Johnny Refugee

Johnny Refugee has been identified!

"Johnny died as an American, a happy teenager, and in FREEDOM." 

The little boy pictured at Camp Kilmer during the Hungarian Refugee Operation was identified as John S. Wunder by his brother, Charles Wunder, answering a query from Paul Berry and his uncle, Verino “Fred” DiNardo.  Here's the poignant story behind the photograph from Operation Mercy, as told in two messages:

Paul Berry wrote:

My name is Paul Berry, and I am assisting my uncle Verino “Fred” DiNardo with some research.  He was assigned to Camp Kilmer during the Hungarian Refugee Operation (Operation Mercy) with 2^nd Signal Platoon. 

While there, he was photographed by a SP2 Moore from the US Army Pictorial Center, LIC, NY.  As he recalls, this photo was later published in a local newspaper (either in NJ or Philadelphia).  Fred is pictured on the right, with Louis Nemeth (Nemeth Lajos in Hungarian) as the Army Hungarian Interpreter on the left, and young “Johnny Refugee” as he was called in the photo’s caption.  Fred has been hoping to learn what may have become of Johnny since Fred had been orphaned himself at about the same age as Johnny.  He realizes that without a name, it is highly unlikely to learn much more.   He has also located 2 Louis Nemeth’s (1 in FL and 1 in CA) that he hopes to call soon.

Based on my research to date, I contacted MOORE, HAROLD, SP5, still photographer, Camera Branch, 1958-1959, who was the only Moore listed on the Pictorial Center web site, but learned that he was not the photographer that took this picture.  

I would appreciate any information / direction you might be able to offer. Pictorial Center web site, is a sign of providence.

NOTE: Signal Corps Photographic Center Special Orders 120 dated 18 June 1952 show SFC Lester A. Marks was assigned to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, for 120 days, reporting to LTC Hauffner.  It's possible that Marks was the photographer.  Does anyone have information about Lester Marks?