Sons receive posthumous Vietnam decorations for Sternin
Mr and Mrs Leonard Sternin of 1598 Aldine St Hillside receive the Bronze Star Medal for Heroism and the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart posthumously awarded to Specialist 4 Edward M Sternin 20 killed in action in Vietnam March 9 1968. Sternin belonged to a mechanized battalion with the 50th Infantry and was mortally wounded while moving his vehicle to place suppressive fire. He was a Hillside High School graduate who attended Fairleigh Dickinson University two years before enlisting in September 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonhard B. Sternin
Aldine St
Hillside
Rie
Shard C. Horne
Army Signal School
Fort Monmouth
Edward M.sternin
Vietnam
Spec. Sternin
50Th Infantry
Hillside High School
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Army
Fire hazards blamed for higher farm losses in 1968
A state Insurance Information Bureau report links farm fires to greater damage due to weak fire protection, poorer wiring, and heating equipment. It cites 1968 farm fire losses reaching 214 million dollars. Community events and organizational notices follow, listing local clubs, meetings, and fundraisers through November.
Births announced for Zins and Witcoffs in New Jersey and New York
A series of birth notices recounts Darrin Elliot Zins born September 9 in Fairfax Virginia to Alan L Zins and Linda Char en Zins. Also listed is Michelle Andrea Avergon born October 26 to Jeron Avergon and Judith Rosen of Hillside and Elizabeth. Eric Alan Witcoff born September 4 at St Albans Naval Hospital with Roberta Geiger as mother.
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Darrin Elliot
Alan L. Zins
Fairfax
Virginia
Zins
Hollywood Ave
Hillside
Linda Char=en
Irvington
Jeron
Avergon
North Ave
Elizabeth
Michelle Andrea
Judith Rosen
Taryn Dale
Harold Witcoff
Forest Hills
Eric Alan
St. Albans Naval Hospital
St. Albans
Kans Naval Hospital
New York
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Leonard B. Sternin
Richard C. Horne
Cub Scout
Elks Men's Club Sinai
Woman's Club
Elks Senior Citizen's
Nova Cobras
Rockets
Camera Club
Flockin Cancer Relief
Police Wives Senior Citizens Men's Club
Sinai
Fine Arts Dept
Deborah
Board of Adjustors Dysautonomia
Hillside Presbyterian Church Square Dance
Five Points Ymca
Board of Health Planning Board
Democratic Club
Creative Arts
New Jersey
Jersey
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Public Service
Electric and Gas Company
Newark
N. J
City, Zip
SLB Stores
Ben-Gay- Karin Semplete
Ervel da
Aa Leles
Desitin
Reinhard Printing CO
North Broad Street
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