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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Robert W. Danser | Robert W. Danser was born in Delanco May 17, 1922. Robert’s mother was a Fenimore and the family lived on a creekside farm in Delanco where Pennington Park is located today. The farm was lost during the Great Depression and the family moved to a nearby farmhouse near where the Holiday Skate is located today. Robert entered the US Coast Guard about 1941 or 42. He married Marion Meeks on May 16 1942. He served in WW II as a sonar operator off the Florida coast and was based in Key West for a time. He separated from the service in 1945. He returned to Delanco and built a new home at 2001 Burlington Avenue. Robert was self-employed as a steeplejack after the war, specializing in flag poles. He was proud to have maintained the many flagpoles at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. He noted the pole for the US flag is 1/2 inch taller than all the others. The family moved from Delanco about 1970. Robert died in Bayville, New Jersey on February 16, 1986. He was cremated and there is no headstone. | USCG | ? | WWII, Florida Coast | 1922-1986 |
| Herbert L. Dare | Herbert L. Dare was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Edward Davenport | Edward Davenport was born in Philadelphia in 1925. Edward followed his brother into the service, joining the US Army 20th Cavalry, the Buffalo Soldiers, in 1943. He initially served in a supply company in Virginia, training as a cook, but was later assigned to a fuel supply unit in Germany. He was injured during an evacuation of his unit in Germany. He was discharged with the rank of Private, however he earned a number of citations. After the war, he settled in Philadelphia. He moved south for a time before resettling in Delanco. | US Army, Pvt | 20th Cavalry Cook, Fuel Supply | WWII, Germany | 1925 - * |
| Knole S. "Bud" Deacon, Jr. | Knole Shepherd "Bud" Deacon, Jr. was born in Riverside on August 17, 1923, the son of Knole S. Deacon Sr. of Riverside. The family was living on Spring Garden Street in Riverside in 1940. Knole graduated Riverside High School in 1940, then Ryder College of New Jersey. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Knole joined the US Navy. He trained for five weeks at Great Lakes Training Station in Chicago and first served as Radioman 3rd Class at Naval Radio Station Cheltenman, Maryland, then in the Pacific and American theaters as a radioman. Bud was promoted to the rank of Radioman 2nd Class prior to discharge. He married (1st) Katherine Elizabeth "Kitty" (LNU) and had three children. During this marriage, they lived in New Jersey and moved to Prescott, Arizona in 1953. During their time in Prescott, Kitty and Bud owned and operated a truck stop in Chino Valley. Bud left the business and opened his own accounting office in Prescott. He married (2nd) Joann; Daughter Amy. Knole died September 11, 2010 at age 87 after a long illness. He is buried in Prescott National Cemetery. | US Navy, RM 2 | Radioman | WWII, Maryland & Pacific theaters | 1923 - 2010 |
| David A. Dennis | David A. Dennis was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Donald Dennis | Donald Dennis was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Charles R. Dennison | Charles R. Dennison was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Joseph W. "Jody" Dennison | Joseph W. “Jody” Dennison was born January 24, 1920 and raised in Delanco, He entered the service in World War II and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He had passion for flying and after he returned from the service he obtained his private pilot license at the Moorestown Airfield in 1952. He married Anna Palmer; Children: George Dennison (Patricia), Joseph Palmer (Dolores), Kathleen Conard (Jack), Rose Blash (Rich); Billy Dennison (Catherine) and Robert Dennison (Carolyn). He was a Mount Laurel resident for 53 years. Jody worked at the former Medford Knitwear Mill then as a custodian for the Lenape High School until he retired in 1982. He was a talented musician. He loved playing his fiddle and guitar at the Columbus Farmer’s Market for several years with his fellow musicians in both the Sugar Sand Rambler’s Band and the Piney Hollow Drifters Band before entering Aspen Hills. Jody died on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Aspen Hills Healthcare Center at age 98. He is buried in Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown, NJ. | USAAC, Sgt | Unit? | WWII | 1920 - 2018 |
| Charles Dermitt | Charles Dermitt was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| David H. Deveney | David H. Deveney was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. He was the son of J.. David and Gertrude Mae Deveney of Walter Avenue in Delanco. He served in the US Navy in WWII. He was stationed aboard the USS Bradford and the USS Cowell in the South Pacific. | US Navy, Rank? | USS Bradford (DD-545) USS Cowell (DD-167) | WWII, South Pacific | ? |
| J. David Deveney | J. David Deveney was was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. He was born in Philadelphia in 1895. He served in the US Army in France during WWI, and was honored Memorial Day in 1928. He later enrolled in the Navy Seabees at age 46, serving in the South Pacific through WWII. David was awarded the Purple Heart. He married Gertrude Mae Voshell. They were parents of David H. Deveney and lived on Walter Avenue. He died October 17, 1984 at age 89 and is buried in Monument Cemetery in Beverly. | US Army, Rank? US Navy, Rank? | Seabees | WWI, France WWII, South Pacific | 1895 - 1984 |
| Warren E. Dewson, Sr. Eagle | Warren Edgar "Eagle" Dewson was born February 5, 1924 in Burlington to Benjamin and Beatrice Pence Dewson. Warren joined the US Navy in 1943 and served, first aboard the USS Overton (DD-239) then the USS Lackawanna (AO-40) during WWII. The Overton was a Clemson-Class Destroyer and high speed troop transport. Her mission was to escort of convoys and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) patrols along the United States East Coast. From February through May 1943, she escorted convoys between New York and Casablanca in French Morocco. Toward the end of June 1943, Overton joined one of the first escort carrier groups, centered on the escort carrier USS Santee (CVE-29). With that group, she covered the Norfolk, Virginia-to-Casablanca convoy route. In July 1943, planes from her group were credited with sinking the German submarines U-160 and U-43, respectively. The Lackawanna (AO-40) was a Kennebec-Class Type 2 Oiler that supported the offensive actions of the Third Fleet in the South Pacific. Warren earned the rank of Seaman 1st Class before he was honorably discharged in 1945. He married Dorothy Anna Keple in 1947 and the family settled at 306 Maple Ave in Delanco about 1950. Parents of: Susan, Warren E. Jr, and Thomas. Warren worked as a photographer's apprentice and a heating and air conditioning repairman for PSE&G for 35 years. Dorothy died in 2009 at age 82. Warren died November 14, 2011 at age 87. He was cremated. | US Navy Seaman 1st Class | USS Overton (DD-239) USS Lackawanna (AO-10) | WWII South Pacific US East Coast Atlantic Convoys to Morocco | 1924 - 2011 |
| Edward Diggs | Edward Diggs was born in Spotsylvania, Virginia in 1882. He came north with his family and eventually settled in Delanco. Ed served as a driver for Dr. Weiler of Delanco, first driving his horse-drawn carriage then later in on of Delanco's first motor cars. He later drove fr the Krusen family of Delanco. He registered for the draft in 1914, but it was noted on his draft card that he had a stiff leg and apparently was not called. During WWII Ed worked at Fort Dix as a laborer for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Ed also worked as a junkman in Delanco. Ed married his wife Bettina quite late in life. They lived in a half a double in Delanco, at 412 Buttonwood, Ed died in 1979 and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Burlington Township. | Civilian Construction | B&O Railroad | WWII, Camp Dix | 1882 – 1979 |
| Robert J. Donahue | Robert J. Donahue was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Thomas F. Donophan | Thomas F. Donophan was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Harold Dore, Jr. | Harold Dore, Jr. was was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| George B. Downes, Jr. | George B. Downs, Jr. was born March 29, 1926. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 at age 17 and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He served aboard the USS Hector (AR-7), a Vulcan class repair ship. After shakedown along the West Coast, the new repair ship sailed for the Pacific, reaching Pearl Harbor 9 April 1944. She remained at Pearl Harbor effecting repairs on various ships, primarily landing craft, until she departed for Eniwetok on 5 June. Arriving there 13 June, Hector spent the summer at Eniwetok and then sailed for Ulithi 30 September. Her biggest repair job of the war came to her 27 October at Ulithi as the cruiser USS Houston, torpedoed twice by Japanese submarines, was towed alongside. Although hampered by a severe typhoon season which twice sent her out to sea for safety, Hector managed to repair Houston by the end of the year besides aiding many other smaller craft. Hector departed Ulithi on 16 February 1945 and five days later steamed into Tarragona, Leyte Gulf, to repair ships as the battle for the Philippines raged. This task completed, she returned to Ulithi 30 March and continued on to Saipan 22 May. After the war ended on 1 September, Hector remained in the Pacific to prepare various ships for return to the United States. After the war, the Hector departed Saipan 21 January 1946, She reached Long Beach, California 3 February. After serving as a repair ship there, she sailed for her first WestPac cruise 7 May 1947, thereby settling into a peacetime schedule interrupted 3 years later by the outbreak of Korean War. Hector sailed into Yokosuka 18 September 1950. From there she continued to Inchon, Korea, arriving at the scene of the Inchon Invasion, 25 September. For the remainder of the Korean War Hector alternated repair service along the Korean coast and in Japan with normal duty out of Long Beach. In 1954 she was presented with the Battle Efficiency Plaque for the year 1953–1954, and again in 1955 was awarded the same plaque for the year 1954–1955. George earned the rank of MOMM3 in the US Coast Guard and END3 in the US Navy. He married Helen M. Sabo. They moved to Delanco in 1978 and were residents for the rest of their lives. George became a typesetter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. He died March 4, 2001 at age 74 and is buried in Brig. Gen. Wlm. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Arneytown, NJ. | USCG MOMM3 US Navy END3 | USS Hector (AR-7) | WWII Korea Okinawa Pacific Theater | 1926 - 2001 |
| Henry E. Eble, Sr. | Henry E. Eble, Sr. was born June 30 1923 to Henry and Dora Eble of Delanco. Henry joined the US Army in WWII and served in Europe, earning the rank of Corporal. He married Betty V. Hubbs. After the war he worked as a charter boat captain and became the owner/operator of Eble's Marina at Delta Grove in Delanco. He was a lifelong resident of Delanco until his retirement, then moved to Delran. Henry was an avid outdoorsman and hunter. A member of the NRA and the Rifleman's Association. Henry was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. Henry died November 24, 2004 at age 81 and Betty died in 2009. They are buried in Beverly National Cemetery. | US Army, Cpl | ? | WWII, Europe | 1923 - 2004 |
| George Ely | George Ely was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
| Wilbur Ely | Wilbur Ely was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | ? | ? | WWII | ? |
Updated October 30, 2023