Nutley - December Casualties

December 2, 1941 - William Donohue


December 2, 1950 - Joseph Dinardo


December 11, 1968 - Alfred Critelli


December 15, 1944 - Maro Jahr

December 17, 1944 - Eugene Bellene


December 17, 1944 - Halsey Miller


December 23, 1944 - Charles J. Smith


December 24, 1944 - Thomas Maxham


December 25, 1944 - Malcolm Christopher


December 30, 1944 - William Deighan

Nutley - November Casualties

November 2, 1945 - Anthony Impellizeri

November 2, 1944 - Arthur Leithauser

November 4, 1966 - Robert Brinckmann

November 5, 1944 - Joseph Des Jardins Jr.

November 5, 1918 - Ralph Zellars

November 10, 1968 - Richard Greenspan

November 10, 1944 - Thurston Woodford

November 10, 1943 - John Del Grosso

November 13, 1942 - Hebert Washburne

November 13, 1944 - William Louden

November 21, 1944 - John Hanley

November 24, 1944 - Sydney Butcher

November 25, 1944 - Frank Stangota

November 26, 1944 - Frederick Comer

November 27, 1943 - Charles W. Katt

November 27, 1943 - James Hare

November 28, 1918 - Pasquale De Francesco

November 30, 1945 - Thomas E. Smith

Nutley - October Casualties

October 14, 1918 - Bertam Townsend
 October 15, 1918 - Winan Klesick
 October 19, 1951 - Bernard Hafkin
 October 21, 1942 - Francis Schwarzenbek
 October 22, 1918 - Ray Blum
 October 24, 1944 - Walter Stecewicz
 October 24, 1918 - George Kalvio
 October 1943 - Richard Van Divort
 October 1958 - Edward Zuczek

Bryon Lawton, KIA, September 14, 1862

Bryon Lawton, KIA

From Nutley (Franklin), then part of Belleville, Byron Lawton was killed in action September 14, 1862, in the Battle of South Mountain, or the Battle of Burkittsville in Central Maryland during the Maryland Campaign.

James H. Cunningham was killed in action on May 3, 1863, in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, also known as the Second Battle of Marye’s Heights.

Sgt. John Donaldson died May 17, 1862, in the first pitched battle of the Peninsula Campaign, known as the Battle of Williamsburg, Va., and the battle of Fort Magruder.

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Nutley - September Casualties

September 6, 1950 - Nicholas Pucci
 September 10, 1944 - Anthony Di Petta
 September 14, 1862 - Byron Lawton
 September 15, 1944 - Robert Dickert
 September 16, 1944 - C. Lowell Liebau
 September 17, 1966 - Richard Bates
 September 18, 1945 - John Windheim Jr.
 September 27, 1918 - Claude Daw
 September 27, 1944 - Robert Clendinning Jr.
 September 1958 - Charles Tillou

Nutley War Casualties - August

August 6, 1944 - Wallace E. Reed
August 13, 1945 - Stanley S. Hand
August 17, 1943 - Allen T. Duke, Jr.
August 17, 1918 - Stuart Emmet Edgar
August 18 , 1918 - Stephen Higginson Dorr Jr.
August 21, 1945 - Robert R. Cary, MIA March 19, 1944
August 31, 1944 - James P. Murren Jr.
Late August 1943 - Charles A. Braun

50th Commemoration of the Vietnam Conflict, Linden

ARCURI UNVEILS SALUTE TO VIETNAM VETERANS

Nick Arcuri, owner of Arcuri Truck and Trailer Repair, will unveil a custom designed truck dedicated to Vietnam Veterans and the 50th Commemoration of the Vietnam Conflict on Friday, July 20, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Arcuri Truck and Trailer Repair, 1025 East Linden Avenue, Linden, New Jersey.

 To honor all those who served, Arcuri covered one of his trucks with a vinyl graphic display designed by Great Dane Trailer. These graphics feature the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation, the New Jersey State Council of Vietnam Veterans of America, Vietnam Veterans of America National Chapter, and Maximum Quality Foods.

 Maximum Quality Foods is proud to show their support by displaying the truck at the 2nd Annual Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show on Sunday, September 30, 2012, in the PNC Bank Arts Center parking lot, exit 116 off the Garden State Parkway.

 For information about either event, please contact Bill Linderman at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation at 732-335-0033 xt. 101 or blinderman@njvvmf.org.

Nutley War Casualties - July

July 3, 1944 - Walter Mihalchuk


July 4, 1944 - John Gervan


July 11, 1943 - Percy Shuart


July 12, 1942 - Joseph T. Kirwelewicz


July 12, 1951 - Richard Miller


July 13, 1943 - Warren P. Marks


July 14, 1944 - Charles O'Neill


July 15, 1918 - Paul Martino


July 17, 1945 - Lothrop F. Ellis


July 20, 1944 - Wilbur Westfall


July 23, 1958 - Charles A. Marsh


July 25, 1918 - John Carver Adams


July 30, 1944 - J. E. Pierce

Nutley creates Veterans Bureau

Nutley commission creates Veterans Bureau NorthJersey.com BY MEGHAN GRANT New Nutley Commissioner Steve Rogers introduced a resolution Tuesday creating a Military & Veterans Affairs Bureau within his Public Affairs Department. The Nutley Board of Commissioners joins VFW members, creating a Military & Veterans ... See all stories on this topic »

Nutley - June Casualties

June 6, 1918 - George Connolly

June 6, 1944 - William Pearson

June 7, 1944 - Donald Wood

June 8, 1944 - Lee White

June 8, 1944 - Stanley Szczyrek

June 8, 1942 - Herbert Maxwell

June 9, 1944 - Ronald McCormack

June 11, 1918 - Julius Bruskin

June 12, 1958 - Frank Jannarone

June 23, 1944 - Theodore Cassera

June 24, 1944 - Howard Lemperle

Memorial Day schedule Monday May 28, 2012

Mayor Alphonse Petracco, the Board of Commissioners, and the Veterans Council announce the schedule for the 93rd Annual Memorial Day Parade to take place on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 11 am. After a brief opening ceremony in the Oval, the parade will step off onto Chestnut Street, up to Passaic Avenue, across Passaic to Centre Street, Centre Street to Franklin Avenue, where it will continue past the reviewing stand located on the steps of John Walker Middle School.

Mayor Petracco says, “I encourage everyone to take some time on this Memorial Day holiday to pause and remember our fallen heroes, and the sacrifices they made to keep our country “the land of the free” as assembled by our forefathers. The price of that freedom has never, and nor will it ever, be free. Our brave soldiers and their families pay the ultimate price, but will forever be remembered as the backbone of what makes our great country the “home of the brave.”

Prior to the parade, visits will be made to the various memorials located throughout the Township. The schedule is as follows.

MEMORIAL DAY – MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012
PROGRAM FOR THE HONOR GUARD SQUAD/GUN SALUTE

7:30 AM Assemble at the American Legion Post, Franklin Ave.
8:00 AM Services at Post 70 – American Legion
8:15 AM Services at the Amvets, 85 Park Avenue
8:25 AM Services at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Washington Ave.
8:40 AM Services at the Methodist Cemetery – Park Ave/Passaic Ave.
8:50 AM American Legion Services at the WWI Boulder, Vreeland Ave.
9:00 AM Services at the Cemetery, Franklin Reformed Church, Church St.
9:30 AM Services at the All Wars Memorial (Memorial Park), Chestnut St.
9:40 AM Catholic War Veterans at the Korean Conflict Boulder Township Hall
9:55 AM Veterans Council Services at Vietnam Memorial - Township Hall
10:05 AM Peace Time Memorial Dedication – Vincent Place
10:10 AM Amvets Services at WWII Memorial – Vincent Place
10:20 AM Civil War Memorial - Nutley High School/Franklin Ave.
10:30 AM Daughters of the American Revolution Services at D A R Boulder - Nutley High School
10:40 AM Fireman’s Memorial at the Chestnut Street Firehouse
10:45 AM Report to Park Oval for Community Memorial Services by the Veterans Council

If you have any questions regarding the Memorial Day schedule,
call Mayor Petracco’s office at 973-284-4929.

Sgt. John Donaldson, KIA, May 17, 1862

Sgt. John Donaldson, KIA, May 17, 1862

From Nutley (Franklin), then part of Belleville, Sgt. John Donaldson died May 17, 1862, in the first pitched battle of the Peninsula Campaign, known as the Battle of Williamsburg, Va., and the battle of Fort Magruder.

Byron Lawton was killed in action September 14, 1862, in the Battle of South Mountain, or the Battle of Burkittsville in Central Maryland during the Maryland Campaign.

James H. Cunningham was killed in action on May 3, 1863, in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, also known as the Second Battle of Marye’s Heights.

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James H. Cunningham, KIA, May 3, 1863

James H. Cunningham, KIA, May 3, 1863

From Nutley (Franklin), then part of Belleville, James H. Cunningham was killed in action on May 3, 1863, in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, also known as the Second Battle of Marye’s Heights.

Sgt. John Donaldson died May 17, 1862, in the first pitched battle of the Peninsula Campaign, known as the Battle of Williamsburg, Va., and the battle of Fort Magruder.

Byron Lawton was killed in action September 14, 1862, in the Battle of South Mountain, or the Battle of Burkittsville in Central Maryland during the Maryland Campaign.

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Nutley - May Casualties

May 3, 1863 - James Cunningham 


May 7, 1958 - Thomas Tuttle

May 14, 1944 - Daniel Antonacci


May 17, 1862 - John Donaldson

May 18, 1951 - John Gorman

May 23, 1918 - Albert Trazewski

May 27, 1946 - Werner Holzhauer Jr.

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Active Servicemen and Women to Be Honored At Memorial Day Parade

Nutley, NJ – The Veteran’s Council and the Office of the Mayor would like to once again invite Nutley residents enrolled in the Armed Forces and their families to participate by marching in the Memorial Day Parade.  “It is such a nice way to pay tribute to these men and women, and to be sure that their selfless service to our country is always remembered,” commented Mayor Mauro G. Tucci.  “This also gives our community members the perfect opportunity to thank them.”   

Servicemen, servicewomen and their families are asked to contact the Mayor’s Office to confirm their participation.  Names will also be collected for the Memorial Day Parade Commemorative Service Banner, which features names of community members who are actively serving in the Armed Forces.  There are currently 40+ names of active servicemen and servicewomen on the banner, which is hanging on the Oval fence by Town Hall, off of Chestnut Street. 

The Memorial Day Parade will take place on Monday, May 28^th with opening ceremonies commencing at 11am in the Nutley Park Oval. 

Please contact Mayor Tucci’s office if you have a friend or family member serving who would like to either march in the parade, or be added to the banner – 973-284-4966 or cbevere@nutleynj.org, or if you would like additional information about the parade. 

Nutley - April Casualties

April 1, 1943 - George Stanford

April 2, 1944 - John Canis

April 3, 1944 - Gordon Tasney

April 6, 1943 - C. Hayden Malmstrom

April 7, 1945 - Frank Garruto

April 10, 1963 - Pervis Robison Jr.

April 11, 1945 - Russell Wester

April 14, 1942 - Samuel Cobb

April 17, 1945 - Gilbert Davies

April 17, 1945 - Walter Kotwica

April 19, 1945 - Robert Gray

April 22, 1943 - Thomas Ashton

April 22, 1944 - Charles Coburn

April 24, 1951 - William Nolze

April 25, 1944 - Richard Teeple

April 26, 1943 - Dominick Cassera

Vietnam War, chronology

Chronology

Corporal Arthur Rego, Jan. 26, 1966 DaNang, Vietnam

Richard Bates Jr., Sept. 17, 1966 Quangtri, Vietnam

Colonel Robert Brinckmann, Nov. 4, 1966

Thomas VanHouten, Jan. 24, 1967 Mekong Delta

Michael Halpin, Jan. 19, 1968

Corporal Matthew Dwyer, Feb. 28, 1968

Richard Greenspan, Nov. 10, 1968

Alfred Critelli, Dec. 11, 1968

David Dinan, March 17, 1969

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Korean War Chronology

Chronology

Nicholas S. Pucci, Pfc. KIA September 6, 1950 Pusan, Korea

Joseph DiNardo, Pfc. KIA December 1950, Korea

Reed Smith, Pfc. Feb. 15, 1951 Camp Breckenridge, Ky.

John F. Van Der Linde, Pfc. KIA March 15, 1951, Korea

Alex Mac Millan, Corp. KIA March 22, 1951, Korea

William W. Nolze, Pfc. KIA/MIA April 1951, Korea

John R. Gorman, Pfc. KIA May 18, 1951, Korea

Richard Arthur Miller, July 1951 Camp Pendleton, Va.

Bernard Hafkin, 1st Lt., KIA Oct. 19, 1951, Korea

Robert G. Bliss, Feb. 4, 1953 Germany

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Legendary Nutley Sons

For a Nutley Historical Society book project about Legendary Locals of Nutley, we are collecting information about candidates who should be included, people who have made a memorable impact on Nutley throughout its history.

Featured individuals will run the gamut from politicians to high school coaches and athletes; from notorious personalities to beloved entertainers. Their images and stories will document the unique contributions residents have made that shape the community today.

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Legendary Locals of Nutley

Nutley's WWI flying Ace, Capt. James Pearson

World War II Chronology

World War II Chronology

1941

William Donohue was killed on Dec. 2, 1941.

1942

Preston Hastings** was killed on Jan. 23.

Samuel Cobb died on April 16.

Herbert Maxwell was reported MIA over the North Atlantic on June 8.

Joseph Kirwelewicz died July 12 near Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.

Arthur Garrett was KIA Oct. 8 in the Pacific.

Francis Schwarzenbek was MIA since Oct. 21.

Herbert Washburne was KIA Nov. 13 at Guadalcanal.

James Hare died Nov. 27 in a Japanese prison camp.

1943

Souren Avedisian died in January in Cold Springs, Texas.

Samuel Powers was killed in February near Morrison Field, Tenn.

Robert Turchette was killed in March in Little Rock, Ark.

William Nutzel Jr. was reported MIA March 22.

George Stanforddied April 1.

C. Hayden Malmstrom was KIA April 6 in North Africa.

 Thomas Ashton Jr. was reported aboard a submarine missing at sea in April.

Dominick Cassera was killed near Benton, Mo., in April.

Percy Shuart was KIA July 11 in Sicily.

Warren Marks was KIA July 13 in the Mediterranean.

James Murren was killed Aug. 31 over the Straights of Dover.

Allen Thomas Duke, a Royal Canadian Air Force flyer, was KIA Aug. 17 overseas.

Charles A. Braun

Stanley Hand was KIA Oct. 4 in North Africa.

Richard Van Divort was killed over Forestell, Mo., in October.

John Del Grosso died Nov. 10 in Santiago, Calif.

Frederick Comer was reported MIA Nov. 26.

Charles Katt was KIA Nov. 26 in Europe.

1944

Cecil Dunthorn was KIA Jan. 15 in the South Pacific.

Charles Haney died Jan. 19 near Cherry Point, N.C.

Robert Cary was reported MIA March 19, in Italy.

John Peter Canis was KIA April 2 at Anzio.

Charles Coburn died April 22 in Woodbury.

Richard E. Teeple was MIA over Greece April 25.

Gordon Tasney was MIA over Italy since early April.

Daniel Antonacci was KIA May 14 at Anzio.

Donald Wood was KIA in France on June 7.

Lee White died in the ETO on June 8.

Stanley Szczyrek was KIA in France on June 8.

Ronald McCormack was MIA on June 9, after the invasion of Normandy.

William G. Pearson was KIA in the invasion of Fortress Europe on June 6.

Theodore Cassera was KIA in June in France.

Howard Lemperle was KIA June 24 in Italy.

Walter Mihalchuk was KIA July 3 in France.

John Gervan was KIA over France July 4.

Charles O’Neill was killed July 14 in France.

Wilbur Westfall was KIA July 20 in France.

James Pierce died July 30 in England.

Wallace Reed was KIA Aug. 6 in France.

Anthony Di Petta was lost at sea Sept. 10 in the South Pacific.

Robert Dickert was KIA Sept. 15 in France.

Charles Liebau was KIA Sept. 16 in France.

Robert Clendinning Jr. was KIA Sept. 27 over England.

Walter Stecewicz died Oct. 24 in Italy.

Arthur Leithauser was killed Nov. 2 in France.

Anthony Impellizzeri was killed Nov. 2 in Germany.

Joseph Des Jardins was killed Nov. 5 in France.

Thurston F. Woodford was killed Nov. 10 in the South Pacific.

William Louden was MIA Nov. 13 in the Pacific.

 Lt. John M. Hanley was killed Nov. 21 in Burma.

Sydney Butcher was KIA Nov. 24 in France.

Frank Stangota was KIA Nov. 25 in France.

Maro Jahr was KIA Dec. 15 in Germany.

Halsey Miller was killed Dec. 17 in, Malmedy, Belgium.

Eugene Bellene was KIA Dec. 17 near Berdorf, Luxembourg.

Charles Smith was KIA Dec. 23 in Belgium.

Thomas Maxham was killed Dec. 24 at Dudhkund, India.

Malcolm Christopher was KIA Dec 25 in the English Channel.

William Deighan was KIA Dec. 30 in the ETO.

  

1945

Frederick Kurz was KIA on Jan. 16

Frank Burak was KIA Feb. 2 in Germany.

Norman Bell was KIA Feb. 20 in the Pacific.

E. David Kurz was KIA in Germany on Feb. 26.

Emil M. Liloia was KIA March 1 on Iwo Jima.

Arthur Abbott Jr. was KIA March 4 on Iwo Jima.

Vincent Fields was KIA March 6 on Iwo Jima.

Howard Harle Jr. died in Europe on March 6.

Walter J. Kotwica was KIA in Germany.

Russell W. Wester was KIA April 11 in the Netherlands.

Gilbert Davies was KIA April 17 in Italy.

Frank Garruto was KIA in April.

Lothrop F. Ellis was killed July 17, at Salina, Kan.

Robert M. Gray, a prisoner of war of the Germans, was believed killed April 19 near Stalag 1X-B at Bad Orb, Germany.

John Windheim Jr. was killed Sept. 18 at Corpus Christi, Texas.

William Frost died Nov. 8 in Atlanta, Ga.

Thomas Smithwas killed Nov. 30.

  

1946

John Mutch died in Michigan in January.

Werner Holzhauer Jr.

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World War I Chronology

Chronology

Stephen Higginson Dorr, Jr., Aug. 17,1917, Toronto.

William Lewis Harrison, Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va. Date unknown, (1917-1918?)

Albert Trazewski, private, May 23, 1918, France

George William Connolly, Marines, June 6, 1918

Julius Bruskin, Corporal, June 11, 1918

Paul Salvatore Martino, Corporal July 15, 1918, France

John Carver Adams, Captain, July 25, 1918, France

Stuart Emmet Edgar, First Lieutenant, Aug. 17, 1918, France

Claude Henry Daw, private, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, Sept. 27, 1918

Joseph George Lamb, Jr., private, Oct. 10, 1918, France

John Koster Beaumont,  Oct. 12, 1918, France

Bertram Fairley Townsend, private, Oct. 14, 1918, died Fort Sill, Okla.

Winan Klesick, Sergeant, Oct. 15, 1918, France

George John Kalvio, Oct 24, 1918, France

Ray Blum, Grand Pre, France, October 22, 1918.

Ralph Zellars, Nov. 5, 1918, France

Pasquale (Joseph) De Francesco, Nov. 28, 1918

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Nutley Peacetime Casualties

Sgt. Larry DiVuolo, 22, of Kingsland Road, a veteran of the Korean War, was returning to the U.S. when the plane on which he was traveling crashed in Hawaii on March 22, 1955. He was a graduate of Nutley High School, Class of 1951. He was survived by his parents Mrs. & Mrs. Dominick DiVuolo, and sisters Carole, Louise and Carmella.

Airman 2/c Dennis R. Schutte, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Schutte of High Street, was killed in an auto accident on the Luxembourg-Verdun Highway in France in July 1956. Schutte was a graduate of Nutley High School, Class of 1953. He was survived by a brother Dale.

Lt. Salvatore Pillitteri, 23, of Brown Street, was killed in a collision was returning home from Fort Dix. A one-time student a the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he was a platoon leader with the 69th Basic Training Regiment at Fort Dix. He was a graduate of Nutley High School, Class of 1951.

Second Lt. Thomas W. Tuttle, Jr., 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle Sr., of Heatherington Road, an Air National Guard pilot, was killed in May 1958 when his jet reconnaissance plane crashed at Detroit's Wayne Major Airport. He left the University of Michigan in his senior year to begin pilot training. He was survived by brothers David and Allan.

Lt. Frank Paul Jannarone Jr., 25, of High Street, was killed June 12, 1958, when the B-47 bomber he was co-piloting crashed in Vermont. He was a graduate of Nutley High School, Class of 1951. He earned a degree in chemical engineering at Princeton. He is survived by his wife MaryAnn and son Paul.

Nutley-born Staff Sgt. Charles A. Marsh, 45, died July 23, 1958, following a highway accident near the Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Burlington, Vt., where he was stationed. He was a flight engineer and served in the Burma - China - India theatre in World War II and the Korean War. Marsh held the Air Medal with Cluster and the Korean Service Medal.

1st Lt. Charles Tillou, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Tillou of Rutgers Place, was killed in a collision between an American transport plane and a French fighter plane near Paris in September 1958. Lt. Tillou was a life-long resident of Nutley graduated from Yanticaw elementary, and Nutley High School Class of 1952.

Nutley-born Lt. (j.g.) Edward J. Zuczek (j.g.), 22, was lost when the Navy photo reconnaissance plane on which he was serving as navigator went down in a storm at sea off Guam on October 18, 1958. Zuczek earned his Naval Pilot Wings in 1957. He was survived by his parents, and brothers Benjamin and Theodore.

Seaman Pervis Robison Jr., 21,of Passaic Avenue, was one of 129 servicemen killed on April 10, 1963, when the U.S.S. Thresher, a submarine sank off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Robison had been a track star at Nutley High School where he was graduated in 1960. He was survived by his parents, Margaret and Pervis Robison.

Nutley Sons Peacetime Casualties

Nutley memorial honors
‘peacetime vigilance’
Nine local servicemen named
on Kingsland manor brownstone 

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Nutley: March Casualties

March 1, 1945 - Emil Liloia

March 4, 1945 - Arthur Abbott Jr.


March 6, 1945 - Vincent Fields


March 6, 1945 - Howard Harle


March 15, 1951- Van Der Linde


March 17, 1969 - David Dinan


March 19, 1944 - Robert Cary


March 22, 1943 - William Nutzel Jr.


March 22, 1951 - Alexander MacMillan


March 22, 1955 - Lawrence DiVuolo

February casualties

February 2, 1945 - Frank Burak
February 4, 1953 - Robert Bliss
February 15, 1951 - Reed Smith
February 20, 1945 - Norman Bell
February 20, 1967 - Charles Katt Guttilla
Februay 28, 1968 - Matthew Dwyer
February 1945 - E. D. Kurz

Nutley, War Casualties - January

January 1943 - Souren Avedisian
January 8, 1946 - John Mutch
January 15, 1944 - Cecil Dunthorn
January 16, 1945 - Frederick D. Kurz
January 19, 1919 - Pasquale De Francesco
January 19, 1944 - Charles Haney
January 19, 1967 - Michael Halpin
January 18, 1942 - Preston Hastings
January 23, 1967 - Thomas Van Houten
January 25, 1957 - Salvatore Pillitteri
January 26, 1966 - Arthur Rego