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Pine Hill, N.J. — War Memorial

Camden County, N.J. War Memorials

Pine Hill, N.J. — War Memorial

Pine Hill, N.J. War Memorial

The Pine Hill, N.J. War Memorial.

This memorial in Pine Hill, N.J. is located at the intersection of Erial Road (County Route 703) and Branch Avenue (County Route 687), honoring those who served and died in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.

Map of Pine Hill, N.J.

A map of Pine Hill.

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Pine Hill Tribute To Those Who Served

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The Pine Hill War Memorial panels.

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The Pine Hill War Memorial.

These Gave Their Lives For Freedom — Memory Keeps Their Honor Bright

Name Rank Branch Unit Born Died
World War II
Howard C. MacKnight SOM3C Navy 4/5/1945
James L. Mills TEC4 Army 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division 4/18/1945
Lester H. Richards PVT Marines 3/4/1945
Francis J. Schwarz F1C Merchant Marine S.S. St. Mihiel 4/9/1945
Joseph F. Weber SSGT Army 291st Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division 1/15/1945

Vietnam — In Honor of Those Who Served That Others May Live in Peace

Name Rank Branch Unit Born Died
Henry J. Boye Jr. PFC Marines Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division 6/26/1949 5/31/1968
John S. Cartwright PFC Army 6/19/1947 5/4/1967
James E. Kennedy (MIA) SP4 Army 57th Aviation Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group 1/2/1950 12/22/1969

Beverly National Cemetery

Name Cemetery Plot
Howard C. MacKnight F RES1379A

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.

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