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Media
Advisory
Area
Residents To Receive Military Awards At Belleville Library Ceremony
Who: Three
dozen local residents will be honored by Brig. Gen. Frank Carlini, Director
Veterans Health Services, New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans
Affairs
What: This
ceremony will honor eligible veterans with State Military Service Medals,
to include presentation of the New Jersey Distinguish Service Medals
When: Tuesday,
Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.
Where:
Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Avenue, Belleville, NJ
Details:
The N.J. Distinguished Service Medal was originally issued in 1858 for
those who distinguished themselves in the New Jersey Militia, but was
used infrequently until re-authorized by Governor Kean in 1988.
After the Spanish American War, the Mexican Border Expedition and again
after World War I, the State of New Jersey minted special medals for
returning N.J. veterans to honor their service. After World
War II, Korea, Vietnam and subsequent combat actions no such medal was
available. The State of New Jersey was looking for an appropriate
way to honor all of these returning combat veterans and acknowledge
the debt the state owed them for their service. The N.J. DSM
was then authorized for that purpose. It is New Jersey's highest
military award. Since its re-authorization in 1988, more than 30,000
medals have been awarded to combat veterans from New Jersey.
N.J.
Distinguished Service Medal Recipients
Sergeant
|
Ferraro
|
Anthony
|
Army
|
Bloomfield
|
World
War Two |
Private
First Class |
Fusaro
|
Louis
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Private
First Class |
Galli
|
Dominick
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Private
First Class |
Grieco
|
Victor
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Captain
|
Grundfest
|
Jack
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Coxswain
|
Hamlisch
|
Joseph
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Staff
Sergeant |
Hank
|
Edward
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Seaman
First Class |
Hochstuhl
|
Paul
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Corporal
|
Horst
|
Mark
|
Marine
Corps |
Belleville
|
Operation
Iraqi Freedom |
Sergeant
|
Idenden
|
William
|
Air
Force |
Belleville
|
Vietnam
Conflict |
Staff
Sergeant |
Iler
|
Eugene
|
Marine
Corps |
Clifton
|
Korean
Conflict |
Yeoman
Third Class |
Introcaso
|
Joseph
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Corporal
|
Jett
|
Rashaun
|
Marine
Corps |
Montclair
|
Operation
Enduring Freedom |
Sergeant
|
Johnson
|
Robert
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
Korean
Conflict |
Aviation
Ordnanceman 3rd Class |
Kirwin
|
John
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Sergeant
|
Kudrak
|
Edward
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Specialist
|
Lawrence
|
Clifford
|
Army
|
Newark
|
Operation
Desert
Shield/ Storm |
Electricians
Mate 2nd Class |
Lindsay
|
John
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Lance
Corporal |
Mahoney
|
Jeremiah
|
Marine
Corps |
Belleville
|
Vietnam
Conflict |
Corporal
|
Marrero
|
Frank
|
Marine
Corps |
North
Arlington |
Korean
Conflict |
Private
First Class |
Neri
|
Peter
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Petty
Officer Second Class |
O'Neill
|
John
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Technician
Fifth Grade |
Orsogno
|
Pasquale
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Private
First Class |
Pentol
|
Chester
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Sergeant
|
Pignatello
|
John
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Coxswain
|
Raimondo
|
Henry
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
Sergeant
|
Russomano
|
Michael
|
Marine
Corps |
Roseland
|
Korean
Conflict |
Private
First Class |
Salzano
|
Carl
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
Vietnam
Conflict |
Seaman
|
Sanfilippo
|
Andrew
|
Navy
|
Belleville
|
Vietnam
Conflict |
Specialist
Five |
Sharon
|
Walter
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
Vietnam
Conflict |
Airman
First Class |
Teemer
|
Raymond
|
Air
Force |
Belleville
|
Korean
Conflict |
Private
First Class |
Vocaturo
|
Angelo
|
Army
|
Rutherford
|
Korean
Conflict |
Specialist
Four |
Volpe
|
Gerard
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
Vietnam
Conflict |
Private
First Class |
Waliska
|
Frank
|
Army
|
Belleville
|
World
War Two |
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