Voorhees Township, NJ — Kirkwood WW2 War Memorial
Freedom is not free. Sometimes, it comes at a very high cost.
The Voorhees Township Kirkwood WW2 War Memorial.
This monument is located across the street from the Kirkwood Fire Company on Burnt Mill Road (County Road 670) at Spruce Avenue, between White Horse Road (County Road 673) and Gibbsboro Road (County Road 684), in the Kirkwood section of Voorhees Township, NJ.
Roll of Honor
World War II
| Name | Rank | Branch | Unit | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry E. Beach | PFC | Army | 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division | ||
| John B. Hanlon | PFC | Army | |||
| Joseph B. Hewitt | SSGT | Army | 1919 | ||
| Wesley Reed | PVT | Army | U.S. Infantry |
Memorial Photographs
Details of the Voorhees Township Kirkwood WW2 War Memorial. The top plaque is dedicated to the memory of Ken Vandegrift Sr.
HMT Rohna
Six men from Camden, NJ — Frank Ballerino, Michael Carr, Michael Yachus, Stephen V. Koscianski, Lewis Riondino, and Joseph H. Johnson — died together when the troop transport HMT 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 K. 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, were also 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.