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GUNNER'S
MATE JOHN J. SILVER was born in Pennsylvania about 1911, the eldest of
three sons born to Edward and Anna Silver. The family moved to New
Jersey by 1927. At the time of the 1930 Census, the Silver family was
renting home at 8264 Balfour Road in the Delair section of
Pennsauken NJ. The elder Silver was working as a teamster. John J
Silver, 18 at the time of the census, was working as truck helper for a
local nursery. Besides John, the family included brothers Edward and
Joseph.
John J.
Silver killed in action on January 12, 1945 while serving in the
Pacific. He was the husband of Carolyn Beatrice Silver, who was living
at 212 West Broad Street in Palmyra NJ at the time of his death.
John J.
Silver is memorialized at the Delair World War II Memorial on River Road
in Pennsauken NJ.
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