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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| George Elliott Krusen | George Elliott Krusen, who went by the name Elliott, was born in Philadelphia September 14, 1893, the son of George Cornell and Minnie Krusen. The family moved to Delanco in 1913. Elliott attended Central High School in Philadelphia. He joined the US Navy in 1917 and served as a Yeoman, stationed at the Philadelphia Navy Yard during WW I. He left the service in 1918. Elliott married Grace Kimball Faden on August 31, 1926. Grace was a teacher at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. George was honored for his service on Memorial Day 1928. He joined his father in the firm of George C. Krusen Company of Philadelphia. They purchased the home at 719 Delaware Avenue in 1927. They moved to Riverton for a short time, then returned to live at 1117 Delaware Avenue, part of the Krusen family "compound" in 1941. George died July 14, 1963. Grace died March 27, 1971. Both are buried in the family plot in Lakeview Cemetery, Cinnaminson. George was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll. | US Navy, Yeoman | ? | WWI, Phila Navy Yard | 1893 - 1963 |
| Leslie C. Krusen, Sr | Leslie Conard Krusen, Sr. was born in Philadelphia on May 7, 1897; the son of George Cornell and Minnie Krusen. Les matriculated at Penn's Wharton School in 1914. Les served in the US Navy during WWI and was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll. He enlisted April 19, 1917. He served as an ensign aboard the USS Finland (ID 4543), a liner reflagged in 1917 as a troop transport for WWI, from April 1918 to July 1919 in charge of a deck gun crew. He mustered out May 6, 1919. He was honored for his service in the US Navy in WW I, Memorial Day 1928. He returned to Penn Law School in 1919 and graduated in 1922. He became an attorney specializing in maritime law. Leslie married (1st) Kathryn Malan in Philadelphia in 1923. They lived at 617 Delaware Ave just west of his brother’s home, then purchased 110 Oakford Ave at Delaware Avenue. Kathryn died March 23, 1944. Les married (2nd) Leatha Davis of Philadelphia on November 25, 1949. The whole family were sailors. They rented a motor cruiser called the Seabat and later built a motor cruiser named "Fishguts". They were very active in community activities: First Presbyterian Church in Delanco, Riverton Country Club, and Riomar Country Club in Vero Beach, Florida where they wintered. Leatha was a regular volunteer with Zurbrugg Hospital in Riverside. Leslie retired June 30, 1982 and died September 12, 1987 at Zurbrugg Hospital. Leatha died September 5, 2002. Both are buried in the family plot in Lakeview Cemetery, Cinnaminson. | US Navy, Ens | USS Finland (ID 4543) | WWI. N Atlantic | 1897 - 1987 |
| Thomas D. Landon | Thomas Durland Landon was born May 18, 1865 in Belvidere, Warren County NJ to Thomas H. Landon and his wife Sarah Durland. He was educated at Centenary Collegiate Institute in Hackettstown NJ then Wesleyan Academy. When Bordentown Military Academy opened in 1881, he became assistant to his father. Over the years he rose in rank at the school and became Proprietor and Commandant on his father’s death, a title he held until his own death in 1934. In 1892 he married Margaret Adams Reese of Bordentown. He was a long-time United States Army Officer and member of the New Jersey National Guard. He served as Major of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry during the Spanish-American War. He served in the US Army in the Spanish American War as a Private in Co. A 6th Infantry NJ National Guard, then as a Captain in Co. A of the 3rd NJ Volunteer Infantry. During World War I, he was commissioned as Colonel in the United States Army, and was given command of the 114th Infantry Regiment and later served as commander of the 163rd Infantry American Field Forces. He was promoted to Brigadier General of the New Jersey National Guard in 1933. General Landon died on October 29, 1934 at age 69 and was buried in Bordentown Cemetery. He was never a resident of Delanco; however, his service was honored in 1935 with the naming of the Landon – Stone Bridge connecting Delanco and Riverside. | US Army, Captain; NJ Nat Gd, Brig Gen | A Co 6th Inf PVT; A Co 3rd NJ Vol MAJ; NJ Nat Guard BRIG GEN; 114th Inf Reg, COL; 163rd Inf AFF | Span-Am; WWI | 1865 – 1934 |
| William Lawrence | William Lawrence served in the US Army during WWI and was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Earl J. Layman | Earl J. Layman 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Wade Leconey | Wade Leconey 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Samuel Lipka | Samuel Lipka 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| George Morrison | George Morrison 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Thomas P. Mulvaney | Thomas P, Mulvaney was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. He appears to have been born March 17, 1890. He served in L Co, 315 Inf, 70th Div the US Army during WWI and as a private in WWII. His spouse was Anna B. Mulvaney. Thomas died March 4, 1963 and is buried in Beverly National Cemetery. | US Army, US Army, Pvt | L Co, 315 Inf, 70th Div | WWI, WWII | 1890 - 1963 |
| J. Siddons Neville | Siddons Neville 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Leon G. Pancoast | Leon G. Pancoast 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| George J. Pestridge, Jr. | This George J. Pestridge was the nephew of George J. Pestridge. He never married. He 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. He lived on Walnut Street in one of the units created out of the bowling alley. | US Army, Rank | ? | WWI | ? |
| Joseph C. Phile, Sr. | Joseph Caskey Phile, Sr. was born in 1893 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Benjamin Phile, brother of Dane H. Phile. His middle name was taken from his grandfather, who served in the 44th PA Militia during the Civil War. Joe trained as an electrical engineer. During WWI, Joe was in charge of electrical construction of the Quartermaster Depot in Philadelphia. He redesigned and installed the underground electrical transmission system for the Philadelphia Navy Yard. After the war in 1919, he married Jane “Jennie” Gilbert. They had three children. The family moved to Willow Street in Delanco and became active in Dobbins Methodist Church. Joseph was an electrical engineer in charge of construction for 35 years. He worked for Morris, Newmark and Brothers, Inc. in Philadelphia from 1928 until he retired in 1958. Joe was appointed Township Clerk and Tax Collector in April 19, 1940. He served as from 1940 – 1948 and Township Clerk from 1940 to 1966. Joe, his son, and brother Dane were members of the Delanco Male Chorus, which performed public concerts throughout the area and on radio broadcasts in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. He was an active member of Washington Fire Co. No. 1 for 25 years, was a committee member of Delanco’s Boy Scout Troop 19 and served on the Board of Education for 12 years. He died in July of 1972 at age 78. Jane died in 1982. Joe and Jane are buried in Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. Delanco’s West Avenue Recreation field was renamed the Joseph C. Phile, Sr. Memorial Field in 2009 by resolution of the Township Committee. | Civil Construction | Naval QM Depot | WWI, Philadelphia | 1893 – 1972 |
| Harry C. Piehl | Harry C. Piehl 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Harry E. Reeve | Harry E. Reeve 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Samuel C. Richmond | Samuel C. Richmond 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Andress S. Ridgway | Andress Stanley Ridgway was born May 9, 1894 to Andress Crittendon and Mary Ridgway of Delanco. Stanley graduated from Cornell University with a Masters in Engineering in 1916. He served in the US Army during WWI. He was discharged December 28 1918 and returned to Delanco. He went to work as an assistant engineer in the works production department of the Merchant Shipbuilding Co. of Harriman, Pennsylvania. Stanley married Eva S, Steinman. He was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll and was honored for his service during WWI on Memorial Day in 1928. He later lived in Akron Ohio. He was living in Washington DC when he died in 1975 at age 80 He is buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Burlington. | US Army | ? | WWI | 1824 - 1975 |
| Rev. George Whitfield Ridout | George Whitfield Ridout was born in 1870 in Bourne Bay. St. Johns Nova Scotia. His sea captain father was lost at sea about 1873 and may have been captured by pirates. George began seminary training in St. Johns, then moved to Boston with his fiancee to complete his degree. He married Mary Smith in 1893. They moved to Delanco in 1897, when George was called to Delanco Methodist Church as pastor. In 1898, Rev. Ridout helped to establish the Fletcher Grove Camp Meeting Association. The family left Delanco in 1900. Rev. Ridout served for 15 months during WWI as a YMCA Chaplain in France. George and Mary later served as missionaries. Rev Ridout died in 1954 at age 84. | US Army | Chaplain YMCA | WWI, France | 1870 – 1954 |
| E. Leroy Risk | Leroy Risk 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. | US Army | ? | WWI | ? |
| Earl J. Rogers | Earl Joseph Rogers was born May 15, 1896 in Delanco to Charles Rogers; brother of Charles Rogers. Earl served in the US Army during WWI. Earl and his wife purchased Charles Burnick's residence on Buttonwood Street and his store on Vine Street in Delanco, which he operated with his brother Charles. They sold fresh seafood and would shuck the oysters or clams for customers while they waited. The alley was paved with their shells. Earl was listed on Delanco's original WWI Honor Roll and was honored for his service during WWI on Memorial Day in 1928. Earl died in the mid 1970s. | US Army | ? | WWI | 1896 - |
Updated October 30, 2023