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Bammert, Richard A.
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
March 9, 2020
Baratta, Dean
Cold War / Enduring Freedom
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
November 30, 2007
Bayne, William W. Jr.
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
October 19, 2015
Bennert, William H.
World War II
US Army / NJ National Guard
102nd / 117th Cavalry
May 14, 2002
Bilby, Joseph G.
Vietnam War
US Army, Military Police Corps
1st MP Company, 1st Infantry Div
May 6, 2005
Bocchino, William A.
WWII Era / Korean War
US Navy / US Army
USS Macon
February 15, 2018
Book, Peter
World War II / Korean War
US Army Air Corps
US Air Force
September 23, 2002
Bustard, Michael
Iraqi Freedom / Post 9-11
US Army
Field Artillery / Intelligence
Date: May 18, 2026
Capolupo, Angelo M.
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
December 11, 2017
Carrington, James H.
WWII / Korean War / Vietnam
US Navy
USS Leyte / USS Hanson
September 16, 2002
Carroll, John M.
World War II
US Army
294th Engineer Combat Battalion
September 11, 2009
Cassidy, Vincent J.
World War II
US Army
176th Field Artillery Battalion
October 6, 2003
Chalfant, Thomas W.
Vietnam War
US Army
4th Infantry Div, 4th Armored Div
February 5, 2002
Chapman, Sean M.
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Army, 82nd Airborne
NJ Army National Guard
May 13, 2019
Chlapowski, John A.
Vietnam / Desert Storm
US Army
48th Assault Helicopter Co.
December 16, 2015
Chojnacki, Eugene R.
Vietnam War / Cold War
US Air Force
NJ Air National Guard
January 9, 2023
Christensen, Bertram
World War II
US Merchant Marine
European / Pacific Theater
January 8, 2003
Ciampoli, Gerald M.
World War II
US Army
100th Chemical Mortar Battalion
September 7, 2001
Cochran, Warren H.
World War II
US Army
85th Signal Operations Battalion
February 6, 2004
Conner, Walter F.
Vietnam War / Desert Storm
US Marine Corps
7th Marine Regiment
June 27, 2014
Coppola, Arthur A.
WWII / Vietnam / Cold War
US Marine Corps
III Amphibious Corps
May 7, 2015
Crescibene, Henry A.
WWII Era / Korean War / Vietnam
US Army Air Corps / US Air Force
NJ Air National Guard
September 6, 2017
Cunniff, Michael L.
Cold War / Desert Storm
US Air Force
NJ Air National Guard
November 14, 2017
Devery, Dennis
Cold War / Enduring Freedom
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
August 16, 2024
Eisenman, Richard N.
World War II
US Army Air Corps
20th Combat Map Squadron
March 23, 2016
Falca-Dodson, Maria
Cold War / Post-9/11
US Air Force
NJ Air National Guard
February 26, 2011
Feinberg, William M.
World War II
US Army
707th Military Police Battalion
January 18, 2008
Ferrone, Robert J.
Desert Storm / Cold War
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
December 11, 2002
Fitz Maurice, Donald
World War II
US Army Air Corps
461st Bomb Group
September 17, 2001
Galione, Dominick
World War II / Cold War
US Army Air Corps
10th Air Force
June 23, 2008
Gallagher, Charles C.
Vietnam War
US Marine Corps
1st / 3rd Marine Divisions
August 14, 2017
Graziano, Vincent S.
World War II
US Army
Allied HQ / Mediterranean Theater
July 27, 2007
Gunderson, Barbara
World War II
British Army
Auxiliary Territorial Service
July 24, 2002
Henry, Harrington D.
Desert Storm / Iraq
US Navy / US Army
NJ National Guard / Reserves
November 30, 2016
Hill, Walter J.
Vietnam / Iraq / Afghan
US Marine Corps / US Army
NJ Army National Guard
August 20, 2018
Hodges, Robert E.
WWII-Era / Korea / Cold War
US Army
159th Field Artillery Battalion
Octobere 28, 2005
Kieffer, Reinhardt J.
World War II
US Army
Counter-Intelligence Corps
September 30, 2003
Kopp, Benjamin S.
Gold Star Families
US Army
75th Ranger Regiment
Date: August 19, 2024
Long, Christine E.
World War II / Korean War
US Army Air Corps
US Air Force
September 7, 2005
Lozano, Carlos R.
Vietnam War
US Air Force
483rd Civil Engineer Squadron
February 24, 2003
Maltaghati, Florence
World War II / Cold War
US Army
Women’s Army Corps
December 13, 2002
Martinez, Harry
Desert Storm / Iraqi Freedom
US Marine Corps / US Army
NJ Army National Guard
March 12, 2007
Martone, Arthur E.
World War II / Cold War
US Army Air Corps
NJ Air National Guard
September 21, 2016
McAndrews, Christopher
Korean War
US Army
24th Infantry / 11th Airborne
August 22, 2003
McCabe, Jerome J.
World War II
US Army Air Corps
52nd / 48th Fighter Groups
December 21, 2001
McDonough, Frank
Cold War / Vietnam War
US Marine Corps
Battalion Commander
August 19, 2016
Miller, Jeffrey A.
Cold War / Desert Storm
US Coast Guard
USCGC Reliance (WMEC 615)
November 10, 2010
Miller, Veronica P.
Cold War / Desert Storm / Iraq
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
January 19, 2007
Mombelardi, Ray
World War II / Korean War
US Merchant Marines
Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean
January 9, 2003
Morgan, Raymond B.
WWII / Korea / Cold War
US Marine Corps
3rd Marine Division
August 16, 2013
Nall, Walter R.
Cold War / Post 9-11
US Army
Alabama/NJ Army National Guard
December 27, 2023
Nooter, Lucas
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Air Force
NJ Army National Guard
March 26, 2007
Nunn, John M.
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Army
42nd Division Support Command
Date: February 4, 2008
Otto, Mark
Desert Storm / Panama Invasion
US Marine Corps
2nd Force Recon
February 19, 2016
Petrovich, Anthony
World War II / Korea / Vietnam
US Merchant Marine
Chief Electrician
December 12, 2001
Pruiksma, Walter N.
World War II
US Army
783rd Military Police Battalion
April 10, 2006
Raffetto, Robert
Cold War / Desert Storm / Iraq
US Navy
Dental Officer
October 24, 2012
Richichi, Carmen J.
Korean War / Cold War
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
September 9, 2013
Rieth, Gary E.
Cold War / Vietnam War
US Army
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
September 6, 2001
Ritchings, Richard A.
World War II / Cold War
US Army Air Corps / US Air Force
5th / 9th / 12th Air Force
June 16, 2003
Ruane, Michael T.
Vietnam War / Cold War
US Army
196th Light Infantry Brigade
December 19, 2019
Rybarczik, Walter
World War II
US Army Air Corps
2nd Long Range Photo Recon
December 27, 2017
Seidler, William
World War II / Korean War
US Navy
USS LSM 256 / USS Donner
June 18, 2003
Solomon, Irvin A.
World War II / Korean War
US Merchant Marines
Pacific, Atlantic, Mediterranean
January 9, 2003
Sullivan, Thomas
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Army / US Air Force
NJ National Guard
September 19, 2018
Torresson, Thomas S.
World War II / Cold War
US Army Air Corps / US Air Force
Morro Castle Disaster Survivor
October 29, 2004
Towers, Edward J.
Mexican Border 1916
US Army
New Jersey National Guard
August 25, 1983
Varlese, Frederic N.
Vietnam War
US Air Force
384th Air Refueling Squadron
February 11, 2002
Von Spreckelsen, Henry E.
World War II
US Navy
USS Indianapolis / Mississippi
September 22, 2004
Whitman, Henry C.
Cold War / Vietnam War
US Air Force
Tactical Fighter Squadrons
June 27, 2012
Williams, Earnest Jr.
Cold War / Iraqi Freedom
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
November 21, 2017
Williams, Robert
Vietnam War
US Marine Corps
Marine Medium Helicopter Sq.
December 12, 2025
Winthers, Robert J.
Vietnam / Desert Storm / Iraq
US Army
NJ Army National Guard
January 19, 2007
Yancey, Robert H.
WWII / Korea / Vietnam
US Navy / US Army
24th Infantry Regiment
October 13, 2011
Zuccarelli, Frank E.
World War II
US Marine Corps
3rd Marine Division
December 28, 2005
Zuzzio, Paul A.
Enduring Freedom / Iraqi Freedom
US Army, US Army Reserves
NJ Army National Guard
May 9, 2012
