RESOLUTION HONORING SALEM COUNTIANS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED
NEW JERSEYS HIGHEST MILITARY AWARD

WHEREAS, residents of Salem County through history have left their homes and loved ones to fight for their Country during times of conflicts and wars; and

WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey has found fit to honor these residents by the awarding of the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal on Monday, February 25, 2002; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Salem also wishes to honor these residents who have served so honorably and have sacrificed so much to defend our freedom; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Salem hereby honors the awardees of the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal listed below for their service in defending our Country and the freedom we enjoy today.

Franklin C. Alloway

Dennis R. Butler

Joseph F. Hackett

George A. Koehler

James R. Montagna

William D. Seehousz

Arthur D. Ayars

Franklin C. Calloway

Richard L. Hackett

Thomas J. Leisner

John B. Moore

Robert G. Shaw

Nazareno G. Banco

James J. Claxton

William B. Hall

John W. Lezenby

Robert S. Newkirk

Richard E. Sheppard

Robert W. Bender

William S. Conklin

Howard C. Henderson

Charles H. Liber

Joseph C. Nicholas

Michael L. Shimp

Charles W. Bobb

Steve Cooker

Terry L. Hewitt

Samuel W. Lodge

Gary J. Nocon

Walter J. Simpkins

Bruce L. Bobbitt

Theodore N. Cox

Thomas E. Hicks

Julian J. Manorowitz

Ronald R. Ogbin

Frank R. Skilton

Mercer T. Bonta

Irvin L. Crum

Frank P. Hofacker

Harry R. Martell

George Orbin

Theodore R. Smith

John P. Boucher

Don A. Crum

James E. Howard

Frank H. Maurer

George M. Parris

William W. Sparks

Joseph P. Branosky

Glenn Davis

Carl E. Huff

John T. Maxwell

Raymond K. Pew

John F. Stone*

Everett W. Brown

Harvey R. Demarest

Robert W. Jamison

Michael R. Messick

Edward J. Pflieger

Samuel D. Venuto

Charles E. Brown

John K. Flitcraft

William M. Johnson

Charles M. Miller

Edward J. Pflieger

Rowland M. Warfle

Calvin F. Burden*

Herbert J. Graf

Lorenzo Kelley

Harry E. Miller

Thomas W. Roberts

James C. Whitaker

John D. Burke

Earl Graham

Louis J. Kirsch

Harold E. Miller

Danny C. Schaffer

Harold B. Wood

          Clarence M. Youngcourt
          Clarence J. Ziegler

* Denotes Posthumously Awarded

C. DAVID SPARKS, JR., Freeholder Director
JOHN A. KUGLER, Deputy Director
SUSAN A. BESTWICK, Freeholder
MICHAEL H. FACEMYER, Freeholder
R. BENJAMIN SIMMERMON, Freeholder
CHARLES R. SULLIVAN, Freeholder
LEE R. WARE, Freeholder

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true resolution adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Salem at its regular meeting held onWednesday, March 6, 2002

RITA SHADE SIMPSON, Clerk of the Board/Administrator

Vets Honored