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A bell symbolic of freedom was given by the Navy Department to the Borough of Glen Rock in December 1954 from the destroyer USS Lang (DD 399), a veteran of ten operations in World War II. The ship was named in memory of Seaman James Lang, USN, of New Brunswick, N.J., whose courageous action aboard USS Wasp helped to win the War of 1812. It was dedicated on May 30th, 1955.
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