 New Jersey Remembers WWII, a one hour high definition documentary honoring New Jersey’s own. This program reveals heartfelt stories from WWII as told by New Jersey veterans and civilians who fought for American freedom.
WWII … it was a defining moment in time during the 20th century when America came together to preserve our democratic way of life. Interviews include former NJ governor, Brendan T. Byrne a navigator with the Army Air Corp, Arthur Seltzer, a Jewish war veteran serving in the army during the battle of the bulge, Ovid DiFiore, a Signal Corp photographer who captured the image of Mccarthur and many others, and Gilmon Brooks a Buck Sgt. In the marines who saw the flag raise at Iwo Jima. These interviews are included along with others who worked on the home front and in different theaters of the war.
More than 37 million deaths have been estimated during WWII. The us lost more than 320 thousand soldiers, more than 15,000 were from NJ. Archival film and stills are included in NJ remembers WWII, and is produced & written by Lisa Bair Miller. Kent Manahan, senior anchor for NJN News is the narrator for the program. Janice Selinger is executive producer.
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Interviewed for the Program
- Henry Straub, son of Henry Straub, Air Corp Tech Sergeant
- Lita Saldarini, Secretary, The Manhattan Project
- Ada Bloom, Librarian, The War Film Department
- Lewis Bloom, Military Intelligence
- John Scagnelli, Junior Grade, USS Eagle
- Bill Monks, Corporal Charlie Co. 1BN, 3rd Marines, 3rd Div.
- Gilmon Brooks, Buck Sergeant 8th Marine Ammunition Company
- Ovid DiFiore, Army Signal Corps Photographer
- Leonard G. Lomell, Sergeant Major, 2nd Ranger Battalion, D Company
- Arthur Seltzer, Tech Sergeant , 4th Armored Signal Medallion
- Jim Cullen, Staff Sgt., Squad Leader, Car Commander, 3rd Armor Division, 36th Armored Infantry
- Jerome Selinger, Private First Class, 10th Armored Division
- Ernestine Martin, wife of Frank “Pepper” Martin, Private First Class, Anti-Tank Company
- Kevin Martin, son of Frank “Pepper” Martin, Private First Class, Anti-Tank Company
- Brendan Byrne, former NJ Governor, First Lt. Navigator, 15th Air Force Division
- Joseph P O'Donnell, Air Corp Staff Sergeant, B-17 Ball Turret Gunner
- Karnig Thomasian, Air Corp Electrical Specialist / Gunner
- Edgar Wolfe Jr., First Lieutenant, Air Transport Command
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Funding Provided by
- Holly Beach Public Library Association
- American History Education in Schools
Additional funding by families in honor of their loved ones
- Pvt. Rocco A. Cerbo
- Walter R. Good
- Vincent A. Girardy
- John A. Kirk
- John S. Reed, Lt. Cmdr. USS Niblack
And by viewers like you
Individual contributions by
- Kevin Brady, American Institute for History Education
- JoAnn Bartoletti, New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association
- Edward Brannigan, New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police
- Nick Cerbo, In honor of Pvt. Rocco A. Cerbo
- Elizabeth Christopherson, In honor of Walter R. Good
- Maud Dahme
- Estelle Girardy, In honor of Vincent A. Girardy
- George Harms, George Harms Construction Company, Inc.
- Cynthia and Peter Kellogg, Kellogg Foundation
- John and Mona Kirk, In honor of John A. Kirk
- Nancy & Arthur Lee
- Jane Osborne, Holly Beach Public Library Association
- Larry Paragano, Paragano Family Foundation
- John Reed, In honor of John S. Reed, Lt. Cmdr. USS Niblack
- Amy and Jay Regan, Mary and C. Graydon Rogers
- Tara and Peter Speer
- William Waldron
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