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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Joseph R. Leon, Jr. | Joseph R. Leon, Jr. was born in Pennsylvania on February 6, 1920 to Joseph R. and Anna Leon Sr. The family was living in Delanco Gardens in 1940. Joe served as a pilot in the US Army Air Corps in WWII attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He lived at 101 Maple Avenue in Delanco. Joe owned the I.M.E. Machine Company on Creek Road in Delanco, which makes machinery for the foam industry. Joe died when the twin-engine plane he was piloting crashed on Monday, November 30, 1987. The accident also took the life of beloved Delanco school principal, M Joan Pearson. The two had been friends for over 20 years. The plane was bringing them home from a Thanksgiving trip to Florida. The plane crashed into a creek in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was 67 years old. He is buried in Beverly National Cemetery. | USAAC, PFC | Pilot | WWII | 1920 - 1987 |
Updated October 30, 2023