Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Elwood Faulkner Elwood Faulkner was born in 1923 in Mt. Laurel on the farm of Alice Paul, but lived most of his adult life at 800 Franklin Street at the corners of Union Avenue and Pine Street in Delanco. Elwood served in the US Navy during WWII on a LCI ship which saw action all over the Pacific. He married Alice Woodington of Bridgeboro; Children included Ken Faulkner and Darlene Winkelspect of Edgewater Park. After the war, Elwood worked for the Palmyra Foundry for 32 years until it closed in 1970 and then worked for the Township of Delanco until his retirement in 1988. He was honored by the Delanco Recreation Commission in 1980 for his many years of dedication as a baseball player coach and manager. He coached outstanding teams comprised of players from all over South Jersey in the Riverfront League from 1946-1972. Elwood passed away on February 21 2000 at the Marcella Center in Burlington Township at the age of 77. He is buried at Lakeview Memorial Park Cinnaminson. US Navy ? LCI South Pacific WWII 1923 - 2000

Updated October 30, 2023