On Memorial Day and Veterans Day Bernards Township honors our military with a banner salute around the Bernards Township Municipal building and town hall.
Special thanks to the Bernards Township Veteran’s Appreciation Task Force under the direction of Mayor James Baldassare who have been working on the project since early January 2020. Please take a moment to remember those who have served to preserve our freedoms and our way of life.
Historic Photos – Somerset Hills
Liberty Corner Veterans Plaque 1949 
Captain Robert Terry – Flight instructor for Tuskegee Airmen 1941-1945 
Private Andres F. Grabarczyk of Liberty Corner died in the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942 
Amelia Grabarczyk and her three servicemen sons – 1944. Left to Right, Frank, USN, Anthony USN, Peter USMC 
Brothers James and Harold Thomson returned from duty in 1945. James was a USN pilot Harold was in the US Army and was Mayor of Bernards Township in 1950,51, 53, 1nd 56. 
Sergeant George E Brush of Basking Ridge 1944 was KIA on Guadalcanal in 1944. 
Sergeant William B. Neill KIA in St. Michiel France on September 30, 1918. Municipal Hall dressed for Memorial Day 
Lieutenant Austin P. Spencer USNA c1943 was lost at sea while on a submarine search mission in the North Atlantic. His father was was the Basking Ridge Tax Collector Trueman H. Spencer 
Bernards Township Militia c1919 Supported and supplied by John A. Roebling and trained by Lieutenant Joseph Dobbs (far right)
I want to thank our Veterans Appreciation Task Force headed by Jennifer Donohoe for having our Hero’s Banners completed and hung today around Town Hall. I also want to thank VFW Post Commander Fred Bueler, Betsy Bacot and Mona Shaw for all their help and dedication to honoring our veteran heroes just in time for Memorial Day weekend. I encourage all of our residents to take a slow ride around Town Hall and honor the service and sacrifice our veterans make so that we can all remain free. I am very proud of the work accomplished by the Task force, along with the collaboration of our amazing Township staff to make this a reality. Special thanks to our DPW for their help in hanging the banners as well.
Mayor James Baldassare
Local Banner Campaign
Bernards Township Program – A suggested donation of $75 is paid to help offset the cost of banner production. Any resident who’d like to participate can contact Bernards Township Veterans Task Force.
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Resident Jennifer Donohoe is also on the task force along with other representatives, including to up to two residents, Township Administrator Pat Monaco, the Bernards Township DPW superintendent or designee.
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