Who Was That Marine?

CORBIN CITY – Jerome “Jerry” Licata, a Navy veteran and Swainton resident, would like to know about Cpl. Stanley J. Baron.
In L’s Restaurant which he owns, Licata has created a patriotic wall to honor the service of veterans. That shrine includes a tiny replica of the World Trade Center, photographs of military personnel, sand in vials from Omaha, Juno, Sword, Gold and Utah beaches where D-Day occurred June 6, 1944, and coarse, black sand from Iwo Jima, which he has visited to see where his father’s friend, a Marine and Licata’s namesake, fought the Japanese.
One of his proudest mementos is an American flag flown over Iraq in a fighter jet in his namesake, Jerome Carmen Lomurno’s memory. Someone even presented him with a bullet from the Battle of Gettysburg.
While Licata treasures all of them, the one that puzzles him most among all the military memorabilia is an award plaque that chronicles Baron’s service. The man remains a mystery to Licata, and he hopes someone might be able to tell him more about his fellow veteran.
According to an engraved plaque on that board, Baron served with the 4th Marine Division. He saw action during World War II on Iwo Jima, Feb. 19, 1945, Tinian, July 24, 1944, Saipan, June 15, 1944, and Roi-Namur, Feb. 1, 1944. A photograph accompanied the plaque that was brought to Licata from someone in Corbin City who cleaned their mother’s attic and found the articles. It’s unknown whether the photograph is Baron.
Licata searched the Internet in vain attempting to learn about Baron. Military medals the Marine was awarded include Purple Heart, Bronze Star, American Legion, World War II Victory, American Campaign, and another World War II medal.
Navy and Marines sense closeness with comrades regardless of age or war. If they wore the uniform and earned the Eagle, Globe and Anchor, they’ve paid their dues as United States Marines in Licata’s view. They are all a band of brothers, and he yearns to know more about Baron.
Because of that, Licata would like to “adopt” Stanley J. Baron, to give his photograph and military honors their proper respect, and to be able to tell a bit more about him.
Should anyone know about Baron, Licata would appreciate either a call at 609-628-3024 or letter at 119 Route 50, Corbin City, NJ 08270. He is anxious to learn about the man who smiles in a photo, who served his nation in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II, and who possibly lived in Corbin City.