People of the 1940s

This section is dedicated to the brave souls of Boonton who served our country during WWII.

It was a very patriotic time in America after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the Germans declared war on us.  People listened avidly to the news on the radio and read the newspaper daily (some newspapers had an evening edition as well).  Since it was a time  before television, people watched the newsreels on the giant movie screens and it was terrifying to watch the bombing of England and seeing our soldiers in battle.  

More than 400,000 American soldiers died during WWII.  They were our true heroes.

You can read the stories of our brave men and women who served our country during WWII in Lloyd  and Terry Charlton’s book “Boonton USA – WWII Stories. Copies for purchase available at the Boonton Historical society and Bobby’s News.

The following from Boonton (and surrounding towns) lost their lives for our country:

**Brothers
Name
Age
Date they Died
Jerome L. Arnov
No Info available
No Info available
Francis Bednar
20
3/10/1945
Joseph J. Beradino
30
5/10/1945
Andrew H. Bladt
22
3/11/1945
Daniel E. Bott
20
9/20/1944
Archie Buckle  **
24
1944
Cuthbert Buckle **
24
1941
Roy C. Busse
20
2/7/1945
Frederick W. Castle
36
12/24/1944
Albert H. Cook
24
6/8/1944
Harold H. Daly
38
11/3/1941
Herbert Dargue
No Info available
12/12/1941
Arthur Davenport
21
9/18/1944
Robert Decker
23
3/22/1944
Thomas DiCenzo
22
5/15/1945
William Dodds
No Info available
5/15/1945
William Donos
No Info available
No Info available
Andrew Dziorny, Jr.
22
7/31/1944
Richard English
23
1944?
Fred Estler
20
2/1/1945
William Fleming 
22
4/19/1944
Donald Foley
24
10/12/1944
Donald Fortunato
25
2/1/1944
Edward Gallo
25
11/12/1944
David Healion
26
3/6/1943?
Gilbert Higgins
22
3/28/1945
John Hoover
21
12/28/1944
Joseph Hopkins
21
12/21/1944
Louis Jacobus
20
4/10/1945
Robert Kelley
24
11/21/1944
Richard Kelly
24
7/6/1943
Carmen Lanciano
20
4/8/1945
Lars Larsen
18
9/27/1944
Philip Manella
24
1/30/1945
Clarence McCain
23
2/7/1943
Joseph McDermott
23
3/2/1945
Albert Mitchko
26
11/15/1944
Ernest Muriano
24
4/9/1946
Gilbert Naughton
21
3/26/1943
Chester Nycz
22
11/29/1944
Charles Ofsonka
33
12/25/1944
Charles Osmun
22
1944
Joseph Pavliak
26
2/25/1945
Joseph Pazinich
28
9/30/1944
Sol Petroff
27
5/19/1944
Archie Piscitello
No Info available
1/15/1945
Wilbur Randolph
39
12/3/1944
Fred Rieve
31
4/25/1945
Frank Scerbo
21
2/23/1945
Robeson Sherrerd
No Info available
10/29/1943
John Taylor
37
4/9/1943
Wallace Thomas
31
5/7/1944
Lowell Tuhle
20
9/26/1944
Arumund Utne
27
2/2/1945
Robert W. VanFleet
No Info available
11/23/1943
Robert Wheaton
20
1944
James Williams
No Info available
10/5/1942
Delafield Wyckoff
22
7/18/1943
JosephA.  Zayac, Jr.
22
5/4/1945
Joseph J. Zibura
34
3/18/1945