World War I Veterans who served and are listed on the Memorial Boulder/Honor Roll in the Bethpage Community Park on Stewart Avenue. ( This rock used to stand in front of the Powell Avenue Elementary School.)
| Amendola, Raphael - Old Bethpage family
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| Bourguignon, Lewis
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| Benkert, George Jr. - Second local boy killed in action in WWI. He was a half-brother of Hans and Freddy Benkert.
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| Brandt, Herman
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| Bartovitch, Benjamin - killed in action
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| Campagna, Frank
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| Deubel, Milton J. - Son of the proprietor of Duebel's Restaurant
Garrett, John - oldest son of the Garrett family that owned Garrett Garage and Junk Yard on Stewart Avenue, south of Hempstead Turnpike
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| Gloeckler, Gustave
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| Hoebel, Louis - may have lived on Central Avenue, Bethpage
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| Henn, Edwin - possibly a brother or father of Elmer L. Henn, the builder?
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| Howell, Jason
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| Jackson, Townsend
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| Jackson, Clarence
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| Koehler, Henry - son of the man who had the local grocery store, later run by the Weber Family, on Central Avenue.
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| Kranz, William - brother of George Kranz
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| Klug, Frank - a carpenter
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| Laumann, Fred - brother of Charles Laumann; well-driller
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| Liandier, Jacques
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| Leslie, Milton
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| Leslie, Sidney
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| Leslie, Walter
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| Margot, William
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| McCord, Arthur - a builder, brother of Archie McCord?
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| McCord, Archibald - first local boy killed in World War I. American Legion Post named after him.
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| Miller, Jacob - Brother of Henry Miller; married Emma (sister of Rose Wegener); had 2 daughters-Elise and Norma. Lived on Hempstead Turnpike., near Mid-Island Hospital. Worked for Godfrey Farm Supply Co. on Stewart and Central Avenues. (deceased)
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| Nardi, Edward
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| Niemczyk, Joseph - oldest son of Anthony Niemczyk. Farmed on Haypath Road for a while. Married Anna Abramoske. Had 15 children. Moved to East Northport and farmed there on Cedar Road. Joe was gassed in the Argonne Forest and felt the results of that for the rest of his life. (deceased)
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| Ott, Herman - street named for this family
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| Olsen, John V. - lived on Edna Avenue, Bethpage.
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| Possenti, Humbert
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| Ruggiero, Domenick - Brother of Stella (Ruggiero)Finamore. U. S. Army - Europe
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| Stevens, Edwin - ran a garage and auto dealership (Robinson and Stevens, Inc.) in Hicksville.
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| Schwartz, Carl - owned a greenhouse business on Central Avenue.
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| Stumpel, Henry - small contractor (concrete).
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| Seaman, Henry - ran local feed store, later moved to Seaford.
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| Vogtlander, William
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| Wagner, Henry A.
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| Walsh, Valentin - son of John Walsh; nephew of Joseph Walsh of Bethpage. Born 1898-died 1978. Retired to Florida. Married. Had 3 sons.
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| Winter, William
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| Winter, Vincent
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| Zuk, Joseph - farmer north of Powell Avenue
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| Zwickert, Alfred - brother of William Zwickert
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| Zwickert, William - married Lena Seligman-owned a garage and auto dealership on Hempstead Turnpike.
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| Abramowski George
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| Abramson, Joll
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| Ahern, Jeremiah - 1927 Army. '45 - '46 S/N 42263630 Germany 3rd Const. Regt.
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| Ahern, William - 1926 U.S.A.A.F. 2nd Lt. 1944 - 1947 U. S. A.
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| Altmann, Emery
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| Altmann, Gerald
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| Altmann, Warren
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| Amendola, Francis
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| Amendola, Geo.
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| Amendola, Le Roy
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| Amendola, Raymond
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| Anderson, Harold - See entry at Anderson
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| Anderson, Raymond - See entry at Anderson
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| Anselmi, Demo
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| Antonellis, S.J.
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| Auer, Charles
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| Auer, Harold
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| Baczewiski, Regina
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| Baldwin, Everett
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| Bartolillo, Joseph
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| Belcastro, Frank
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| Belcastro, Joseph
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| Bells, James
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| Bellini, John
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| Belsha, Harry
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| Belsha, Jack
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| Belsha, James
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Benkert, Fred WWII December 1942 - August 1945
- 1st Lt. US Army Air Force
- Bombardier on B-24 Bomber
- Served in European Theater of Operations
- Stationed in England
- Flew 35 bombing missions over Germany and Belgium from September 1944 to March 14, 1945.
- Honorably Discharged
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Benkert, George. C.
- Graduated from Fort Schuyler as Ensign U. S. Navy.
- Served in Pacific Theatre
- Lt. JG on Landing Craft as Helmsman
- Honorably Discharged.
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| Bilogan, Charles
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| Bilogan, Henry
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| Bilogan, John
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| Bilogan, Matthew
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| Bilogan, Stephen
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| Bryant, Thomas
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| Bunner, James
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| Burmeister, Harry
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| Burmester, Geo.
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| Burns, Carlisle
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| Burns, Robert
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| Pvt. Butehorn, Charles - November 28, 1944
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| Sgt. Butehorn, Joseph - May 10, 1945
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| Buzzerrio, John T.
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| Caffrey, Raymond - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Caffrey. He joined the Marine Corp during World War II and was killed on May 15, 1945 at Okinawa. He is buried at Pinelawn National Cemetery. He is survived by his parents and two brothers, Jacque (Jack) and Buddy.
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| Calissi, Henry
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| Calissi, Paul
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| Camerlingo, Emil - U. S. Army
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| Campogna, Dominic
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| Candito, Anthony
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| Candito, Frank
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| Candito, Martin
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| Carriere, John
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| Carriere, Paul
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| Carriere, Raymond - Born April 23, 1923 to Angelinna and Paul Carriere. The family consisted of eight boys and three girls. He graduated Farmingdale H. S. and went to work in a coat factory as a pressman. Three brothers plus Raymond were in service. He was in the parachute division. He was killed in the first invasion of France. He was the first young man killed from Bethpage in WWII.
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| Castelli, James
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| Cava, Edward
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| Cereoli, Ronald
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| Cereoli, Walter
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| Collins, Charles
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| Collins, Clarence
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| Compogna, Salvatore
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| Corraggio, James
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| Corraggio, Margaret
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| Corraggio, Michael
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| Corraggio, Nicholas
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| Cramer, Joseph
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| Cramer, Lawrence
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| Cramer, Ralph
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| Cullegari, F.
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| Damm, Robert - Born to Theodore and Charlotte Damm. He also had one bother and one sister. He joined the Army Air Corp. at the beginning of the war. He was part of the aircraft crew. On take off the plane exploded on a Army air field in Texas. He is buried at St. John's Cemetary in Levittown.
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| Damm, Theo.
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| Dean, David
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| Dean, John
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| De Benedetto, Martin
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| De Franis, Vito
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| Dean, James
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| Delaney, Robert
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| De Santo, Peter
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| Donolli, Emil
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| Downs, H.
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| Doyle, John.
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| Doyle, Wm.
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| Edwards, Claude
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| Ellerby, Sidney
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| Engelbrektson, S.
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| Facardi, Fred
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| Facardi, Stephen
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| Finamore, Ernest - 1926 - U.S.N. 1/44 to 5/46. S/N 712-18-79, S 1/C North Pacific, Alaska
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| Finnegan, Robert
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| Filice, Serafino
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| Fornari, Raymond
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| Fowler, Richard
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| Franza, Ralph
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| Friedman, Harold
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| Friedman, Randolph
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| Froehlich, Robert
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| Galla, Alex
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| Garish, W.
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| Garrett, Kenneth
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| Gerry, Jos.
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| Gerry, Wm.
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| Gifford, Jack - AV Cadet, V5 USNR. US Navy 9/29/42 - 2/14/44. Honorable discharge by reason of medical survey for physical disability incurred in line of duty. Trained in Siena College, Watervliet, N. Y. (CAP-WTS Pre-Flight and Cubs); Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. (Pre-Flight School); NAS, Bunker Hill, Indiana (Flight Training); NATC Pensacola, FL.
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| Gillespie, Robert
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| Goetz, Paul
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| Grandberg, Herbert
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| Grafenstein, Alfred
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| Greco, Michael
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| Greisofe, Paul
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| Gross, John
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| Haish, F.
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| Hartigan, Chas.
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| Hartman, Emil
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| Haugen, Andrew
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| Haugen, Harry
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| Haugen, Henry
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| Haugen, Raymond
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| Haun, Louis
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| Hildebrand, Fred
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| Hogrup, Henry
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| Holgerson, Arthur
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| Holmes, John
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| Howard, C.
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| Innacone, Louis
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| Johnson, Albin
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| Johnson, Ernest
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| Joster, Peter
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| Kaufman, Kenneth
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| Keteltas, John
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| Kiernan, Thomas
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| Klingelhoefer, James
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| Klug, John
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| Klug, Kenneth
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| Koenderman, Edward
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| Kordula, Al
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| Knapp, John, August 27, 1918 - May 7, 1972. Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, T. Sgt. Co. 1, 331 Infantry, POW
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| Knudsen, Richard
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| Kramer, Jr. Fred
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| Lawrsiten, Edward
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| Lawrow, Stephen
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| Leo, Nicholas
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| Leykamm, Fred
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| Leykmann, Willard
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| Lo Dalce, G.
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| Looney, Francis
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| Looney, James
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| Looney, John
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| Looney, Walter A.
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| Lorigan, John
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| Maggi, Lawrence
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| Maini, Chas.
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| Maltz, Isadore
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| Manacuso, Louis
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| Marrone, Frank
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| Masino, John
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| Mayo, Louis - U. S. Army
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| Mazzara, Salvatore (Buddy), U. S. Army - Normandy Beach, France. LT.
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| Mazzara, Geo.
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| Mazzarra, John
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| McDononough, Michael
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| Melone, Charles P.
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| Michaels, John
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| Mignone, Joseph
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| Mignone, Louis
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| Minicozzi, James
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| Minnick, Geo.
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| Monivis, Charles
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| Morris, Robert
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| Morselli, Thomas
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| Montermarano, Nicholas
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| Motti, Amo
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| Mueller, Peter
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| Neal, Edison
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| Nelson, Jack
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| Nelson, Victor
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| Nicholson, Carl
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| Nicholson, Robert
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| Noble, Fred
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| Noonan, Frank
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| Noonan, Thomas
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| Nylund, Roy
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| Olivio, Mario
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| Opdahl, Everett
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| Opdahl, Robert
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| Osinski, Matthew
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| Owens, Edward
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| Parize, R.
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| Parize, Robert
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| Payne, Walter
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| Pernicaro, Anna - U. S. Marine Corp.
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| Pernicaro, Peter - U. S. Army Air Force. B-17 Pilot
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| Peter, Margaret
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| Pirowski. Victor
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| Podsiadlo, Wanda
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| Price, Edwin
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| Ratto, Joseph
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| Ratto, Leonard
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| Ratto, Nicholas
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| Regan, Arthur
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| Regan, Michael
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Reilley, Henry
Reinke, Bernard
| Robinson, Alex.
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| Robinson, Lewis
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| Robinson, Shaw
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| Romscho, Charles
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| Rosenblum, Irving
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| Roshinko, John
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| Roshinko, Joseph
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| Rowehl, Louis
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| Rowehl, William
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| Rozzi, Dominick
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| Saitta, Louis
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| Saitta, Louis
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| Schaaf, Edward
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| Scheiner, Jacob
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Scherer, Walter
- Born October 22, 1911
- Died December 13, 1987
- Rank/Service: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, US Army
- Awarded Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
- Lived on corner of Scherer Avenue (named for his family) and Central Avenue, Bethpage
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| Schiavetta, August
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| Schiavetta, Louis
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| Schultz, Elmer
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| Sennett, Paul
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| Sisia, Joseph
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| Simmons, Frank
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| Siverston, Howard
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| Skellington, Clarence - At 18 years of age Clarence and his brother Eddie joined the National Guard. They were in the 107th 2nd Anti Tank Battalion and were federalized when the war broke out. Five of the brothers were in service. They all came home safely except Clarence. Clarence was in Camp Shelbe, Miss. He drowned on maneuvers in the Leif River in Miss. He was only 18 years old.
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| Skellington, Edward - PFC in U. S. Army, 4th Division, 12th Reg. 3rd Army, D Co. Entered the Army 6/1/44 and was discharged 11/11/49. He received his basic training at Ft. McCullen and served in active duty in France, Germany, and Battle of the Bulge. Ed received the Bronze Star for ground operations against the enemy. He met hometown boy, Frank Filice at a field hospital in France. They soon parted and Ed went back to combat duty. He was in an 81 Mortar Crew.
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| Sloan, Wiliam
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| Smith, A.
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| Smith, H.
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| Sokelski, Adam
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| Sokolski, Edward
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| Sorenson, Robert
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| Spagnoli, A. H.
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| Spielman, Robert
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| Spindler, Joseph
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| Spodebalski, Vincent
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| Steele, Albert
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| Steele, Bernard
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| Stokes, Joseph
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| Strauber, J.J.
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| Sturiale, Edward
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| Sturiale, Geo.
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| Swanstrom, Walter
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| Tallman, Charles - WT 3/C in U. S. Navy. Entered the Navy in 1944 and was discharged in 1947. Received basic training in Boot Camp at Samson. Served aboard ship in the Atlantic, Europe, the Pacific, China and islands in between. Recalled during the Korean War in 1951and sailed with the 6th Fleet for 18 months. Was discharged in 1952. Enlisted in the Navy SeaBees Reserve in 1973. SeaBees moved out of state, discharged in 1979. Joined the National Guard, 242 Signal, retired as SFC 1987.
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| Tanner, Edward
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| Temme, Edward
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| Temme, Gilbert
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| Temme, James
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| Temme, Robert
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| Tucciarone, Harry
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| Tucciarone, J. S.
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| Tucciarone, Louis
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| Vigliotta, Thomas
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| Vitale, Anthony
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| Vitale, Carmine
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| Vitale, Peter
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| Von Thaden, Henry
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| Wagner, John
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| Wallach, Elaine
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| Waldman, Edward
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| Walton, James
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| Wawryck, Henry
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| Wenner, Frank
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| West, Harriet
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| Westby, John
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| Westby, Robert
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| White, James
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| Willford, Geo.
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| Wilson, Ronald
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| Wilson, Victor
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| Wright, Gordon
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| Zaderecki, Anthony
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| Zaderecki, Geo.
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| Zinzi, Dominick - 1926 - 05, U. S. Navy CV Midway
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| Zinzi, Edward
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| Zinzi, Joseph - 1929 - U.S.N. Oct. 1947 - 1951. U.S.S. Yellowstone, AD 27.
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| Zinzi, Thomas - U. S. N.
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| Zuck, Edward
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| Amendola, Frank
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| Amendola, John
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Benkert, Fred G.
- Re-enlisted January 1946
- Master Sergeant - Crew Chief
- Stationed in Seoul, Korea from May 1951 to Mary 1952
- Honorably Discharged.
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| Danna, Paul - Served with the Marines 1952 - 1053, Rank of S/Sgt.
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| Moesch, Richard - Killed in action
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| Tallman, Robert - USNR 1949 - 1953 Korean Service
Enlisted with Fighter Squadron VF-831 at NAS NY, Floyd Bennett Field 1949, as a "week end warrior". Ordered to active duty 1950 and reported to NAS Alameda and subsequent TDY to other sites for additional training. Squadron deployed 1951 aboard USS Antietam CV-36 with Air Group 15. Joined Task Force 77 in the Sea of Japan for Korean Operations. Returned state side 1952, disembarked Antietam at Alameda and was transferred to NAS Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA. Honorably Discharged 1953 as a Petty Officer 2nd Class, and I am proud to have served.
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Finamore, Frank
- U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd class
- Company D
- 1st Marine Division
- October 20, 1947 - October 19, 1951
- Inchon Invasion Sept 15. 1950
- Chosin Resivor Survivor - December 1950
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There were ten men from Bethpage who were killed in action (KIA). In memory of those Bethpage residents who died in the Vietnam conflict, the Bethpage Woman's Club donated funds to the Vietnam Veterans Fund so that the following ten names could be inscribed on the newly erected Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
