WAR PARTICIPANTS FROM BETHPAGE
(To add information (rank, birth, death, etc.) to these
entries, please e-mail loislovisolo@yahoo.com)
World War I
World War I Veterans who served and are listed on the Memorial
Boulder/Honor Roll in the Bethpage Community Park on Stewart Avenue.
( This rock used to stand in front of the Powell Avenue Elementary School.)
| Amendola, Raphael - Old Bethpage family |
| Bourguignon, Lewis |
| Benkert, George Jr. - Second local boy killed in action in WWI.
He was a half-brother of Hans and Freddy Benkert. |
| Brandt, Herman |
| Bartovitch, Benjamin - killed in action |
| Campagna, Frank |
| Deubel, Milton J. - Son of the proprietor of Duebel's Restaurant |
| Garrett, John - oldest son of the Garrett family that owned Garrett
Garage and Junk Yard on Stewart Avenue, south of Hempstead Turnpike |
| Gloeckler, Gustave |
| Hoebel, Louis - may have lived on Central Avenue, Bethpage |
| Henn, Edwin - possibly a brother or father of Elmer L. Henn, the
builder? |
| Howell, Jason |
| Jackson, Townsend |
| Jackson, Clarence |
| Koehler, Henry - son of the man who had the local grocery store,
later run by the Weber Family, on Central Avenue. |
| Kranz, William - brother of George Kranz |
| Klug, Frank - a carpenter |
| Laumann, Fred - brother of Charles Laumann; well-driller |
| Liandier, Jacques |
| Leslie, Milton |
| Leslie, Sidney |
| Leslie, Walter |
| Margot, William |
| McCord, Arthur - a builder, brother of Archie McCord? |
| McCord, Archibald - first local boy killed in World War I. American
Legion Post named after him. |
| Miller, Jacob - Brother of Henry Miller; married Emma (sister
of Rose Wegener); had 2 daughters-Elise and Norma. Lived
on Hempstead Turnpike., near Mid-Island Hospital. Worked for Godfrey
Farm Supply Co. on Stewart and Central Avenues. (deceased) |
| Nardi, Edward |
| Niemczyk, Joseph - oldest son of Anthony Niemczyk. Farmed on Haypath
Road for a while. Married Anna Abramoske. Had 15 children. Moved
to East Northport and farmed there on Cedar Road. Joe was gassed
in the Argonne Forest and felt the results of that for the rest
of his life. (deceased) |
| Ott, Herman - street named for this family |
| Olsen, John V. - lived on Edna Avenue, Bethpage. |
| Possenti, Humbert |
| Ruggiero, Domenick - Brother of Stella (Ruggiero)Finamore. |
| Stevens, Edwin - ran a garage and auto dealership (Robinson and
Stevens, Inc.) in Hicksville.
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| Schwartz, Carl - owned a greenhouse business on Central Avenue. |
| Stumpel, Henry - small contractor (concrete). |
| Seaman, Henry - ran local feed store, later moved to Seaford. |
| Vogtlander, William |
| Wagner, Henry A. |
Walsh, Valentin - son of John Walsh; nephew of Joseph Walsh of
Bethpage. Born 1898-died 1978. Retired to Florida.
Married. Had 3 sons. |
| Winter, William |
| Winter, Vincent |
| Zuk, Joseph - farmer north of Powell Avenue |
| Zwickert, Alfred - brother of William Zwickert |
| Zwickert, William - married Lena Seligman-owned a garage and auto
dealership on Hempstead Turnpike. |
World War II - Roll of Honor
| Abramson, Joll |
| Ahern, Jeremiah |
| Ahern, William |
| Altmann, Ernie |
| Altmann, Gerald |
| Altmann, Warren |
| Amendola, Francis |
| Amendola, Geo. |
| Amendola, Le Roy |
| Amendola, Raymond |
| Anderson, Harold - See entry at Anderson |
| Anderson, Raymond - See entry at Anderson |
| Anselmi, Demo |
| Antonellis, S.J. |
| Auer, Charles |
| Auer, Harold |
| Baczewiski, Regina |
| Baldwin, Everett |
| Bartolillo, Joseph |
| Belcastro, Frank |
| Belcastro, Joseph |
| Bells, James |
| Bellini, John |
| Belsha, Harry |
| Belsha, Jack |
| Belsha, James |
| Benkert, Fred |
| Benkert, Geo. |
| Bilogan, Charles |
| Bilogan, Henry |
| Bilogan, John |
| Bilogan, Matthew |
| Bilogan, Stephen |
| Bryant, Thomas |
| Bunner, James |
| Burmeister, Harry |
| Burmester, Geo. |
| Burns, Carlisle |
| Burns, Robert |
| Pvt. Butehorn, Charles - November 28, 1994 |
| Sgt. Butehorn, Joseph - May 10, 1945 |
| Buzzerrio, John T. |
| Caffrey, Raymond |
| Calissi, Henry |
| Calissi, Paul |
| Camerlingo, Emil |
| Campogna, Dominic |
| Candito, Anthony |
| Candito, Frank |
| Candito, Martin |
| Carriere, John |
| Carriere, Paul |
| Carriere, Raymond |
| Castelli, James |
| Cava, Edward |
| Cereoli, Ronald |
| Cereoli, Walter |
| Collins, Charles |
| Collins, Clarence |
| Compogna, Salvatore |
| Corraggio, James |
| Corraggio, Margaret |
| Corraggio, Michael |
| Corraggio, Nicholas |
| Cramer, Joseph |
| Cramer, Lawrence |
| Cramer, Ralph |
| Cullegari, F. |
| Damm, Robert |
| Damm, Theo. |
| Dean, David |
| Dean, John |
| De Benedetto, Martin |
| De Franis, Vito |
| Dean, James |
| Delaney, Robert |
| De Santo, Peter |
| Donolli, Emil |
| Downs, H. |
| Doyle, John. |
| Doyle, Wm. |
| Edwards, Claude |
| Ellerby, Sidney |
| Engelbrektson, S. |
| Facardi, Fred |
| Facardi, Stephen |
| Finamore, Ernest |
| Finnegan, Robert |
| Filice, Serafino |
| Fornari, Raymond |
| Fowler, Richard |
| Franza, Ralph |
| Friedman, Harold |
| Friedman, Randolph |
| Froehlich, Robert |
| Galla, Alex |
| Garish, W. |
| Garrett, Kenneth |
| Gerry, Jos. |
| Gerry, Wm. |
| Gifford, Jack |
| Gillespie, Robert |
| Goetz, Paul |
| Grandberg, Herbert |
| Grafenstein, Alfred |
| Greco, Michael |
| Greisofe, Paul |
| Gross, John |
| Haish, F. |
| Hartigan, Chas. |
| Hartman, Emil |
| Haugen, Andrew |
| Haugen, Harry |
| Haugen, Henry |
| Haugen, Raymond |
| Haun, Louis |
| Hildebrand, Fred |
| Hogrup, Henry |
| Holgerson, Arthur |
| Holmes, John |
| Howard, C. |
| Innacone, Louis |
| Johnson, Albin |
| Johnson, Ernest |
| Joster, Peter |
| Kaufman, Kenneth |
| Keteltas, John |
| Kiernan, Thomas |
| Klingelhoefer, James |
| Klug, John |
| Klug, Kenneth |
| Koenderman, Edward |
| Kordula, Al |
| Knapp, John |
| Knudsen, Richard |
| Kramer, Jr. Fred |
| Lawrsiten, Edward |
| Lawrow, Stephen |
| Leo, Nicholas |
| Leykamm, Fred |
| Leykmann, Willard |
| Lo Dalce, G. |
| Looney, Francis |
| Looney, James |
| Looney, John |
| Looney, Walter A. |
| Lorigan, John |
| Maggi, Lawrence |
| Maini, Chas. |
| Maltz, Isadore |
| Manacuso, Louis |
| Marrone, Frank |
| Masino, John |
| Mayo, Louis |
| Mazzara, Salvatore. |
| Mazzara, Geo. |
| Mazzarra, John |
| McDononough, Michael |
| Melone, Charles P. |
| Michaels, John |
| Mignone, Joseph |
| Mignone, Louis |
| Minicozzi, James |
| Minnick, Geo. |
| Monivis, Charles |
| Morris, Robert |
| Morselli, Thomas |
| Montermarano, Nicholas |
| Motti, Amo |
| Mueller, Peter |
| Neal, Edison |
| Nelson, Jack |
| Nelson, Victor |
| Nicholson, Carl |
| Nicholson, Robert |
| Noble, Fred |
| Noonan, Frank |
| Noonan, Thomas |
| Nylund, Roy |
| Olivio, Mario |
| Opdahl, Everett |
| Opdahl, Robert |
| Osinski, Matthew |
| Owens, Edward |
| Parize, R. |
| Parize, Robert |
| Payne, Walter |
| Pernicaro, Anna |
| Pernicaro, Peter |
| Peter, Margaret |
| Pirowski. Victor |
| Podsiadlo, Wanda |
| Price, Edwin |
| Ratto, Joseph |
| Ratto, Leonard |
| Ratto, Nicholas |
| Regan, Arthur |
| Regan, Michael |
| Reilley, Henry |
| Reinke, Bernard |
| Robinson, Alex. |
| Robinson, Lewis |
| Robinson, Shaw |
| Romscho, Charles |
| Rosenblum, Irving |
| Roshinko, John |
| Roshinko, Joseph |
| Rowehl, Louis |
| Rowehl, William |
| Rozzi, Dominick |
| Saitta, Louis |
| Saitta, Louis |
| Schaaf, Edward |
| Scheiner, Jacob |
Scherer, Walter
Born October 22, 1911
Died December 13, 1987
Rank/Service: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, US Army
Awarded Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Lived on corner of Scherer Avenue (named for his family) and Central Avenue, Bethpage
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| Schiavetta, August |
| Schiavetta, Louis |
| Schultz, Elmer |
| Sennett, Paul |
| Sisia, Joseph |
| Simmons, Frank |
| Siverston, Howard |
| Skellington, Clarence |
| Skellington, Edward |
| Sloan, Wiliam |
| Smith, A. |
| Smith, H. |
| Sokelski, Adam |
| Sokolski, Edward |
| Sorenson, Robert |
| Spagnoli, A. H. |
| Spielman, Robert |
| Spindler, Joseph |
| Spodebalski, Vincent |
| Steele, Albert |
| Steele, Bernard |
| Stokes, Joseph |
| Strauber, J.J. |
| Sturiale, Edward |
| Sturiale, Geo. |
| Swanstrom, Walter |
| Tallman, Charles |
| Tanner, Edward |
| Temme, Edward |
| Temme, Gilbert |
| Temme, James |
| Temme, Robert |
| Tucciarone, Harry |
| Tucciarone, J. S. |
| Tucciarone, Louis |
| Vigliotta, Thomas |
| Vitale, Anthony |
| Vitale, Carmine |
| Vitale, Peter |
| Von Thaden, Henry |
| Wagner, John |
| Wallach, Elaine |
| Waldman, Edward |
| Walton, James |
| Wawryck, Henry |
| Wenner, Frank |
| West, Harriet |
| Westby, John |
| Westby, Robert |
| White, James |
| Willford, Geo. |
| Wilson, Ronald |
| Wilson, Victor |
| Wright, Gordon |
| Zaderecki, Anthony |
| Zaderecki, Geo. |
| Zini, Dominick |
| Zini, Edward |
| Zinzi, Thomas |
| Zuck, Edward |
Korea
| Amendola, Frank |
| Amendola, John |
| Moesch, Richard |
Finamore, Frank
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd class
Company D
1st Marine Division
October 20, 1947 - October 19, 1951
Inchon Invasion Sept 15. 1950
Chosin Resivor Survivor - December 1950 |
Vietnam Veterans
There were ten men from Bethpage who were killed in action (KIA).
In memory of those Bethpage residents who died in the Vietnam conflict, the
Bethpage Woman's Club donated funds to the Vietnam Veterans Fund so that the
following ten names could be inscribed on the newly erected Vietnam Veterans
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
| 1st Lt. Stephan E. Karopczyc |
| L/CPL Guido Farinaro |
| PFC Otto C. Grabow |
| L/CPL Michael R. Morgan |
| PFC James M. Hasenflug |
| SP 4 William F. Henaghan |
| SP 4 Leonard F. Jantzen |
| SP 5 Gerald W. McCaffrey |
| Gagliardo, Frank |
| McCarthy, Peter R. |
Desert Storm / Iraq Veterans
| Donna Rusch, daughter of Edwin and Barbara Rusch, continues to serve in the US Services. She served in the
US Navy from 1977-1998. She transferred to the US Public Health Service in 1998 and continues to serve on active
duty as a a LT Commander. She received veteran honors for serving in the Gulf War (1990-1991) as well as during the
"Cold War" period. In addition to her current duties as a Health Policy Administrator, stationed in Washington, D.C.,
she is deployed for national and international emergencies & natural disasters, to serve as a liaison for US
government forces as well as provide clinical mental health services to victims. |
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