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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| William C.V. Wells, Sr. | William C.V. Wells, Sr. was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Oliver White | Oliver White was a resident of Delanco; Uncle to Richard Oliver and Robert Thomas White. Oliver served as a tank commander in the US Army during WWII. He married Mary "Polly" Cox of Delanco. They built a house on the corner of Poplar and Vine. | US Army, ? | ? Tank Commander | WWII | ? |
| Robert A. White | Robert A. White was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Allen Wickward | Allen Wickward was born in Burlington, the son of Sadie Wickward and brother of Carlton Wickward. He attended James Lawrence School in Burlington and was employed by Kierkhefer Container Corporation in Delair prior to WWII. His family moved to Delanco. Allen joined the US Army during WWII and attained the rank of SGT. He was reported missing in action in Germany, but returned to his unit. He was awarded a Bronze Star for bravery in action in Germany. Allen was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Army | ? | WWII Europe Germany | ? |
| Carlton B. Wickward | Carlton B. Wickward was born in Burlington, the son of Sadie Wickward and brother of Allen Wickward. Carleton served in the US Army in WWII until he received a medical discharge. Carleton was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Army | ? | WWII | ? |
| John Wickward | John Wickward was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| James Robert “Bobby” Willard | J. Robert Willard was born January 1, 1912 in Delanco NJ, the son of Joseph Aaron and Mary Jane Hansbury Willard. He graduated Burlington High School in 1929. He never married. He worked for United Container Corporation in Philadelphia before joining the US Merchant Marine on April 15, 1942. He engaged in Philadelphia as an Ordinary Seaman for the crew of the American vessel S.S. Agwidale. The vesseal was to sail to Murmansk, but was redirected to Edinburgh, Scotland. In the return trip, the ship was rammed, but managed to limp into Newfoundland and was laid up for repairs. Bobby was listed on the ship's return manifest arriving in New York, New York on August 29, 1942 from the port of Edinburgh, Scotland via St. John's Newfoundland as age 30, male, race American, nationality USA, able to read and scheduled to be discharged at arriving port. He engaged with a new freighter, a Liberty Ship, the S.S. Arthur Middleton, which sailed from New York on December 12, 1942, in a convoy of 44 vessels and 7 US destroyers, with a cargo of munitions and explosives bound for North Africa. His ship was torpedoed by German U-Boat (U-73) (Deckert) on January 1, 1943 about 3 miles outside of Oran, Algeria with only 3 survivors. Bobby was classified lost at sea. The Willards erected a memorial to him in Monument Cemetery. The inscription reads: “WILLARD/ IN MEMORY OF OUR/ BELOVED SON/ JAMES R./ BORN JAN 1, 1912/ DIED JAN 1, 1943/ LOST AT SEA". Robert Willard was listed with Delanco’s other WWII casualties in “The Delanco Story”, on the WWII memorial at Gateway Park in Delanco, and on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Merchant Marine Ord Seaman | SS Agwidale SS Arthur Middleton | WWII North Atlantic | 1912 – 1943 KIA |
| Robert E. Williams | Robert E. Williams was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Roland F. Willis, Jr. | Roland Fletcher Willis, Jr. was born September 25, 1925. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1951. He was a Sgt in the 18th Infantry Div, the "Big Red One" in Germany. He served until 1951. His family was active at Dobbins Memorial Church in Delanco. Roland died January 3, 2004 at age 78. He is buried in Brig Gen Wm C Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ. | USAAC Sgt USAF | 18th Inf Div, Big Red One | WWII, Germany Korea | 1925 - 2004 |
| William L. Willit | William L. Willit was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Howard Wills, Jr. | Howard Wills, Jr. was born on Dcember 29, 1924 to Howard and Agnes A. Barr Wills, Sr.The family was living at 212 Rancocas Avenue in Delanco during the depression, however, they were living behind the Wills Farm Market on Route 130 North in Delran in 1940. Howard joined the US Army Air Forces, graduated from airplane mechanics school at Roosevelt Field, New York. He served as a tailgunner on a B-17 during WWII. He flew 50 successful missions, but the plane was was shot down on his 51st mission. After the war, Howard served as a mailman in Delanco for many years. He died November 11, 2001 at age 76 and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Cinnaminson. | USAAC | Tailgunner B-17s | WWII Europe | 1924 - 2001 |
| John B. “Hecker” Wilson | John B. “Hecker” Wilson was born in 1907, the son of John and Carlotta Wilson. According to newspaper reports, a 17-year old “Hecker” Wilson gained local notoriety for snatching Babe Ruth’s fifth-inning home run baseball during the famous exhibition game played in Delanco on July 1, 1924. He later gave the ball away to a friend. John was living with his widowed mother and Mary C. Wilson at Barnitz Grove at 101 Delview Avenue in Delanco in 1929. The 1940 Census lists him in Delanco. John was 85 years old living in Arlington VA in 1992. | Branch? Rank? | Unit? | WWII | 1907 – |
| Robert “Wink” Winkelspecht | Robert "Wink" Winkelspecht, was born in Beverly in 1925. He graduated of Palmyra High School. He joined the US Navy and served honorably in the US Army in WWII. After the war Bob was living at 224 Cedar Avenue. He was a mechanic by trade and worked for Associated Box Co for 22 years. in 1946 Bob joined Washington Fire Co No 1 and served as Fire Chief in 1955, 1956, and 1959. He was honored for 50 years of service in 1997. He was also an active member of the VFW. Bob died October 15, 2010 at age 83. He was buried in Monument Cemetery in Beverly. | US Navy, US Army, Rank? | Unit? | WWII | 1925 – 2010 |
| William H. "Bill" Wittmeyer | William H. "Bill" Wittmeyer was born February 20, 1918 on Edgewood Ave in Delanco. He joined the US Army and served in the 116th Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the 1st Army in the European Theater of Operations during WWII. He was engaged in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded 5 major battle stars. Bill served as a driver for General Patton at times. Bill married Ruth H. Wittmeyer. They lived in Cinnaminson. Bill died July 2, 1995. Bill was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Army, rank | 116th AAA, 1st Army | WWII, Europe | 1918 – 1995 |
| William C. Wolverton | William C. "Bill" Wolverton was born in Delanco in 1902 and attended local schools. He joined the US Navy at age 18 and was selected for the Navy Band in WWI. He also served in the US Army in WWII and was active with veterans’ organizations after the war. He worked in Delanco as a special officer for the police force. He joined Washington Fire Co. becoming a Life Member and Recording Secretary. He was also active on the Delanco Zoning Board, Board of Health, and Board of Education. He lived at 511 Ash Street in Delanco and was active at 1st Presbyterian Church. Bill died in 1996 at age 94. | US Navy US Army | Navy Bandsman | WWI WWII | 1902 – 1996 |
| Stanley D. Wood | Stanley D. Wood was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Edward Zimmermann, Jr. | Edward Zimmermann, Jr. was born in Delanco to Edward and Anne Gardner Zimmermann, Sr. The family lived at 303 Union Avenue. Ed joined the US Navy and served in WWII. He later moved to Cape May where they built and rented out rowboats by the hour. They built a snackbar and cabins for fishermen to stay overnight. They did wonderful business from May to October. Ed left the business for a job in Schenectady, New York. | US Navy ? | ? ? | WWII ? | ? |
| John K. Zimmermann II | John Kulmbach Zimmermann II was born February 26, 1913 in Philadelphia to Louis Dietz Zimmermann, Sr and Mary Josephine Paull Zimmermann. The extended family lived at Orchard & Vine, then 309 Vine Street, then 218 Walter Avenue in Delanco. They moved to Palmyra by 1938. Like his brother Louis, John joined the Merchant Marine in January or February of 1942 and served until August or September of 1945. He served aboard an oiler (tanker) sailing up and down the East Coast between Philadelphia and Texas, and later, through the Panama Canal and out into the South Pacific Ocean. His ship, the SS Yeager, then supplied oil from San Pedro, California to the US Navy in the various islands in the South Pacific. John advanced from Ordinary Seaman to Able Bodied Seaman and Pumpman, corresponding to the position of a non-com in the navy. For a time, John and his brother, Louis served together aboard the US Yeager for a run from San Pedro to Hawaii, then east through the Panama Canal to Curacao off the coast of Venezuela, then west again through the Panama Canal to the New Hebrides Islands in the South Pacific, then back to California. After his service ended, John married Anna M. Lawson on January 23, 1946. One child: Nancy Jo. John died July 28, 1978. Anna died in 1986. | US Merchant Marine AB Seaman | SS Yeager Pumpman | WWII Atlantic, Pacific, Carribean | 1913 - 1978 |
| Louis D. Zimmermann, Jr | Louis Dietz Zimmermann, Jr. was born March 22, 1911 in Philadelphia to Louis Dietz Zimmermann, Sr and Mary Josephine Paull Zimmermann. The extended family lived at Orchard & Vine, then 309 Vine Street, then 218 Walter Avenue in Delanco, New Jersey. They moved to Palmyra, New Jersey by 1938. Louis related that he wanted to join the US Navy, but failed the test. He learned that the Merchant Marine was an honorable alternative, so he joined and served in the Merchant Marine during WWII from March 1942 to January 31, 1946. He sailed aboard the US Aquidale, SS Nancy Lykes, and SS Yeager working up from Ordinary Seaman to Able Bodied Seaman. He graduated from four months officer's training at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut to become a 3rd Mate aboard the SS Richard Coulter, SS Robert C. Tuttle, and SS Thomas Stone. He sailed in the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean, Greenlands and Barents Seas. Louis left the Merchant Marine on January 31, 1946. He married Sara K "Sally" Quinn in October 1947 in Philadelphia. The family lived at 5335 N 48th St in Philadelphia for many years; then moved to Westmont, New Jersey, then Medford Leas in Medford, New Jersey. Sally passed from Alzheimers on June 18, 1988. Louis moved into Medford Leas in 1993, where he died on October 8, 2001 at age 90. Both are buried in Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. Louis' personal account of his merchant marine experiences were donated to the Delanco History Board in 2021. | US Merchant Marine 3rd Officer | 3rd Officer Liberty Ships Aquidale, Nancy Lykes, Yeager, Richard Coulter Robert C. Tuttle, Thomas Stone | WWII Atlantic, Pacific, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean | 1911-2001 |
Updated October 30, 2023