(Oct. 6, 1944) - Anna Liebau of Franklin avenue was informed by telegram Monday that her son Lt. C. Lowell Liebau, 22, had been killed in action in France on Sept. 16.
Born in Nutley, Oct. 4, 1921, Lowell attended the local schools and was graduated from the high school as president of his class in February 1939.
Besides his mother, he leaves a sister Mrs. Jack Thelin, and his fiancée Miss Joan Pennington, of Carteret place.
Remembering the Men Who Paid For Our Freedom. Nutley, New Jersey.
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
9.16.2007
9.15.2007
Robert Dickert
(Oct. 6, 1944) - Mrs. Margaret Dickert of 331 Park Avenue was informed by telegram Monday that her husband Pfc. Robert Dickert had been killed in action in France on Sept. 15.
7.30.2007
Sgt. J. Eckson Pierce
(Aug. 25, 1944) - 1st Sgt. J. Eckson Pierce, formerly of Park Avenue, was reported killed in action in Northern France on July 30, 1944.
Pierce is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Plot E, Row 23, Grave 24.
Pierce is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Plot E, Row 23, Grave 24.
7.20.2007
Sgt. Wilbur Westfall
Sgt. Wilbur E. Westfall, U.S. Army serial No. 32064875, served in the 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division.
He entered the service from New Jersey, and died on July 20, 1944.
Westfall is buried at Plot B, Row 7, Grave 25, Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur_Mer, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
He entered the service from New Jersey, and died on July 20, 1944.
Westfall is buried at Plot B, Row 7, Grave 25, Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur_Mer, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
7.04.2007
1st Lt. John Gervan
(July 13, 1945) - Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. John Gervan of Myrtle avenue, that their son, 1st Lt. John Gervan, 27, reported missing last July 4, has been officially declared dead.
Lt. Gervan was piloting a P-51 Mustang with the 381st Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter group over St. Lo (France) when he was lost.
Lt. Gervan was piloting a P-51 Mustang with the 381st Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter group over St. Lo (France) when he was lost.
9.22.2006
NUTLEY FLYBOYS PAID HIGH PRICE IN WW I
Stuart Edgar and James Pearson are two of the men whose stories that come to mind when Lafayette Escadrille discussing Nutley's part in the air war over France during World War I.
The new movie "Flyboys" about the Lafayette Escadrille brings all the action and tragedy of those early flying days to the local cinema. But Nutley men held there own in that war 90 years ago.
Lt. Stuart Emmet Edgar served in the the Lafayette Escadrille. The young flyer was killed in a starting accident as he was starting out for patrol duty on Aug. 17, 1918.
Lt. Edgar, 28, worked and for a short time worked for the (Nutley) Sun. Later he was on the staff of the Newark News and the New York Evening Sun.
Born in Nutley, Edgar attended the Newark Academy and the Riverview Military Academy at Peekskill, N.Y., where he was a member of the football and baseball teams.
He later went to Cornell, where he was active in athletics and was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity and the Undine Sophomore Society.
In October 1916, Edgar joined the Norton-Harjes ambulance unit and went to France as an ambulance driver.
Later he went into the French aviation service, receiving his training a the Avord Flying School and later at Pau. When America entered the war he was transferred to the United States air service.
Lt. Edgar earlier wrote to his mother that he had been engaged in his first air fight from which he emerged unhurt. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #493, 272 Washington Avenue, is named in his honor.
Meanwhile, Capt. James W. Pearson of Nutley received his commission in the Royal Flying Corps in November 1917.
He was assigned to the RFC's 23rd Squadron and downed his first enemy plane on May 30, 1918.
He received credit for the conquest of a German fighter in both June and July, and his two victories in August qualified him as an "ace."
Over the next two months he raised his total victory count to eight and on Nov. 1, 1918, ten days before the Armistice, he won his last aerial battle.
Copyright © 2006 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.
Content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.
Nutley Sons Honor Roll, Nutley, N.J.
The new movie "Flyboys" about the Lafayette Escadrille brings all the action and tragedy of those early flying days to the local cinema. But Nutley men held there own in that war 90 years ago.
Lt. Stuart Emmet Edgar served in the the Lafayette Escadrille. The young flyer was killed in a starting accident as he was starting out for patrol duty on Aug. 17, 1918.
Lt. Edgar, 28, worked and for a short time worked for the (Nutley) Sun. Later he was on the staff of the Newark News and the New York Evening Sun.
Born in Nutley, Edgar attended the Newark Academy and the Riverview Military Academy at Peekskill, N.Y., where he was a member of the football and baseball teams.
He later went to Cornell, where he was active in athletics and was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity and the Undine Sophomore Society.
In October 1916, Edgar joined the Norton-Harjes ambulance unit and went to France as an ambulance driver.
Later he went into the French aviation service, receiving his training a the Avord Flying School and later at Pau. When America entered the war he was transferred to the United States air service.
Lt. Edgar earlier wrote to his mother that he had been engaged in his first air fight from which he emerged unhurt. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #493, 272 Washington Avenue, is named in his honor.
Meanwhile, Capt. James W. Pearson of Nutley received his commission in the Royal Flying Corps in November 1917.
He was assigned to the RFC's 23rd Squadron and downed his first enemy plane on May 30, 1918.
He received credit for the conquest of a German fighter in both June and July, and his two victories in August qualified him as an "ace."
Over the next two months he raised his total victory count to eight and on Nov. 1, 1918, ten days before the Armistice, he won his last aerial battle.
Copyright © 2006 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.
Content may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.
Nutley Sons Honor Roll, Nutley, N.J.
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