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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| John H. Giberson, Jr. | John Henry Giberson, Jr. was born in Edgewater Park October 19, 1923, the son of John H. and Harriet M. Giberson, Sr. He attended local schools and worked for Century Mills and GD Shaefer Ice & Coal before he enlisted in WWII February 23, 1943. He trained in Texas then shipped overseas to North Africa. He served in the European Theater of Operation. Durling a long Battle for Cassino in Italy, John was wounded on January 26 and was listed as Missing in Action. He was 20 years old. In fact, John had been caprtured by the Germans and was taken to Germany and imprisoned in Stallag 2-B in Hammerstein for 18 months. During his imprisonment he worked on farms around Hammerstein. John reported that, the prisoners started marching westward and were deprived of food, covering about a thousand miles in 90 days, often seeking selter in local barns. He claimed that, without food packages from the Red Cross, they would certainly have starved. While marching through Berchdesgaden, he was surprised to see Adolf Hitler. He was liberated by American forces on May 3,1945 and flown to France for medical attention, then given a 64-day furlough at a rest camp in Nashville, North Carolina. He had lost 60 pounds during his imprisonment John held the rank of Private. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Infantry Combat Badge. After his discharge in 1945 , John found his way home to surprise his parents at 3:30 in the morning at their home at 506 Taylor Street in Riverside. John later lived at 527 Poplar Street in Delanco. John died on April 4, 1981 and is buried in Monument Cemetery in Beverly. He is listed on the original Delanco WWII Honor Roll. | US Army | ? | WWII, North Africa, Italy, POW in Germany | 1923 – 1981 |
Updated October 30, 2023