Oaklyn, N.J. — War Memorial
The Oaklyn, N.J. War Memorial.
This monument is located at the corner of W. Collingswood and Newton Avenues, in front of the Oaklyn Memorial Library, 602 Newton Avenue, in Oaklyn, N.J. This monument was dedicated some time after the Vietnam War, and lists the names of Oaklyn men who died in the nation’s service during World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
There is another monument in Oaklyn dedicated to those who served in World War I, in front of Oaklyn Borough Hall at White Horse Pike and Clinton Avenue.
A map of Oaklyn and the War Memorial.
The Oaklyn War Memorial panels.
Oaklyn Roll Call Of Honor
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World War I | |||||
| Tasker H. Davidson | PVT | Army | 312th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division | 10/27/1918 | |
| World War II | |||||
| Edwin F. Allen Jr. | SGT | Army | 11/9/1922 | 10/26/1944 | |
| William E. Aron | 1LT | Army Air Forces | 318th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Group | 4/22/1945 | |
| Raymond R. Crooks Jr. | PVT | Army | 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division | 9/1943 | |
| James T. Dougherty | PVT | Army | Medical Department | 2/7/1943 | |
| Joseph Ford Jr. | SSGT | Army | 24th Armored Engineer Battalion, 4th Armored Division | 9/22/1944 | |
| Theodore George Grier Jr. | ENS | Navy | 6/30/1945 | ||
| Thomas L. Jones | PVT | Army | 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division | 10/3/1943 | |
| Charles A. McDowell | F2C | Navy | USS Chicago | 1/30/1943 | |
| Leslie A. Porter Jr. | 2LT | Army | 387th Combat Crew Training School | 3/26/1944 | |
| Burton W. Seely | 2LT | Army Air Forces | 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy | 5/24/1944 | |
| Bart Francis Shea | SSGT | Army | Company G, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division | 1/15/1945 | |
| Marshall N. Smith | PVT | Army | 20th Engineer Combat Battalion | 11/9/1944 | |
| Raymond Calvin Sprogell | PFC | Army | 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division | 7/16/1944 | |
| Christian F. Weinhold | SSGT | Army | 1/15/1943 | ||
| George Cookman Wilson | ARM2C | Navy | 1942 | ||
| Korea | |||||
| Jay V. Mann | PFC | Marines | Company H, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division | 10/25/1932 | 3/26/1953 |
| Vietnam | |||||
| Vincent D. Monroe | CDR | Navy | 7/1/1934 | 5/18/1968 | |
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 — Jacob Kessler Jenkins and Carl Johanson of Pennsauken, 19-year-old Harry V. Taylor Jr. of Haddonfield, William McKeon of Blackwood, Merl Reagle of Lindenwold, 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.