Carl Montgomery will be a guest at The Basilone Parade
In World War II Carl and Reverend Koskamp served together
as the U.S. army moved across Europe toward Germany.
Carl recalls that when the battle started and the bullets were flying,
Koskamp was amazingly calm.
They were both captured by the Germans in The Battle of the Bulge
Reverend Koskamp was killed on a forced POW march by Allied bombing
Click to read Koskamp's story
Carl Montgomery Reverend Rowland Koskamp of the
Third Reformed Church in Raritan
Below is a letter that Carl Montgomery wrote home during the war
He mentions Reverend Koskamp several times