was born May 10, 1917. He served in the US Navy during WWII and attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He married Anne Zakula and had six sons. The family settled at 625 Delaware Avenue on the riverbank in Delanco. Larry and Anne owned Baiada Insurance in Delanco about 1958 and operated it for 18 years until Anne retired in 1976. Larry died December 26, 1986. Anne moved to Moorestown in 1989 and died in 2004. Both are buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in Riverside. | US Navy Lt Commander | WWII | 1917 - 1986 |
Updated October 30, 2023