MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact: Staff Sgt. Barb Harbison
Public Affairs Specialist, 609-530-7088, barbara.harbison@njdmava.state.nj.us
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 (15 September 2005)

157 Salem and Cumberland County Residents Will Receive Korean Military Award September 29

A special award ceremony will be held on September 29, at 11 a.m. at the Salem County Community College, 460 Hollywood Ave., Carneys Point, N.J. During the ceremony, 157 Korean Conflict veterans will be presented with the New Jersey Korean Service Medal.
To be eligible for the New Jersey Korean Service Medal, veterans must meet the following criteria:

be a current resident of New Jersey and have resided in the state for at least the past five years,
 combat veterans who served on active duty on or after June 23, 1950 and on or before January 31, 1955, in Korea, Japan or contiguous waters or airspace thereof; served one or more days with an organization directly participating in or supporting military operations or on temporary duty in contiguous areas for 30 consecutive days and 60 nonconsecutive days
Have an honorable discharge or be currently serving in the military

Posthumous awards can be awarded; application must be made by the surviving spouse or immediate family member.

Anyone interested in applying for the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal or Korean Service Medal should send a written request, e-mail or telephone call, requesting an application form to the following–

Mail
NJDMAVA
ATTN: Kathy Burek
P.O. Box 340
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0340
Be sure to include full name, home address and a daytime phone number
e-mail: patricia.richter@njdmava.state.nj.us
Phone: 1-800-624-0508, Press 7.

NEW JERSEY KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Salem County Community College, Carneys Point, N.J.

September 29, 2005

LEGEND: (WAR ) CW=Civil War, I=World War I, II=World War II, K=Korea, BP=Bay of Pigs, V=Vietnam, LC=Lebanon Crisis (1958), LPM=Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission (1982-1987), G=Grenada, P=Panama (Operation Just Cause), DSS=Desert Shield/Storm, S=Somalia (Operation Restore Hope), B=Bosnia (Operation Joint Forge), DOM=Dominican Republic, KSV=Kosovo (Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard), H=Haiti (Operation Uphold Democracy), OEF=Afghanistan & Iraq (Operation Enduring Freedom), OIF=Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), NCTS=No Combat Theater Service

Rank

First Name

MI

Last Name

Posthumous

Branch

City

Sergeant 1st Class

Edward

P.

Ahl

 

Army

Salem

Staff Sergeant

Gerald

A.

Alford

 

Air Force

Vineland

Private 1st Class

George

N.

Atwell

 

Marine Corps

Pennsville

Sergeant

Lester

L.

Ayars

 

Army

Millville

Petty Officer 2nd Class

John

W.

Banger

 

Navy

Pennsville

Seaman

Samuel

E.

Barbaglia

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

William

 

Barilla

 

Army

Millville

Sergeant

Frank

C.

Barnes

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Master Sergeant

Hubert

E.

Barnes

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Edward

C.

Bauman

 

Navy

Landisville

Master Sergeant

Robert

C.

Beddow

 

Air Force

Vineland

Quartermaster 2nd Class

Eugene

G.

Bellusci

 

Navy

Vineland

Private 1st Class

William

A.

Berliner

 

Army

Branchville

Corporal

Paul

L.

Bourgeois

 

Army

Bridgeton

Corporal

Joseph

C.

Bracale

 

Army

Pennsgrove

Sergeant 1st Class

Enrico

D.

Bracaliello

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Joseph

C.

Bradley

 

Army

Pennsville

Corporal

Namon

 

Burke

 

Army

Vineland

Sergeant

George

T.

Byrd

 

Marine Corps

Bridgeton

Corporal

Lewis

C.

Carini

 

Army

Vineland

Sergeant 1st Class

Patrick

M.

Carrow

Posthumous

Army

Rodeo

Corporal

Jack

E.

Carver

Posthumous

Army

Pennsville

Airman 1st Class

Robert

L.

Casazza

 

Air Force

Vineland

Corporal

Victor

R.

Chalow

 

Army

Vineland

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Tyres

K.

Cobb

 

Navy

Pennsville

Private 1st Class

Vera

J.

Cole

 

Marine Corps

Vineland

Hospitalman 3rd Class

Richard

M.

Coyne

 

Navy

Pennsville

Master Sergeant

Kenneth

W.

Craner

 

Army

Bridgeton

Corporal

William

G.

Culp

 

Army

Pilesgrove

Yeoman 3rd Class

Mario

 

D'Addato

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

Wilmer

M.

Dallett

 

Army

Bridgeton

Sergeant

Dewey

A.

Daneri

Posthumous

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Edward

K.

Dare

 

Marine Corps

Williamstown

Captain

Walter

C.

Deal

 

Navy

Vineland

Technical Sergeant

Edwin

M.

Deamore

 

Air Force

Vineland

Corporal

Petro

F.

Di Biase

 

Army

Vineland

Seaman

John

H.

Dilks

 

Navy

Salem

Corporal

Tom

W.

Dooley

 

Army

Seabrook

1st Lieutenant

Edmund

E.

Downer

 

Army

Elmer

Staff Sergeant

Ronald

D.

DuBois

 

Air Force

Bridgeton

Radarman 2nd Class

Joseph

J.

Dyer

 

Navy

Pennsville

Corporal

Basil

 

Easmunt

Posthumous

Army

Millville

Private 1st Class

Leon

 

Errickson

 

Army

Millville

Sergeant

Herman

 

Evans

 

Marine Corps

Bridgeton

Sergeant

Leslie

R.

Ewen

 

Army

Millville

Corporal

James

B.

Field

 

Army

Carneys Point

Captain

John

 

Fischer

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Wallingford

Staff Sergeant

Donald

 

Fowser

 

Marine Corps

Pennsville

Staff Sergeant

Bernard

W.

Fralinger

 

Air Force

Bridgeton

Corporal

George

L.

Franchetta

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Albert

W.

Franchetti

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Joseph

F.

Frandino

 

Army

Vineland

Corporal

Edward

 

Gabardi

 

Army

Vineland

Gunners Mate 3rd Class

Earl

C.

Gandy

 

Navy

Bridgeton

Petty Officer 3rd Class

Edward

L.

Gant

 

Navy

Pennsville

Private 1st Class

Paul

A.

Gant

 

Army

Pennsville

Machinist Mate 3rd Class

Leonard

J.

Gilchrist

 

Navy

Vineland

Machinist Mate 2nd Class

Lawrence

P.

Goffredi

 

Navy

Vineland

Corporal

Herbert

J.

Graf

 

Army

Elmer

Private 1st Class

Daniel

R.

Grear

Posthumous

Marine Corps

Mays Landing

Seaman

Anthony

S.

Greco

 

Navy

Pennsville

Private