An Honor Roll of Heroes from Verona, New Jersey
who died while protecting America's Freedom
"Any nation that does not honor its heroes
will not long endure."

- President Abraham Lincoln  
Civil War
Private Michael Kiefer
Private Walter S. Personett
World War I
Private Benjamin Franklin Douglas
Private Winfield McIntyre
Sergeant Frank G. Wittenweiler
World War II
PFC John E. Ahrendtsen
Cpl. Arthur Lyon Albe
Elec. Mate Arthur J. Anderson
Cpl. Ralph S. Buggeln
PVT. John H. Chidester, III
PVT. Daniel W. Conklin
2nd LT. Edwin E. Courter
Cpl. Hobart Earle
PFC Constantine Emanuel
PVT Robert O. Fielding
1st LT John L. Gage
1st LT Gordon T. Gates
Capt. David Hammond
1st LT William E. Hinrichs
T SG Robert B. Klepzig
PVT Michael C. Leone
S SGT Albert B. Leroy
2nd LT Nicholas F. Michetti
S SG Peter F. Nicoulin
PVT Max Novick
2nd LT James S. Randolph
2nd LT William Robertson, III
George J. Schiabor
PFC Edwin C. Smoot, Jr.
2nd LT Joseph Watson Taylor
1st LT Warren O. Van Winkle
PVT John B. Wands, Jr.
S SG Charles Weller
PVT Robert R. Whealdon
1st LT Robert R. Wilson
Mch Mate Walter Budd Wimley
William A. Wittenweiler, Jr.
Signalman Thurston F. Woodford
Korean War
None Known
Vietnam War
1st LT Gerald D. Geoghegan
CPL Anthony V. Hein
LCPL Robert A. McCloskey
MAJ Eugene M. Pabst
SPEC Alan K. Taylor
Verona Police Department
Patrolman Theodore R. Braun
"We will always remember. We will always
be proud. We will always be prepared, so we
may always be free"

- President Ronald Reagan
The goal of this project is to preserve the memory of these heroes and not let
their stories be lost to history.  Their sacrifices should be honored and their
histories should be available to school children and adults to learn about the
heroic Verona residents who came before them.
It is vital that friends and
family of these heroes be found, so that they may share pictures, service
records, and other information to add to these stories. If you are a
family member or friend of one of these heroes, or you know someone
who is or may have additional information, please contact:
Robert Caruso
Heritage Preservation Associates
Verona, New Jersey
veronaheroes@heritagepreservation.us
This Website is maintained by
Heritage Preservation Associates
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Many thanks to Anthony Buccino of
the
Nutley Sons for his guidance in
creating this website
Verona Heroes
Henry Carlson of Verona flew on
the last B-29 mission of World War
II against the Japanese.
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for the story!