Harding Township, WWII, United States Army 301st Infantry Regiment – 94th Infantry Division Missing in Action when the ammunition ship U.S.S. Morris County, Civil War, 15 th New Jersey
Killed in Action at Petersburg, June 23, 1864. Missing in Action Supposed dead at Boydton Plank Road.īorn in Morristown, Civil War, 16 th MichiganĬaptured in Tennessee, held for four months before escaping. Morris County, Civil War, 11 th New Jersey Perished in captivity on the Tiger Death March. Armeny’s plane.īutler, Korea, United States Army 3rd Battalion Fischer (Captain Pilot), Lieutenant Robert W. Aren (did not belong to crew), Corporal Lawrence O.
Airplane Serial Number: 43-37621The Crew of the B-17 After the war in 1945 all returned to the US Corporal Robert W. “In memory of the emergency landing in Heufurt on 25 November 1944 after their first mission.US Bomber Boeing B-17G, Tail number: Ac44-6612, Eigth Air Force Air Corps (AC)Unit: 96/337/AW-A 96th Bomb Group, 337th Bomber Squadron. Plaque on a farm road in Heufurt marks the location of the crash: English translation: Missing in Action at The Battle of The Wilderness.įlorham Park, WWII, United States Army 96TH BG – 337th BS – 8th AF Morris County, Civil War, 1 st New Jersey He died a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison, February 13, 1865. Morris County, Civil War, 33 rd New Jersey Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines.
United States Army 21st Squadron – 374th Troop Carrier Group If you have additions, corrections or have further information, please contact Jan Williams at Our list below of Morris County soldiers and sailors is not complete, as evidenced by the lack of female POW/MIAs, the absence of POW/MIAs from the American Revolution, the Spanish American War, and later conflicts. Their sacrifices in the name of freedom and liberty always will be remembered,” said Freeholder Director Doug Cabana. “The Board of Freeholders, on behalf of all Morris County residents, thank these brave soldiers, sailors, and flyers for their service to our nation. Today, Morris County remembers and honors servicemen missing in action, those who died in captivity and those who were returned to the nation. The American Prisoner of War experience is rife with horrific repetitions the infamous images of Andersonville prisoners emaciated to the brink of death reflect the depravation suffered by Long Hill Township’s Gene McMahon, who lost half his body weight during imprisonment in a German camp.Ĭontinental soldiers referred to the Jersey and other prison ships as “Hell ships” the phrase repeated in WWII and employed to describe Japanese prison ships, such as the Arisan Maru, that held Morris County resident Paul Verdi.Įstablished by the United States Congress in 1979, the third Friday in September was designated the day to remember those who were Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. Ten years earlier, in 1898, ex-POW Charles Hopkins of Boonton was charged with the task of supervising the creation of a monument to New Jersey soldiers buried at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War. In 1908, President-elect Howard Taft presided at the monument dedication consisting of a column of 148 feet to “The Prison Ship Martyrs.” In 1873, the remains of some 11,000 American prisoners from the Jersey and surrounding British prisons were exhumed and placed into vaults in what is now Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn. In the mid to late 19th Century, Americans began to erect visible reminders to honor prisoners of war and those whose fates are unknown. The dead buried hastily in shallow graves near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, likely including the remains of Mendham’s John Channel. These were the words of a Continental soldier, a prisoner of war on the British prison ship “Jersey.” (PNG, 731KB)Ĭonditions on the Jersey led to thousands of Patriot deaths.
Our morning’s salutation is: ‘Rebels! Turn out your dead!’ ” “We bury 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 men a day….we have 200 more sick and falling sick every day the sickness is yellow fever, small-pox and in short everything else that can be mentioned. Remembering Morris County’s Missing and Prisoners POW/MIA Recognition Day in Morris County - See The List of Morris County POWs/MIAs History of the Morris County Courthouse.Volunteer for the Medical Reserve Corps.Commissioner Meeting Agendas and Minutes.