Smyrna times., 1962-11-08

members of their families serve
In the Armed Forces of the
United States are invited to
attend the annual statewide Vet
Grams Day exercises at Mem
ortal Plaza, Delaware Memorial
Bridge. this Sunday afternoon,
according to Anthony ]. Cicione.
chairman of the Governors
Committee for Observance of
Veterans Day.
According to Chairman Ci-
clone, the observance at the
Bridge Plaza will get underway
promptly at 2 p.m., and will
follow pretty much the pattern
of the highly successful and
well attended observances held
there In previous years.
Program participants and
platform guests will meet at
the office of Manager Frank
]. Horty in the Bridge Admin
istration Building at 1880 pm.
General Herbert Wardell of the
Delaware National Guard, Jules
Alpern of the Jewish War Vet
Grams, and Edward Norris of
the Disabled American Veterans
will act as aides to the dis
tinguished guests. Instead of
marching In body to the Mem
ortal Plaza, distinguished guests
this year will be transported In
cars from the Administration
Building to the new parking lot
on the south side of the Plaza.
Norman Duffy of the D.A.V.,
William Mazzetta of the V. W.,
and Edward Campbell of the
American Legion will serve as
aides at the Plaza.
Mr.. Cicione, as chairman,
will open the ceremonies and
then turn the gavel over to
Miles l.. Frederick, former
state commander of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, who
will introduce the various pro-
gram participants.
Four prominent Delaware
clergymen will have active roles
In the program.
An Air Force combat veteran
and former F.B.I. agent, The
Reverend Edward ]. Karnis, is
to be the principal speaker.
The Rev. Karnis, as a BIS
navigator with the then Army
Air Force, flew thirty-five
strafing missions over japanese
concentrations in the Indo Chi
nese sector during World War
II and at one time was adrift
for several days when his BIS
was shot down In flames over
the South China Sea. AT time
of discharge from service he
held the rank of captain and was
authorized to wear the Air Medal
with Cluster and eight campaign
stars among other decorations.
After the war, MIR. Karnis
attended St. Joseph's College,
Philadelphia, graduating in 1919
and then did graduate work at
Georgetown University, Wash
ington, for two years.
In 1851, he joined the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation
and In the next six years a.
chieved an outstanding record
as a "G-man" while stationed
In Detroit, Miami, and New
York.
MIR. Karnis left the F.B.I.
in 1857 and entered St. Mary's
Seminary in Baltimore. Since
completing his preparation for
the priesthood, he has served
St. Thomas R. C. Church, VIII
mington, as assistant pastor,
and the First Battalion, 198th
ArV. Air Defense, Delaware
National Guard, as chaplain.
DR.. Park w. Huntington, well
known Lutheran clergyman and
past National Chaplain of the
American Legion, will give the
Memorial Prayer.
The Rev. Andrew ]. White
principal of St. Peters High
School, New Castle, and a past
National Chaplain of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars. will
give the benediction and Rabbi
Herbert E. Drooz of Temple
Beth Emeth. Wilmington, will
give the invocation.
During the ceremonies, rep
resentatives of veterans organ
izations and other patriotic or
ganizations from both New Jer-
sey and Delaware will place
chrysanthemurns on a Memorial
Wreath In front of the large
monument bearing the names
of those from Delaware and New
Jersey who died In the service
of their country during World
War II or the Korean Conflict.
Paul Hirschman of the Jewish
War Veterans Is In charge of
procuring the Memorial Wreath
and the flowers. Mrs. Hirsch-
man will call the roll of par
ticipating units.
Representatives of two of
Delaware's outstanding junior
girls units will also have ac-
tive roles in the exercises. Of
ficers of the Junior Girls Unit
of the Caesar Rodney Chapter,
D.A.v., of Wilmington. will act
as wreath guards and TWO of
ficers of the Blue Hen Chicks
V.F.W. Junior Girls Unit. of
Milford, will distribute thel
Memorial flowers.