George N. Binnix
Private George N. Binnix was the son of William and Sarah Binnix. George was born in 1922. His father was a machinist who had been born in Tennessee; his mother was from New Jersey. According to the 1930 Census, William was 38 and Sarah was 41 when George was born, and he had no other siblings at home. They lived at 1743 South 4th Street in what was then Camden’s 8th Ward.
A member of the 82nd Airborne Division, George Binnix was highly decorated during the brief time he saw action. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, and the French Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star. He was killed in action on July 4, 1944, in Normandy, exactly four weeks after D-Day. He was survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah Binnix, of 2013 Arlington Street, Camden, NJ, and a half-brother, William Kramer. A memorial service was held for him in Arlington Street on July 30, 1944, organized by his friends and neighbors. He is buried at Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France, at Plot G, Row 13, Grave 36.
Left: 1743 South 4th Street, the Binnix family home. Right: 2013 Arlington Street, where Mrs. Sarah Binnix lived at the time of George’s death. Photographed December 24, 2002.
Arlington Street, Camden NJ
Arlington Street runs for one block, parallel to Broadway, between Jefferson Street and Chelton Avenue. The entire street was taken by eminent domain, with the intention to raze, in the summer of 2002.
Arlington Street, Camden, NJ. Left: from Jefferson Street, facing South. Right: from Chelton Avenue, facing North. Photographed December 24, 2002.