We Honor and Remember:
![]() SGT James W. Harvey II
Hometown: Toms River/Clark, NJ. Age: 23. Died: June 20, 2011 Ghazni province, Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Unit: 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, KY. Birth: Jul. 21, 1987, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA. Sgt. James W. Harvey II, 23, of Toms River, N.J., died June 20 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky. Jimmy was the grandson of the late Thomas "Buddy" and Betty Cummings, and the late James W. Harvey, and nephew of the late Patricia Cummings Czachowski. He is survived by his loving parents James S. and Susan L. Cummings Harvey of Toms River, his 3 devoted sisters Christine and Steve Douglas of Colonia, Robin and David Raffaele of Scotch Plains, and Tracey Harvey of Toms River, his 2 nephews Ryan and Michael, his uncle Joseph Czachowski and his uncle and aunt Robert and Gina Harvey and a very large extended family. Burial: Saint Annes Cemetery Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA US Army Sergeant James W. Harvey II, 23, of Toms River and formerly of Clark passed away Monday, June 20, 2011 while proudly serving our country in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He has been posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for bravery. Jimmy was born in Livingston, and had resided in Clark for 10 years, graduating from the Arthur L. Johnson High School, before moving with his close knit family to Toms River. He was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Knox, Ky. He had enlisted in the Army at age 21 and was deployed to Andar Province in January. Prior to enlisting in the Army, he had been employed at Public Service Electric & Gas in the Metro Division underground as a cable splicer and substation operator. Jimmy was the grandson of the late Thomas "Buddy" and Betty Cummings, and the late James W. Harvey, and nephew of the late Patricia Cummings Czachowski. He is survived by his loving parents James S. and Susan L. Cummings Harvey of Toms River, his 3 devoted sisters Christine and Steve Douglas of Colonia, Robin and David Raffaele of Scotch Plains, and Tracey Harvey of Toms River, his 2 nephews Ryan and Michael, his uncle Joseph Czachowski and his uncle and aunt Robert and Gina Harvey and a very large extended family. |
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