The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 29 - No. 6
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May 20, 2023
New Stories Whiting Veteran Honored On 105th Birthday Told On 86th
Anniversary Of Hindenburg
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–Photo by Bob Vosseller Joseph Longo seated at right holding his proclamation with the help of his 100-year-old brother Peter, seated at left, joins family members at AristaCare Nursing Home in Whiting where friends, family and guests came out to honor his service in World War II and celebrate his recent 105th birthday. By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – It was a day for celebration, not only for Joseph C. Longo, but for his entire family as well. There was much to enjoy as Longo celebrated his 105th birthday. He was reunited with his son Larry who lives out of state, brother Peter and many other family members and received a special motor-
cycle parade by members of the American Legion Riders and a proclamation from Manchester Township. Longo is one of 12 children born of Italian immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island in 1911. He grew up in Orange, New Jersey and after getting married in 1947, he and his wife Mary moved to West (Birthday - See Page 4)
First Responders Praised For Wildfire Response
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Fi r ef ig h t e r s , E M S members and police lined up in front of the dais as a proclamation was read by Mayor Robert Arace thanking them for their service during the April 11-13 (Responders See Page 16)
–Photo By Bob Vosseller Firefighters, EMS, and police line up as they listen to a proclamation by Mayor Robert Arace honoring them for their response to a raging wildfire last month.
–Photo by Bob Vosseller Navy Lakehurst Vice President Jennifer Suwak, left, joins special guest speaker Dr. Horst Schirmer in holding a wreath for the remembrance ceremony with Allen Hurley of Lakehurst.
–Photo courtesy The Longo Family Joseph C. Longo in U.S. Army dress uniform during his service during World War II.
Local WWII Hero Honored In Biography
By Mark Bator TOMS RIVER – The extraordinary life and times of an under-appreciated World War II hero was the subject of a question-and-answer session with author Steven M. Gillon at the George P. Vanderveer American Legion
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By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – It’s been 86 years since that fateful day, and people are still telling stories of the Hindenburg disaster that took place on May 6, 1937. Navy Lakehurst Historical Society (NLHS) and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (J BM DL) host e d a memorial event that took place outside Hangar One which used to house the famous airship. Among those invited were Margherita Thielke, who witnessed the disaster as a child, and Lakehurst resident Allen Hurley, the grandson of Allen Hagaman who was the one groundcrew worker who had perished. Hurley told said that he learned a lot from a
recent article that appeared in The Manchester Times from research that NLHS member Jim Larsen of Manchester shared. Larsen was also present at the evening’s ceremony. “My grandfather was on the tail section and he was 52, he ran (from the falling burning airship) and he tripped on the track where they could turn it and naturally it came down on him causing injury and mostly burns,” Hurley said. Thielke said “I’m 97 now. I lived in Haledon, New Jersey. My half-brother Mike and my father went to see the Hindenburg land. My brother was 14 and I was 11. We went in a 1934 Chevrolet Coupe with a rumble seat. It (Stories - See Page 5)
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