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Seventh-Graders Participate in World War II Learning Exerience

Students spent their day learning about the life and service of those in the U.S. Military.
Seventh-graders spent their day learning about World War II and the life and service of those in the United States Military. The day-long event included presentations from four veterans (see brief bios below) about their personal experiences, as well as in-depth discussions about Pearl Harbor, D-Day and the Pacific War. The event concluded with a gear demonstration and special music from the WWII period, including a WWII-era dance presentation by Middle School Technology Teacher Mrs. Stacy Goto.
 
Speakers included:

Bernhard ‘Ben’ Storch, who was born in 1922 near Krakow, Poland, to a Jewish Polish decorated World War I hero. When World War II broke out, Mr. Storch was a teenager. Urged by his mother to seek safer pastures, he left behind his mother and three younger brothers and settled into the western Polish city of Lwow. Unfortunately, this was the last time he saw his family. Between the years of 1940 and 1945, Mr. Storch underwent tough conditions and unimaginable experiences. He was taken to a labor camp deep in Siberia before being released in 1941. He enlisted and reported to the volunteer First Polish Division in March 1943. Assigned to a Mortar Company as a gunner, he was sent to the warfront in September of 1943, where he and his company encountered the German Army in October. Here, he was awarded a Cross for Bravery during the heavy battle. Mr. Storch took part in the liberation of the Sobibor and Majdanek extermination camps.

Barry Rosenzweig is a Vietnam War Veteran whose father was killed in Normandy on D-Day. He is a New Jersey resident, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Rutgers University and Trenton State College, respectively. He was an educator for 40 years in the New Jersey public school system. Barry served as the Personnel & Supply Officer of the United States Army Field Band of Washington, D.C., during the Vietnam War. He is a 1st Lieutenant, retired. He is a member of the Veterans of the Vietnam War & Veterans Coalition (Post NJ-03) and serves as the Board Secretary. 
    
Paul E. Zigo is an associate professor of History at Brookdale Community College and the founder and former director of the Brookdale Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution.  He is a graduate of Temple University and the United States Army War College.  He authored and edited in 2009 Witnessing History: The Eisenhower Photographs and served as the executive producer and narrator of the cable network series Triumphant Spirit: America's World War II Generation Speaks from 2001 to 2004.  In addition, Mr. Zigo directed the New Jersey-based World War II Era Studies Institute dedicated to furthering knowledge about the WW II era and its impact on history.  Mr. Zigo is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Army, retiring as a Colonel. His latest book, titled “The Longest Walk” details via narrative, photos and maps the amazing story of the 116th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army’s 29th Infantry Division from D-Day to the capture of St. Lo, France, 40 agonizing days later.
 
Paul J. Frisco is a WWII Veteran from New Jersey who served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 on the Destroyer “USS Cushing.” He took part in every invasion and action in the Asia/Pacific areas. He was awarded with numerous battle stars and ribbons for action he saw in Palau, the Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He was at Tokyo Bay for the signing of the Peace Treaty.

See story about Ranney’s 2014 World War II Middle School program
 
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