John Joseph Clynes Jr.

• Rank: Sergeant, U.S. Army
• Unit: 4th Company, 4th Battalion, 153rd Depot Brigade
• Entered the service from: New Jersey
• Died: June 24, 1919
• Buried at: Camden, New Jersey

Sergeant John Joseph Clynes was born on April 1, 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of John and Mary Clynes, both of whom had been born in Ireland. The family had moved to New Jersey by February of 1900, when brother James was born. Three other children had been born in Philadelphia, sisters Mary and Katie, and brother Thomas. The Clynes family then was renting an apartment at 1565 Federal Street in East Camden.

When the 1910 Census was taken, the Clynes family had bought a home at 60 North 32nd Street in East Camden. John Clynes Jr., then 16, had gone to work in a printing office. He was still working as a pressman in June of 1917, when he registered for the draft. At that time he was an employee of the Victor Talking Machine Company factory. His father was by then a foreman at one of the leather factories in Camden.

Drafted on May 2, 1918, John Joseph Clynes was sent to Camp Dix, New Jersey and assigned to the 4th Company, 4th Battalion, 153rd Depot Brigade as a private. He was subsequently promoted to corporal and then to sergeant. While stationed at Camp Dix, Sergeant Clynes contracted tuberculosis. He was sent to Base Hospital No. 8 at Otisville, New York, where he passed away on June 24, 1919. He was 25 at the time of his death.

John Joseph Clynes was survived by his parents, brothers Thomas and James, and sisters Catherine and Margaret. The family still resided on North 32nd Street into the 1920s, but had moved by April of 1930. His brother James stayed in the area. Last a resident of Cherry Hill, he died in November of 1969.

World War I Draft Registration Card

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FORM 1 — REGISTRATION CARD | No. 92 | 1. Name in full: John J. Clynes Jr. — Age in yrs: 23 | 2. Home address: 60 N. 32[nd St.], Camden, N.J. | 3. Date of birth: Apr 1 1894 | 4. Citizenship: Natural born | 5. Where born: Phila., Penna., U.S. | 6. [blank] | 7. Present trade, occupation, or office: Pressman [22 also written] | 8. By whom employed: Victor T.M. Co.; Where employed: Camden, N.J. | 9. Dependents: [blank] | 10. Married or single: Single — Race: Caucasian | 11. Military service: [blank] | 12. Exemption claim: [blank] | Signature: John J. Clynes Jr.

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REGISTRAR'S REPORT — 29-3-10-A | 1. Tall, medium, or short: Tall — Slender, medium, or stout: Medium | 2. Color of eyes: Grey — Color of hair: Brown — Bald: [blank] | 3. Has person lost arm, leg, hand, foot, or both eyes, or is he otherwise disabled: [blank] | Signature of registrar: Levi Proud | Precinct: 4 — Ward: 12th | City or County: Camden | State: New Jersey | Date of registration: JUN 5 1917

Honor Roll Card

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HONOR ROLL CARD | Name: Clynes, John J. Jr. | Enrollment Number: 2,946,193 | Race: White ('Colored' struck out) | Residence: 60 North 32d St., Camden, N. J. | Inducted at: Camden, N. J., on May 25/1918 ('Enlisted R.A./N.G./E.R.C.' struck out) | Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pa. | Age or date of birth: 24 1/12 yrs. | Organizations served in, with dates of assignments and transfers: 14 Co 153 Dep Brig to Nov 29/18; Co 6, 2 Bn 153 DepBrig to Jan 13/19; Co 14 153 Dep Brig to death | Grades, with date of appointment: Pvt.; Corp Aug 26/18; Sgt Sept 28/18; 1st Sgt Jan 13/18 [sic]; Sgt Mch 3/19 | Engagements: [blank] | Served overseas from/to: [blank] | Died of: Tuberculosis, June 24/19 ('Killed in action' struck out) | Other wounds or injuries received in action: [blank] | Persons notified of death: Mrs. Mary Clynes, 60 North 32d St., Camden, N. J. | Remarks: [blank]

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32nd Street

32nd Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to the city limits at Highland Avenue, with North and South addresses dividing at Federal Street. At Westfield Avenue an acre of cultivated land and an old house called the "Mansion" were razed for the Westfield Acres housing project, which was itself razed in 2000 and replaced by Baldwin's Run.

March 20, 2024

Camden Home Robbed

Third District police sought James W. Clymer to tell him his home at 60 North Thirty-second Street — which he had left for Merchantville two days earlier — had been broken into and the furniture left behind damaged.

January 31, 1927