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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| William E. “Bud” Carl, Jr. | William E. "Bud" Carl, Jr. was born in 1917 and grew up on Taylor and Filmore Street in Riverside. He served in the US Army; 4th Platoon, 3rd Batt, I Co, 30th Div. 117th Inf, the Old Hickory Division under Cols. Henry E. Kelly and Walter M. Johnson from August 11, 1941 to September 26, 1945. He trained at Ft. Jackson, SC, then deployed to Europe. He was involved in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach, then the Normandy Hedgerows. The force then moved from Belgium, to France, to Holland, and to Germany until they joined Patton’s forces and Eisenhower gave the order to halt, just 60 miles from Berlin. His specialty was 60mm mortars, earning the the rank of PFC. He earned the American Defense Service Medal and was awarded a Purple Heart. Bud married Alice and moved to Walter Ave in Delanco in 1948. His family was active at Dobbins Memorial Church in Delanco. He died 2005 and was buried in Wlm C. Doyle National Cemetery in Arneytown. | US Army, PFC | 30th Div, 117th Inf, Old Hickory Div. 60 mm artillery | WWII Europe | 1917 - 2005 |
Updated October 30, 2023