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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Harold R. Rodman Harold Ralph Rodman was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. He was born in Riverside in 1924. They moved to Delanco between 1930 – 1935. Harold graduated from Palmyra High School in 1940. He joined First Presbyterian Church in 1941. He joined the US Naval Reserves in WWII and attained the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class serving as Yeoman 1st Class. He died in action on April 23, 1945 when his vessel, USS Eagle 56, a patrol boat towing targets for navy dive bombers, was torpedoed by a German U Boat off Cape Elizabeth Maine. Harold was initially listed as missing in action. The event was initially classified as a boiler explosion but was later reclassified as a combat loss due to enemy action. The crew were awarded Purple Hearts. Harold R Rodman is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing East Coast Memorial New York City, New York. US Naval Res Petty Off 1st C USS Eagle (PE 56) Yeoman 1st C WWII 1924 – 1945 KIA

Updated October 30, 2023