Berlin, N.J. — War Memorial
The Berlin, N.J. War Memorial, located on the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30).
Located opposite the CVS Pharmacy on the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30) on the east side of town, this series of monuments honors those from Berlin who participated in the armed conflicts of the 20th century. The World War II monument, erected in 1946, was engraved in granite. There is another set of monuments in Berlin Cemetery, including a monument to 2nd Lt. Warren Stafford, Jr.
Left: The Berlin, N.J. War Memorial. Right: Map of Berlin, N.J.
We Here Highly Resolve That These Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blaese | SGT | Marines | Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division | 1923 | 6/17/1944 |
| Frank Harvey Blanck, Jr. | AMM3C | Navy | 5/14/1943 | ||
| John Chillemi | PFC | Army | Company E, 1st Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division | 1920 | 9/9/1944 |
| John C. McKendrick | S1C | Navy | USS Quincy | 1919 | 8/9/1942 |
| John F. Reilly | TEC5 | Army | 24th Armored Engineer Bn. | 1917 | 1/29/1944 |
| George F. Schaefer | 1LT | Army | 103rd Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division | 10/7/1945 | |
| Joseph Silverman | PFC | Marines | 7/4/1944 | ||
| Warren Stafford Jr. | 2LT | Army Air Forces | 358th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy | 1920 | 2/3/1944 |
| Robert McGowan Wagner | PVT | Marines | 8/19/1920 | 10/8/1942 | |
| Linwood Victor Weeks, Jr. | LTJG | Navy | 1/1926 | 4/15/1946 |
Berlin N.J. World War II War Memorial
The Berlin, N.J. World War II War Memorial.
HMTS Rohna
Six men from Camden, N.J. — Frank Ballerino, Michael Carr, Michael Yachus, Stephen V. Koscianski, Lewis Riondino, and Joseph H. Johnson — died together when the troop transport HMTS Rohna was struck by a German guided glider bomb and sank off the coast of North Africa. In addition, six other Camden County men — 19-year-old Harry V. Taylor Jr. of Haddonfield, Merle Reagle of Lindenwold, Walter McKeon of Blackwood, Carl Johanson and Jacob K. Jenkins of Pennsauken, and Elmer F. Day of Merchantville — also were lost that day. In total, 1,015 men were lost, but the story was never told to the families or the general public for over 57 years due to wartime censorship.