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Nike Ajax Explosion Memorial

Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey
Historical Marker Database · Bill Coughlin
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An explosion at Nike Ajax Battery B of the 526th Missile Battalion in Leonardo, New Jersey, on 22 May 1958 killed Sgt. Daniel J. Lavengood, Sgt. Jerome W. Mould, SP3 Walter E. Berry, SP3 William I. Cochran, PFC Donald L. Marsh, Pvt. Nicklos J. Composino, and Ordnance Corps civilians Joseph Arciere, Joseph F. Brokos, Lee A. Parker, and Charles Romanow.
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