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PRIVATE
JAMES ANTHONY McGUCKIN was the son of Mrs. Mary A. McGuckin. Before entering
the military, he lived at 1037 Haddon Avenue in Camden NJ. He enlisted
in the United States Marine Corps in 1915,
and served in the Philippines, Panama Canal Zone, and along the
Mexican border prior to World War I. He was sent to France as a member
of the 49th Company, 5th Marine Regiment. Private McGuckin was wounded on June 6, 1918. He recovered from his injuries and returned to his unit, only to be killed in action on October 4, 1918. He was 32 at the time of his death. James Anthony McGuckin was survived by his mother, of the Haddon Avenue address. His body was returned to the United States after the war, and he was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill NJ. |
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Camden Courier-Post - January 20, 1928 |
GOLD STAR MOTHERS TO ATTEND FOREIGN WAR VETERAN’S BALL Gold Star Mothers will be the honor guests at the first annual military
ball of the Camden Post, No. 980, Veterans of Foreign Wars, to be held on
Friday evening, February 3, in the Elks
ballroom, Seventh and Cooper
Streets. Elaborate plans for this ball are under the chairmanship of John S.
Pennington. Invitations have been issued for patrons and patronesses and the list
will be announced early next week. Gold Star Mothers to attend the affair are Mrs. C. Alberger, Mrs. Harriett Ablett, Mrs. Laura Brown. Mrs. A. Crangel, Mrs. A. Cassidey, Mrs. R. Dilks, Mrs. Kate Geist, Mrs. M. Griffen, Mrs. Horace B. Keebler, Mrs. H. Kirk, Mrs. Ross Leahy, Mrs. M. A. Matson, Mrs. M. McGuckin, Mrs. Mary Martin, Mrs. M. Matthews, Mrs. Cooling Pond, Mrs. Oliver Powell*, Mrs. Mary Pennington, Mrs. C. Rolk, Mrs. E. Simons, Mrs. Mary Schucker, Mrs. Margaret Steigerwald, Mrs. Annie Taylor, Mrs. M. Osborn, Mrs. Mary Keegan, Mrs. Anna Kennedy, Mrs. T.C. Young and Mrs. Walters. Assisting Mr. Pennington in planning this ball are John Rouh, James W. Connor, Charles Bozian, Robert MacMahon, Edward Watson, David Lukoff, Harry Laxton, Edward A. Stark, George Jones, William V. Long, Joseph Keefe, Charles Blank sad Marvel Passwater. * Newspaper error- Mrs. Oliver Powell was actually Mrs. Oliver Purnell |
