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:
| 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 |