Belleville Sons Honor Roll

World War I

1917-1918

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These 20 Belleville Sons are known to have died in the Great War

 William Charles Bain Jr.

Harry Benjamin Blekicki (Smith)

 Carmine Caruccio

Edward Joseph Crowell ***

 Gregory Mc Pherson Davey

 George Eyre

 Michael Augustine Flynn ***

 Harry Melvin Garside

 Henry Charles Hoag

 George John Kalvio

Edward Joseph Kane

 Charles Mc Ginty

Thomas Joseph Mooney

Charles Edgar Morgan

Michael John Murray

 Charles Aloysius Schaffer

George Stuart Smith

William Thomas Smith

Fred W. Stockham

 George A. Younginger

*** Information added April 2007

 Victory statue in front of Town Hall, honors the Belleville sons ''who served in the World War, and in perpetual memory of those of their number who gave their lives in the service and whose names are here inscribed.'' Below, close up of names on above shield. Monument is located in front of Town Hall on Washington Avenue, Belleville, N.J.

Photos  copyright © 2003 by Anthony Buccino, all rights reserved.

According to the American Battle Monuments Commission,
of the 136,516 Americans that lost their lives during World War I,
there were 4,452 Missing In Action.

The population of Belleville in 1920 was 15,696.

Sources

American Battle Monuments Commission

Belleville Historical Society, Edward O'Neil

Belleville Town Hall Victory Monument

Ed Morrows, grandnephew of Edward Crowell

Newark Star-Eagle

St. Peter's Church, Belleville, New Jersey - 150 Years

The Belleville Times, Nov. 11, 1996, Richard Dickon, Editor

The Nutley Sun

The World Almanac and Book of Facts for 1921.  Publisher: New York World-Telegram and Sun.

The Great War Society

Belleville Sons Honor Roll - Remembering the Men Who Paid for Our Freedom Second Edition

Now available in paperback or as a download.

The 174-page second edition updates information from the 106-page original printing, including more information on Belleville actions in the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and Cold War casualties.

Latest edition includes some photographs.