Category: Cranford’s 86

Jimmy Roberts

Meet Jimmy Roberts one of Cranford’s 86 By Don Sweeney, Cranford 86 Adopt A Vet Committee It was the morning of September 11, 2016. As a member of the Cranford 86 Adopt A Vet committee, I was scheduled to meet

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Joseph Vincent Whelan

Meet Joseph Vincent Whelan, Green Beret, Vietnam Conflict, One of Cranford’s 86 Submitted by Don Sweeney Since taking on the responsibility to tell the stories of the Cranford 86, I find myself gravitated to war movies on demand and in

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Thomas Truxtun

Meet Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Truxtun, Commanding Officer 210th Field Artillery Battalion One of Cranford’s 86 By Don Sweeney The selection honoring another one of our Cranford war heroes was recently made at the Cranford Public Library. My research mentor, Lieutenant

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William Asa Hale

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of The U.S. entry to WW1: Meet William Asa Hale, Aviation Engineer for The U.S. Army, one of Cranford’s 86. Written by Don Sweeney Research by Lt. Col. Steve Glazer (ret.), Cranford Historical Society

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