Dorothy E. Dyl
Dorothy E. (nee Etter) Dyl was the wife of Technical Sergeant Benjamin William Dyl, who died on February 5, 1945, as a prisoner of war in Germany. Dorothy was a former member of the Gold Star Wives of America.
Dorothy passed away on November 23, 2003, at age 84, of Cherry Hill, NJ, formerly of Woodlynne, NJ.
Camden City Flier Now Listed Killed
Camden Courier-Post —
Lt. John H. Moses Was Reported Missing; Woodlynne Sergeant also Dead
Widow Receives News
Moses was reported as missing in action on Sept. 18, 1944, and confirmation of his death has now been received by his widow, Elizabeth Ryzinski Moses. A son, James J., four months old, a brother, Marion, and sister, Mrs. Stella Fus, also of Camden, survive.
Moses was a bombardier with a leader squadron, and was lost over Rimini, Italy. He had received the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters. He entered the Air Force Feb. 8, 1943, and was trained at fields in Texas and Florida. He went overseas June 22, 1944, and was stationed at an airfield in Corsica.
Lieutenant Moses was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High school where he was prominent in football, baseball and track events. He was president of the student government in the school. He was graduated from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1942, and was employed by the Russ Company in Camden.
He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Joseph’s Polish R. C. church, where a memorial solemn requiem Mass will be sung at 8 a. m. Wednesday.
Died in Prison Camp
Sergeant Dyl died of wounds Feb. 5 in the prison camp, his wife, Mrs. Dorothy E. Dyl, was told. The War Department said the sergeant was ordered as a leader of a four-man patrol to make a reconnaissance of forward enemy positions, and when the men approached the enemy lines they were pinned down by concentrated mortar fire. “Two of the men were killed instantly and only one managed to make it back to the American lines.
The lone survivor, suffering from frozen feet after 36 hours away from his lines, reported Dyl was among those captured by the Germans.”
Dyl’s widow is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Etter, of 302 Linden avenue, Woodlynne. The soldier leaves two children, Benjamin, 3, and Thomas Dyl. [sic] 2, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dyl, owner of a tobacco store on Mt. Ephraim avenue.
Dyl entered the Army on April 1, 1944, and went overseas the following Sept. 15. He was a former employed [sic] of a Palmyra hosiery mill.
DYL-BROWNE, DOROTHY E.
Camden Courier-Post —
(nee Etter) On November 23, 2003, age 84, of Cherry Hill and formerly of Woodlynne, NJ.
Beloved wife of the late Benjamin William Dyl and William H. Browne, Jr. Beloved daughter of the late Paul & Dorothy S. Etter of Woodlynne; sister of the late Paul “Buzz” Etter of Millville, NJ; sister-in-law of the late “Betty” (Bill) Thorne of Haddon Twp. Loving mother of Benjamin J.P. (Susan) Dyl of Long Branch, NJ and Thomas R. (Eileen) Dyl of Gloucester Twp., NJ. Loving grandmother of Michelle (Stephen) Sassano, Benjamin (Deana), Melissa, Christine, & Matthew Dyl. Great-grandmother of Benjamin Jacob Dyl and Stephen Thomas Sassano. Also survived by sister-in-law Bernadette Etter of Millville, brothers-in-law Robert L. (Lydia) Browne of Brigantine and John “Jerry” (Dolores) Browne of Somerdale; many nieces and nephews; and her beloved childhood friends of over 80 years, Ann Caccia and Audrey Schmidt.
Dorothy was a former member of the Gold Star Wives of America.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday 10am at St. Pius X Church, 344 Kresson Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11am. Interment New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Vincent Palladino III, Mem. Foundation, Attn: Gerald R. Browne, c/o Merrill Lynch, 236 W. Rt. 38, Suite 110, Moorestown, NJ 08057 or Lighthouse Hospice, 4 Executive Campus, Suite 101, 771 Cuthbert Boulevard, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002.