Commissioners commemorate 83rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor December 5, 2024

MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 5, 2024

Contact: Dan Keashen
Phone: (856) 225-5436
Cell:    (856) 816-1374
E-mail: dan.keashen@camdencounty.com

Date:               Dec. 6, 2024   

Time:              10 a.m.

Location:        Battleship New Jersey
100 Clinton Street
Camden, NJ 08103  

Attendees:    Camden County Commissioner Melinda Kane
Gloucester County Commissioner Director Frank J. DiMarco
Gloucester County Commissioner Denice DiCarlo
Ted Gallagher, director of the Camden County Office of Veterans Affairs
Bob Jonas, director of the Gloucester County Office of Veterans Affairs

Details:           The Board of Commissioners will join the Office of Veterans Affairs, members of the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners and local veterans on Friday to honor the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. 

Friday marks the 83^rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a military base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Within just two hours, 18 US warships had been sunk or damaged, 188 aircrafts were destroyed, and 2,403 American servicemen and women were killed. The attack marked the beginning of the United States involvement in World War II.

“Dec. 7, 1941 is a day that forever changed our nation and the world,” said Commissioner Melinda Kane, liaison to the Camden County Office of Veterans Affairs. “It is so important that we continue to honor the lives of those lost on that day so their legacy will never be forgotten.” 

This year, Commissioner Kane and Navy Veteran Lou Cavaliere will also be presenting a plaque to the Battleship New Jersey. The plaque is an exact replica of the Memorial Plaque which sits on the USS Missouri and memorializes the surrender of Japan to the US on Sept. 2, 1945, ending World War II in the Pacific Treater.

The event will also feature the presentation of the Peter Molnar Award to the Gloucester County Veteran Memorial Cemetery Honor Guard, an organization committed to honoring deceased comrades in arms by performing military service funerals. The award is presented yearly at the Pearl Harbor Ceremony and is presented to people or organizations who are significantly involved with veterans’ activities in the county and across the state.