New Jersey Residents Receive State’s Top Military Award at Cherry
Hill
A special awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May
17, 1995 at the National Guard Armory located at Grove Street and Park
Boulevard in Cherry Hill, New Jersey at 10:30 A.M.. 19 New Jersey
residents, all veterans of World War II, Korea or Vietnam, will receive
the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the state’s highest military
award.
Major General Paul J. Glazar, The Adjutant General of
New Jersey, will be presenting the medals. Approximately 100 family
members, friends and colleagues of the recipients as well as the general
public are expected to attend.
In order to be eligible for this award, recipients must
have been a resident of the State of New Jersey at the time they entered
into military service, been honorably discharged and have received at least
the equivalent of the meritorious service medal while on active duty.
Anyone interested in applying for the New Jersey Distinguished
Service Medal should send a written request together with copies of all
pertinent documentation, e.g. DD 214 (discharge document), award citation,
honorable discharge, etc. to:
CWO Francis Kennedy Or call: (609) 530-6835
NJDMAVA-AD
CN 340
Eggert Crossing Road
Trenton, NJ 08625-0340
The list of recipients is attached. Hometown and
period of service are also indicated.
(II = WWII, K = Korea, V = Vietnam)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
CHERRY HILL, NJ
17 MAY 1995
| WAR |
RECIPIENT |
CITY |
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| V |
LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM
C. BAXENDALE |
PENNSAUKEN |
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| V |
CORPORAL EDWARD R. CHRUPCALA |
BURLINGTON |
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| V |
PETTY OFFICER 2D CLASS
WALTER J. CHRUPCALA |
BURLINGTON |
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(POSTHUMOUSLY) |
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| II |
CORPORAL BERNARD COHEN |
VENTNOR CITY |
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| II |
STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT B.
CUPP |
HADDONFIELD |
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|
| V |
SERGEANT FIRST CLASS JUAN
C. GARCIA |
MT. HOLLY |
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| II |
TECHNICAL SERGEANT CLEMENT
D. HALLIDAY |
FRANKLINVILLE |
| |
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| II |
TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE RICHARD
H. HINELINE |
HADDONFIELD |
| |
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| II |
SERGEANT PAUL N. JEPSON
JR. |
HADDONFIELD |
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| II |
STAFF SERGEANT HARRY H.
KANE SR. |
BURLIEGH |
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| II |
PETTY OFFICER 3D CLASS
ANTHONY A MARCHITELLI LAKEHURST |
|
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| V |
STAFF SERGEANT DAVID T.
MC CLENNEN |
VINELAND |
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| II |
CORPORAL WARREN J. NECE |
PALMYRA |
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|
| II |
PETTY OFFICER 1ST CLASS
JOHN A. SAWERS |
VENTNOR CITY |
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|
|
| II |
CORPORAL WALTER A. SHAW |
WRIGHTSTOWN |
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| II&K |
MASTER SERGEANT THOMAS
SILVESTRO |
MAYS LANDING |
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| II |
LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE
DONALD M. WALKER |
CHERRY HILL |
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| II |
TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE EDWARD
J. WARGO |
EDGEWATER PK |
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| II |
TECHNICIAN 3D GRADE JACKSON
B. WHARTON |
MEDFORD |
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| II |
MAJOR FREDERICK C. WINKLER |
POMONA |
 
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