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John Joseph Clynes Jr. in U.S. Army uniform
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John Joseph Clynes Jr.

Sergeant John Joseph Clynes Jr. (1894–1919) of 60 North 32nd Street in East Camden was a Victor Talking Machine Company pressman drafted in 1918 and assigned to the 153rd Depot Brigade at Camp Dix. He contracted tuberculosis in service and died at Base Hospital No. 8 in Otisville, New York on June 24, 1919, aged 25.

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Charles Behrend studio portrait in U.S. Army uniform
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Charles Behrend

Charles Behrend of Camden, NJ served as a Private First Class in Company C, 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on September 25, 1918 during the Battle of St. Mihiel and is buried at St. Mihiel American Cemetery in Thiaucourt, France.

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