Remo, James P.

Birth Date

1924-03-26

Birthplace

Mahwah, NJ

Death Date

1983-10-15

Burial Place

Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery, Wyckoff, NJ

Occupation

Business owner (laundry and cleaning delivery service)

Director/Head of Field Maintenance (Wyckoff Recreation Commission)

Golf course superintendent (North Jersey Country Club, Wayne, NJ)

Head Coach (Wyckoff Recreation Football Team)

Coach (Wyckoff Connie Mack Baseball Team)

Rank

Radioman First Class

Serial Number

8089250

Service Start Date

1943-01-31

Military Service Description

James Remo enlisted into the United States Navy on 1943-01-31. He originally enlisted in the Navy’s Construction Battalion. He completed “Seabee” training at a Virginia cantonment as well as boot camp at the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland. In June of 1943, he signed up for a six year period that was to be spent with the Regular Navy. In June of 1943, he was stationed at a naval station in Maryland In February of 1944, Remo completed a course at the Naval Radio School in Norton Heights, CT. He then reported to Norfolk, VA for assignment to active duty.

Seaman Second Class Remo was received on board the American ammunition ship USS Nitro (AE-2) 1944-02-19. On 1944-05-01, he was promoted to radioman third class. On 1945-02-01, he was appointed radioman second class (T). In February of 1945, he was assigned to the ammunition ship USS Pyro, which was located near Pearl Harbor. He was received aboard the USS Oneida (APA-221) on 1945-03-26. In June of 1945, Remo participated in a V-12 Navy College Training Program at Princeton University. In 1946, he was attached to the USS Kearsarge (CV-33). In July of 1946, he was promoted to radioman first class. Throughout his Navy career, he participated in the landings at Normandy and Southern France. He also served in Japan and the Philippines.

Biographical Text

James Peter “Jiggs” Remo was born on 1924-03-26 in Mahwah, NJ to John Sr. and Elizabeth Remo. His older siblings were: John Jr., Michael, Elizabeth, Andrew, Helen, and Marion. His two younger brothers were Charles and Robert. The Remo family lived on Meadow Avenue in Mahwah. While attending Ramsey High School, he was captain of both the football and basketball teams for the high school. He was also an All-State Performer for both sports. Remo was drafted and enlisted into the Navy in 1943. Elizabeth (Army Nurses Corps), Andrew (US Army), and Michael (US Army) also served in the military.

While still in the Navy, he married Carol Betty Powell on 1946-08-03. The Remo’s lived in Midland Park, Mahwah, and Emerson. They had four children: Bonnie, Wayne, Mary Sue, and James. After his career in the Navy, Remo owned his own laundry and cleaning delivery service. Remo and Carol divorced. Remo moved to Wyckoff, NJ in 1955. He remarried Judy D’Amico 1969-08-14. The couple had two children: Anthony and James. He was the director of the Wyckoff Recreation Commission and head of maintenance for the fields. He was also the head coach for the Wyckoff recreation football team and a past coach of the Wyckoff Connie Mack baseball team. He worked as a golf course superintendent for Wayne’s North Jersey Country Club for fifteen years. He was a member of the Golf Course Superintendent Associations as well as the St. Elizabeth’s R.C. Church in Wyckoff, NJ. He died on 1983-10-15 at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. He was 59.

Family Members

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth

Siblings:
John Jr.
Michael
Elizabeth
Andrew
Helen
Marion
Charles
Robert

Wife: Carol Betty (née Powell) (1946-?)

Children:
Bonnie Lou
Wayne Peter
Mary Sue
James Evan

Wife: Judy Remo (1969-1983)

Children:
Anthony J
James J

Bibliography

"Allendale Draft Board to Send Contingent Monday," The News, March 23, 1943, p. 26.

"Carol Powell Becomes Bride of John Remo," The Morning Call, August 8, 1946, p. 12.

"Carol Powell-James Remo Married in Wyckoff Church," Ridgewood Herald-News, August 8, 1946, p. 7.

"Forty-One Mahwah Seniors To Graduate From Ramsey High," Ramapo Valley Independent, June 19, 1941, p. 2.

"Fourth Member of Mahwah Family Is Serving As Nurse," Ramapo Valley Independent, February 22, 1945, p. 6.

"Garage, Laundry Truck Destroyed In Mahwah Fire," Ramapo Valley Independent, January 15, 1948, p. 1.

"James 'Jiggs' Remo, Rec Commission Head," The News, October 20, 1983, p. 15.

James Peter Remo, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

James Peter Remo, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

James Peter Remo, U.S., World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949.

James P Remo, New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017.

James P Remo, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

James Remo, 1930 United States Federal Census.

James Remo, 1940 United States Federal Census.

James Remo, Find a Grave.

"Mahwah News," Ramapo Valley Independent, February 17, 1944, p. 2.

"Mahwah News," Ramapo Valley Independent, June 17, 1943, p. 2.

"Mahwah News," Ramapo Valley Independent, June 28, 1945, p. 2.

"Mahwah News," Ramapo Valley Independent, October 25, 1945, p. 2.

"Mahwah," The Record, August 22, 1946. p. 19.

"Married Men With Children in Draft Group to Leave Monday," The News, February 6, 1943, p. 8.

"Miss Powell Weds James Peter Remo," The News, August 8, 1946, p.1.

"Ramsey," The Record, August 24, 1953, p. 5.

"Remo," Ridgewood Herald-News, April 19, 1956, p. 24.

"Remo Swaps Cee-Bee Post For Navy Duty," Ramapo Valley Independent, June 24, 1943, p. 7.

"Suburban Title May Be On Line In 2 Big Games," The Record, February 5, 1943, p. 15.

Photo Captions

Photo 1: A photograph of Remo in his Navy uniform, he is mistakenly named "Sgt. Andrew Remo" (Ramapo Valley Independent).

Photo 2: Remo's draft card, completed 1942-06-30 in Bergen County, NJ (Ancestry Library).

Photo 3: Remo's gravestone, Wyckoff Reformed Church Cemetery, Wyckoff, NJ, date of photo unknown (Find a Grave).

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