Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Charles F. Rider, DDS Charles F. Rider was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. He was born in Riverside in 1927. He married Mary Margaret "Margo" Gibbons and raised his family in Delanco. He graduated from Camden Catholic High School in Camden, NJ, St. Francis University in Loretto, PA and Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, PA. He joined the US Navy in 1944 and served at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia until the end of the war. He established a dental practice in Palmyra in 1953, which he ran for 42 years until he retired in 1995. His family was active in St. Peters Parish in Riverside. Charles died October 6, 2018 at age 91. US Navy Navy Med Corps WWII, Naval Hosp Phila 1927 - 2018

Updated October 30, 2023