TRG Veterans Day Wall-of-Honor

TRG Headquarters in Mt. Laurel, NJ
Submitted by Mie Clements,
Accounts Payable/Procurement
This is my father, Thomas Morris. He served
his Country in two wars, the Korean War and
World War II.
In the Korean war he was a Forward Observer
and in World War II he was a Bombardier and
flew on the Mary Jane as Captain. My father
loved serving. Before he passed in 2002, he
wrote a memoir of his time in the Service and
what it meant to him and our family.
Submitted by Dennis York,
TRGSS
Here are two photos of my dad, who
was a Marine. He passed away this
year at the end of August 2013.
Carol Weir,
West Coast Escrow
The photo was taken shortly after I joined the
Navy. At that time, I was a Radioman 3rd
Class. This was the Summer Uniform.
I went to boot camp in Orlando Florida and
Radioman A-School in Bainbridge,
Maryland. I then spent 4 years in Monterey
California, at the Naval Post Graduate School,
attached to the Naval Telecommunication
Station, Monterey. The medal is a National
Defense Medal, as the Vietnam War was still
ongoing when I enlisted.
Submitted by Mie Clements,
Accounts Payable/Procurement
Attached is a photo of my nephew, Robert
"Bert" Morris, who passed away,
unexpectedly, on September 21, 2014.
A decorated war veteran, Bert served in
Afghanistan with the 1/8 Infantry Division of
the Marine Corps. He was honorably
discharged in May 2012 as a corporal and was
the recipient of the Combat Action Ribbon,
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Afghanistan
Campaign Medal with one Bronze Service
Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal,
National Defense Service Medal, NATO MedalISAF Afghanistan, Rifle Qualification Badge
(Expert 2d Award and Pistol Qualification
Badge (Sharpshooter). He was extremely
proud to have served his country.
Submitted by Gary Pellegrini
Cornerstone Title Company
This is a picture of my Dad, Luciano Pellegrini,
when he was in the Navy during World War II.
He was in the South Pacific on a destroyer, the
USS Renshaw.
He told me many stories of his adventures at
sea. The most compelling: In 1944 (I think)
they were chasing a Japanese submarine
when they were hit by 2 torpedoes. My Dad
saw them coming…but what could they do?
The torpedoes hit and the ship listed sideways
and took on water and then the boilers
exploded. The explosion killed 19 of his
shipmates and wounded my Dad. He received
the Purple Heart, which I have today.
I finally was able to meet 8 of his former
shipmates at a reunion in Las Vegas in
2007…6 months before he passed
away.
Chris Nishti
TRG Services
Escrow
Submitted by Colette Hoban, Learning and Development
This is my nephew Sean Hoban. His rank is a Spc. (specialist) and is the crew
chief/ door gunner on a UH-60M Blackhawk with the 2-25 AVN Wolfpack 25th
Combat Aviation Brigade based at the Wheeler Army Airfield.
Submitted by Kathleen Dellinger,
Accounts Payable
My brother, Raymond J Rowan, served in
the US Navy from 1961 to 1965 aboard the
USS Ashland. In this picture he was 19
years old.
Ray was very proud of his time in the
service and often said it was one of the
best times of his life. He passed away a
year ago yesterday so I really appreciate
this opportunity to honor him.
John Jardel, Telecom
US Navy Boatswains Mate stationed on AS33 USS Simon Lake (nuclear submarine
tender) in Holy Locke Scotland 1967 -1969.
Ferdinand Fernandez,
Equity Title Company
Daniel Bobish,
TRGSS
United States Air Force, 1984-1992
Hahn Air Base Germany 1984-1986
Shaw Air Force Base South
Carolina 1986-1990 assisted in
recovery efforts from Hurricane Hugo
Bolling Air Force Base Washington
D.C. 1990-1992
Served overseas during Desert Storm
Dustin Pickard,
Title Resources
Submitted by Jill Presti-Klem
Natco
My Father-in-Law Thomas J Klem
was an Army Air Force pilot in the
369th Fighter Squadron. He received
several Medals and Ribbons for his
service. One is an Air Medal and
another was a ribbon for the Battle
of the Bulge. He flew a P51D model
Mustang that had 3 machine guns
on each wing. Shortly after the war
he was requested on a silent mission
to ferry (fly) one of many surplus
P51’s to Sweden and was honor by
the Swedes for this and his service
in the war.
Submitted by Brian Ahlquist
Processing Solutions, Inc.
This is a picture of my son-in-law,
Eli Harrington, when he
graduated from basic training 11
years ago.
He is currently serving in the
Marines in the Special Forces. He
has been deployed to Iraq 4
times, Pakistan 2 times, and
Afghanistan once. Eli and Angela
have 2 beautiful children.
Submitted by Chrissy Rowland, Burnet Title, MN
This is my husband and son .
My husband's name is Steven J. Rowland Sr. He served in
the US ARMY from 1981-2001. He retired in 2001 from the
US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES AS a MASTER SEARGENT. Photo
of my husband (top photo) was taken in probably 1982
when he was 18 or 19.
My son's name is Steven J. Rowland Jr. He is currently
serving in the US MARINES and is stationed @ Camp
Pendleton CA. He joined last year when he was 20. Photo
of my son is below and taken when he graduated boot
camp in Dec. of 2012. He has a 5 year commitment.
I am very proud of both my husband and my
son for their service to their country and
all the other people that serve! The
military is near and dear to my heart.
My husband and I have been
married for 25 years so a very
good part of our marriage was
while he was in service.
Submitted by Elaine Norman
Cornerstone Title Company
This is a picture of my
Dad, Andrew LaScala,
who served in the
Army in the Korean
War.
Submitted by Mickey Godat,
Title Resources
This is a photo of my brotherin-law, Donald Jack, Jr. He was
a captain in the U.S. Army
during Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Submitted by Jill Severns
First California Escrow
Here is a picture of My Dad. James
L. Yarber, Jr. He served 20 years in
the Air Force. He was stationed all
over the World during his time he
served. I was born after this time.
Sadly he passed away on Veteran’s
Day last year, which was quite
fitting for him. He was honored by
the Air Force with a 18 gun
salute. He retired as a Master
Sergeant II as a Navigator on C-130
Aircraft. Even though I never knew
this side of my daddy I am still truly
honored that he served our
Country.
Submitted by Claire Bowland
Mid Atlantic Settlement Services
(Top) My father, John Edward Moore.
John served as a Captain in the Army
during World War II on the European
front. He didn’t talk much about his
service, but I do know that he went back
and forth to Europe on troop ships. My
father passed away in January of 2007 at
the age of 89.
(Bottom) My father-in-law, Walter
Boland. He was a private in the Army
during the end of the Korean War (1952).
Submitted by Teresita Oliva, Sunbelt Title
The pictures are of my brother HERMES OLIVA. He serves with the US Navy at the
present time. He has served for a total of 13 years and also is a fire fighter/
paramedic.
• 1981-1985 Marines
• 2005- present Navy
He is a Chief Hospital Corpsman and has
been awarded 3 Navy and Marine Corps
medals and the combat action ribbon. He
was stationed in IRAQ for 6 months serving
as a medic for the US Marines even though
he is in the Navy during the surge.
Hermes is currently the Operational
Hospital Support Unit, Naval Hospital
Training Chief and the Senior Enlisted
leader for Detachment Delta.
Photos: (Top) holding the baby
he delivered in Iraq in November
2008 outside of Sinjar
(Bottom) Cold Weather school
Bridgeport, California 2010 by a
Huey Helicopter
Submitted by Jack Simpson, Texas American Title Company
This is a photo of my father
and other crew chiefs in the
U.S. Army Air Corps. The
interesting thing about the
photo is that all of the men in
this photo were crew chiefs
from Texas. My father is
standing, far left, hat askew.
He was 21 years old, the
youngest of the bunch. Dad
served with the 292nd Bomb
Group and was a Chief
Mechanic on B-26 Marauders.
He served in England and
France during World War II. His
team was awarded the Silver
Star for it's quick "turnaround
time" and for the number of
bombing runs flown.
Submitted by Mikkie McGregor-Cogan
Learning and Development
This is my maternal
grandfather, Charles
“Moose” Musselman.
He served in the US
Marine Corps for 25
years and did two tours
in Vietnam.
Submitted by Sonya Kelly
Human Resources
Sons:
(Top) SPC Antonio Kelly, Jr. Active
Duty- Fort Hood, Texas. Currently
serving in Afghanistan.
Antonio played quarterback and
helped to lead his team to a
championship while serving in Iraq
in 2010.
(Bottom Right) A1C Damir Kelly
Active Duty- Charleston Air Force
Base, SC. The photo was taken at
Damir’s graduation from basic
training at the Lackland Air Force
base in San Antonio, TX.
Daughter-in-Law:
(Bottom left) A1C Angela Kelly
Active Duty- Charleston Air Force
Base, SC. Angela is a member of
Security Forces of the United
States Air Force.
Submitted by Abby Peretz,
Burnet Title, IL
This is a photo of my father's parents
taken in 1945. They had married in 1941.
On the left, Ralph Headrick, US Navy
WWII, Pacific Theater, Radio Technician.
On the right, Erma Beck Headrick, US
Army WWII, Fort Benning, Georgia, Army
Nurse who cared for Japanese POWs.
As a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army,
my grandmother outranked my
grandfather. She never let him
forget it.
Bob Zeese
Burnet Title, WI
My picture is from January 1971 when I
completed basic training. I served from late
1969 to 1971 during the Vietnam era and was
an MP (Military Police) in the Army.
Submitted by Bob Zeese
Burnet Tiltle , WI
My dad served during World War II and was a
Munitions driver in the Army delivering
munitions to the front lines in Europe. He passed
a few years ago of cancer. We believe the picture
was from 1941 or 1942.
My mom also served during
World War II and was in the
Navy as an airplane
mechanic stateside. At that
time women served in this
capacity to free up men to
serve overseas. We believe
this picture is also from
1941 or 1942.
Submitted by Sonja Sweet
West Coast Escrow
First Sergeant Jimmy R Sweet
(RET), husband, served in the
United States Marine Corps from
1980 to May 2006. He started his
career at Marine Barracks NAS
Cecil Field in Jacksonville, FL at
the age of 17. During his career,
he was a Drill Instructor at MCRD
Parris Island, SC, he was a
participant in Desert Shield,
Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi
Freedom. He retired from Marine
Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA
in May of 2006.
Submitted by Annette Aviles
Sunbelt Title
(First photo): Michael Angelo Rivera Jr
Army Specialist- Served 8years ArmyCurrently National Guard Reserves
Deployed to Iraq- Baghdad
2nd Deployment- Iraq- Mosul
(Second photo): Alexander Natal Lugo
Staff Sergeant E6- Served 1997-2003
Deployed: Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan,
Bogota Colombia
Mary Tennison
Application Support
Photo 1 Private First Class (PFC) Mary E
Waldron - USMC Boot Camp Parris Island
South Carolina 1989
Photo 2 Corporal (CPL) Mary E Waldron –
USMC promotion to E4 (Corporal) Cherry
Point, North Carolina 1991
Photo 3 Brother-in-Law 1St Lieutenant
(1LT)Matthew B. Kingsbauer, USMC reenlisting Sergeant (Sgt) Mary E. Waldron
USMC for second 4 year enlistment Cherry
Point, North Carolina October 31st 1992.
Photo 4 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Mary E.
Tennison – promotion to E6 (SSgt) Camp
Pendleton, California 1995
Submitted by Roberta Arnold
Natco
1st picture - My Nephew, James
Charles Burns, Jr., TSgt, currently
serving, U.S. Army Air Forces, 87 SFS
Phoenix Ravens
2nd picture – on the left - My Dad,
John Robert Burns, U.S. Navy Seaman
during WWII, served at the invasion of
North Africa, Sicily, Anzio and
Normandy
2nd picture – on the right - My Uncle,
Frank P. Burns, U.S. Army Air Forces
Private First Class during WWII, 902nd
Army Air Forces Base Unit, Airplane
Mechanic, Armorer
Submitted by Joanne Shopay
Sunbelt Title
Father, Major Jack M. Reed
U.S. Air Force
Served in England,
Germany and Japan
TRG thanks
you for your
service!