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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| William E. Fenimore, Jr. | William E. Bill Fenimore, Jr. was born in Delanco in 1921 to William E. Fenimore, Jr. and Louisa M. Fenimore, who died in Childbirth. Grandson of Ed Fenimore; Half brother to Mark Fenimore, Howard Norcross, and Patricia Norcross Caputo. Bill was raised on his grandparents' farm on Burlington Ave in Delanco and attended Delanco schools. During the Great Depression, Bill joined the national CCC Program and helped to build Packim Pond and Deep Hollow Campground in the Pinelands of New Jersey. In 1941, Bill joined the US Army. He trained at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia, then deployed to England and served in an anti-aircraft battery during WWII. There is a photo of him taken on D-Day, June 6, 1942. At the end of the war, Bill helped liberate prison camps. After the war, Bill apprenticed as a plumber and worked as a plumbers' helper and a part-time bartender. He also worked as a toll collector for the Burlington County Bridge Commission. Bill married Nettie, a young lady from Cuba. They settled in the Fairlawn section of Camden County. Nettie worked as a waitress at a restaurant at Airport Circle in Camden. They are buried in Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson. Bill was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. | US Army, ? | Anti-Aircraft Gunner | WWII, England Europe | 1921 - |
Updated October 30, 2023