Mount Ephraim War Memorial

Branch: ARMY Service Number: 42140376 Rank: Private Unit: 29 th  Infantry Regiment, 116 th  Infantry Regiment, Co. “K” 147 Shreve St. Mt. Holly, NJ Attilio Joseph Simone was born on Saturday, August 4, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Italian immigrant parents Joseph and Jennie Simione. The surname was changed at some point during the immigration process to Simone. Attilio had two older brothers at this time. Dominico was born in 1914 and Vincent born in 1916. The Simones lived at 3281 Agate Street in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia by 1920. Attilio became a big brother on October 18, 1920, when his mother gave birth to twins Anthony and Josephine. Two years later, brother Peter was born. By 1930, the family had moved across the Delaware River into a home at 147 Shreve Street in Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Young Atillio attended grade school there up to 4th grade. It wasn't long before that the Simones migrated to Camden, New Jersey some time prio...

Branch: COAST GUARD RESERVES Service Number: 520257 Rank: Fireman 1 st  Class Assignment: USS Leopold (DE-319) James as a toddler James Arthur Busey was born on October 21, 1921 in Seabrook, Maryland to parents Samuel Arthur “Bubba” Busey and Zelah Catherine (Lauer) “Celie” Busey. James had a younger sister, Elizabeth "Betty" who was born in the fall of 1925. According to a 1925 directory, the Buseys were living at 1144 Fifth Street NE in Washington D.C. and the 1930 Census, shows them living at 513 G. Street Northeast in Washington D.C.  James was a parishioner of the Saint Francis Xavier Church and attended Holy Name parochial grade school from September 1928, when he began first grade until June 1936 when he graduated eighth grade. The principal there stated he was an average to poor student.  This assessment certainly could have been a reflection of his home life. It was during this period that James’s parents had separated. A situation that mus...