Edward Roughgarden

   VERNON Edward Roughgarden, 62, died Thursday at Wallkill Valley Hospital in Sussex after a tong illness.
   He was born in Paterson and lived in Vernon for 12 years.
   Before his illness, Mr. Roughgarden was a rotogravure printer for 25 years.
  He served as a paratrooper during World War II and was a member of Vernon V.F.W Post No. 8441.
  Surviving are his wife Beatrice; two sons, Edward at home and Ronald Saltus of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Karen Markwis of Milford, Pa., and Jayne Bernhardt of Clifton; and six grandchildren.
   Arrangements were by the Ramsey Funeral Home, 1 Main St., Franklin.

[The News, Paterson, NJ, 04 Apr 1984, Wed, Page 38]

(courtesy of "The Bull"

Grave marker for Edward Roughgarden in North Hardyston Cemetery, Hamburg (Sussex county), New Jersey.

Edward enlisted in the Army at Newark, NJ on 23 January 1943 and was inducted on 1 February.

Pvt Roughgarden was transferred from HQ, Parachute School, Fort Benning, GA to Company I, 508th PIR on 9 August 1943.

On 2 September 1943, he was transferred to Replacement Station 990 for re-assignment.