Nutley Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom

Biographies of the more than 130 Nutley sons who died while in service to our country.

NUTLEY, N.J. -- In the past century, 138 Nutley sons died while in service to our country. 

One soldier was killed in the American War of Independence.
Three were killed in action in the Civil War.
World War I took 17. 
World War II took 92 sons. 
The Korean War era took 12 sons. 
The Vietnam War took 9 sons.
Preserving the peace during the Cold War set its toll at 8 Nutley sons. 

Here, in one source, beyond the names of the fallen, are their stories.

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November Casualties

November 5, 1918 - Ralph Zellars

November 28, 1918 - Pasquale De Francesco

November 13, 1942 - Hebert Washburne

November 10, 1943 - John Del Grosso

November 2, 1944 - Arthur Leithauser

November 5, 1944 - Joseph Des Jardins Jr.

November 10, 1944 - Thurston Woodford

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 2, 1945 - Anthony Impellizeri

November 30, 1945 - Thomas E. Smith

November 4, 1966 - Robert Brinckmann

November 10, 1968 - Richard Greenspan

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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

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September Casualties

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

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August Casualties

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

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July Casualties

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

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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

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May Casualties

May 17, 1862 - John Donaldson
May 3, 1863 - James Cunningham 
May 23, 1918 - Albert Trazewski
May 14, 1944 - Daniel Antonacci
May 27, 1946 - Werner Holzhauer Jr.
May 18, 1951 - John Gorman
May 7, 1958 - Thomas Tuttle

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January Casualties

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
January 1943 - Souren Avedisian

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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

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

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 - 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.

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.

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.

Send us your suggestions Legendary Locals of Nutley Comments

Legendary Locals of Nutley

Nutley's WWI flying Ace, Capt. James Pearson

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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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.

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