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5.24.2012

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.

5.17.2012

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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5.03.2012

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.

More information on Nutley in the Civil War

Copyright © 2007-2012 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved. Photos and content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.
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About the author: Anthony Buccino has written several collections about life and growing up in and around Nutley, New Jersey. He also created Old Nutley, a web site of local history. His latest book is Belleville and Nutley in the Civil War – a Brief Historypaperback or ebook.
For more information, http://www.anthonybuccino.com/



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5.01.2012

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.