Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in Massachusetts
201 war memorials and 6 military museums in Massachusetts — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
201memorials
6museums
Military museums (6)
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Boston Marine Society Museum | near Boston |
| Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic | Marblehead |
| Mariner's Home | New Bedford |
| United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum | Quincy |
| Shea Naval Aviation Museum | South Weymouth |
| Springfield Armory Museum Hours: We-Sa 09:30-16:00 | Springfield |
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in Massachusetts
- Oak Grove Cemetery12 recipients
- Woodlawn Cemetery9 recipients
- Mount Hope Cemetery7 recipients
- St. Patrick's Cemetery6 recipients
- Holy Cross Cemetery5 recipients
- St. Mary's Cemetery5 recipients
- Pine Grove Cemetery4 recipients
- St. John's Cemetery4 recipients
- Elmwood Cemetery3 recipients
- Forest Hills Cemetery3 recipients
- Hope Cemetery3 recipients
- Mount Auburn Cemetery3 recipients
- New Calvary Cemetery3 recipients
- Prospect Hill Cemetery3 recipients
- Brookdale Cemetery2 recipients
War memorials
Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Beirut, Grenada, Panama, Persion Gulf “In memory of those who served.” | near Bedford |
| British Grave Near Bloody Angle | near Bedford |
| John D. Hart “Class of 2002, Private First Class, US Army, September 18, 1983 - October 18, 2003, Iraq War” | near Bedford |
| Korea 1950-1955 “In memory of those who served.” | near Bedford |
| Memorial Plaza “This Memorial Plaza is dedicated to those brave Bedford High School who gave their lives for their country, with grateful...” | near Bedford |
| Robson W. Wills “Class of 1964, 1st Lieutenant, US Army, July 13, 1946 - September 16, 1969, Vietnam War” | near Bedford |
| Terry M. Reed “Class of 1963, 1st Lieutenant, US Air Force, January 22, 1945 - June 23, 1969, Vietnam War” | near Bedford |
| Travis R. Desiato “Class of 2003, Lance Corporal, US Marine Corp, March 14, 1985 - November 15, 2004, Iraq War” | near Bedford |
| Vietnam 1961-1975 “In memory of those who served.” | near Bedford |
| Vietnam WarVeterans Memorial | near Bedford |
| World War Memorial | near Bedford |
| WWI 1917-1918 “In memory of those who served.” | near Bedford |
| WWII 1942-1946 “In memory of those who served.” | near Bedford |
| Civil War Memorial | near Boston |
| East Boston Vietnam Memorial “DEDICATED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY TO THESE CITIZENS OF EAST BOSTON WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY WITH COURAGE AND HONOUR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR” | near Boston |
| Frederick J. Carey Monument | near Boston |
| Korean War Memorial | near Boston |
| Massachusetts Beirut Memorial | near Boston |
| Massachusetts Korean War Veterans Memorial | near Boston |
| Needham Korean War Memorial “KOREAN WAR 1950-1953 MEMORIAL DEDICATED IN HONOR OF ALL VETERANS OF THE KOREAN WAR AND TO THOSE NEEDHAM VETERANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES...” | near Boston |
| Needham World War I Memorial “TO THOSE OF NEEDHAM WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1918 AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN SERVICE” | near Boston |
| Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial | near Boston |
| Vietnam Veterans' Memorial | near Boston |
| William Amerena “William Amerena Company A 50th Infantry Born October 1891 Killed in France November 10, 1918 Dedicated By Lt. L.J. Flaherty Post 30...” | near Boston |
| World War I - The War For Civilization 1914 - 1918 “In memory of Chelsea's citizens and relatives who died serving in the armed forces of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.” | near Boston |
| World War I Memorial “"TO THE BOYS WHO WERE CALLED TO THE COLORS AND THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE WORLD WAR 1917-1918" / "BELLEAU WOOD |...” | near Boston |
| Brockton War Memorial | near Brockton |
| Civil War Memorial “In Grateful Remembrance of the men of Avon Who Fought to Save the Union 1861-1865 Presented by Orlando Leach To the Town of Avon MDCCCCV” | near Brockton |
| GONSALVES SQUARE | near Brockton |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Brockton |
| World War I Memorial | near Brockton |
| World War II Memorial | near Brockton |
| Civil War Monument | near Cambridge |
| Civil War Soldier's Monument | near Cambridge |
| Joseph P. Golden Memorial “DEDICATED TO THE HANOVILLE VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR” | near Cambridge |
| Mount Auburn Veterans Memorial | near Cambridge |
| The Sphinx “American Union Reserved/ African Slavery Destroyed/ By the Uprising of a Great People/ By the Blood of Fallen Heroes.” | near Cambridge |
| Veterans Circle of Remembrance | near Cambridge |
| Veterans Memorial Mall | near Cambridge |
| War Memorial | near Cambridge |
| World War I Honor Roll | near Cambridge |
| Civil War Memorial | near Chicopee |
| Gold Star Mothers Monument | near Chicopee |
| Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial “On July 9, 1946 at 10:30 PM a B-17 "Flying-Fortress" bringing twenty-five servicemen home crashed at this site. No one survived....” | near Chicopee |
| Veterans' Memorial | near Chicopee |
| Vietnam Memorial | near Chicopee |
| World War II Memorial | near Chicopee |
| Buried British Soldiers “Near Here Are Buried British Soldiers” | near Concord |
| Melvin Memorial | Concord |
| Stow War Memorial | near Concord |
| The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865 “Town of Concord builds this monument in honor of the brave men whose name it bears and records with grateful pride that they found here...” | near Concord |
| Wayland Veterans Memorial | near Concord |
| World War I Memorial “In memory of these men who gave their lives in the World War” | near Concord |
| World War II Memorial “A grateful community dedicates this memorial to those who served our country” | near Concord |
| World War II Peace Memorial | near Concord |
| Ashby Soldier's Monument | near Fitchburg |
| Hubbardston Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Fitchburg |
| Hubbardston World War II Memorialo | near Fitchburg |
| Korean War Memorial “In honor of all who served in the armed forces of the United States from the city of Gardner 1950 - during the Korean Conflict - 1953” | near Fitchburg |
| Leominster World War 1 Memorial | near Fitchburg |
| M-60A3 Tank | near Fitchburg |
| PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge | near Fitchburg |
| Shirley Veterans Memorial | near Fitchburg |
| Spanish American War Memorial “Erected by the citizens of Gardner and gratefully dedicated to the veterans of the Spanish-American War and The Philippine insurrection 1898-1902” | near Fitchburg |
| The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War | near Fitchburg |
| The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War | near Fitchburg |
| The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2 | near Fitchburg |
| Veterans Memorial | near Fitchburg |
| Veterans Monument | near Fitchburg |
| Vietnam War Memorial “In honor of all who served in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam era from the city of Gardner” | near Fitchburg |
| World War 1 Memorial “Erected by a grateful city in honor of its heroic sons and daughters who served their country during the world war 1917-1918” | near Fitchburg |
| World War 2 Memorial | near Fitchburg |
| World War I Memorial | near Fitchburg |
| World War II Memorial “In honor of all who served in the armed forces the United States from the City of Gardner during World War ll” | near Fitchburg |
| World War II Memorial | near Fitchburg |
| Warren Civil War Monument | near Hampden |
| Korean War Memorial “Korea,1950-1953” | near Jamaica Plain |
| Veterans Memorial Park | near Jamaica Plain |
| Vietnam War Memorial “Vietnam, 1962-1975” | near Jamaica Plain |
| World War II Memorial “In Memory of the Men and Women of Boston Who Lost Their Lives in World War II” | near Jamaica Plain |
| Staff Sergeant Herman Arthur Day “June 22, 1920 to February 10, 1945 Herman Day was killed in action on February 10th 1945 in Italy during World War II. He was part of...” | near Malden |
| The Hiker at Wehner Park | near Malden |
| World War II Memorial | near Marblehead |
| World War II Memorial | near Marblehead |
| Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars | near Melrose |
| World War I Memorial | near Nahant |
| Acushnet Veterans Memorial | near New Bedford |
| Helicopter Memorial | near New Bedford |
| Basinas Square | near North Chelmsford |
| Forge Village Honor Roll | near North Chelmsford |
| S/SGT Leon A. Cote | near North Chelmsford |
| Textile Memorial | near North Chelmsford |
| Medfield Veterans Memorial | near Norwood |
| Morse Hill Veterans Memorial Park | Norwood |
| Beresik Square “BERESIK SQUARE IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN E. BERESIK USN JUNE 6, 1919 - AUG. 9, 1942 THE FIRST DUDLEY RESIDENT TO LOSE HIS LIFE IN WORLD WAR...” | near Oxford |
| Charlton Civil War Monument “ERECTED BY|WILLIAM H. DEXTER|A NATIVE OF CHARLTON,|AS A TRIBUTE TO SOLDIERS WHO|DIED IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE|1861 – 1865” | near Oxford |
| Charlton Soldier Memorial | near Oxford |
| Civil War Memorial “Names soldiers from Northbridge who fought in the American Civil War.” | near Oxford |
| Conroy War Memorial | near Oxford |
| Kusy Square | near Oxford |
| Memorial Square “DEDICATED BY THE TOWN OF DUDLEY IN HONOR OF HER SONS WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1917 - 1918 RALPH ALLEN...” | near Oxford |
| Soldier's Monument | near Oxford |
| Southbridge Civil War Statue “To the men of Southbridge who served their country in the war for the preservation of the Union 1861 – 1865 Erected by The Town of...” | near Oxford |
| Southbridge Honor Roll | near Oxford |
| Sturbridge Honor Roll Memorial | near Oxford |
| The Gold Star Mother “THE GOLD STAR MOTHER” | near Oxford |
| Vietnam War Memorial “Names soldiers from Northbridge who fought in the Vietnam War.” | near Oxford |
| WWII & Korean War Memorial “Names soldiers from Northbridge who fought in World War II and the Korean War.” | near Oxford |
| Veterans Memorial | near Provincetown |
| Korean War Memorial | near Quincy |
| Weymouth War Memorial | near Quincy |
| Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial | near Reading |
| Attleboro Korean War Veterans Memorial | near Sharon |
| Attleboro Vietnam War Veterans Memorial | near Sharon |
| Global War on Terror Memorial | near Sharon |
| Great War Veterans Memorial Plaque | near Sharon |
| Korean War Monument | near Sharon |
| L.G. Balfour Company WWII Veterans Memorial | near Sharon |
| Memorial Hall | near Sharon |
| POW • MIA • 9/11 memorial | near Sharon |
| Spanish American War Memorial “"Spanish-American War 1898 'Remember The Maine'"” | near Sharon |
| Veterans Memorial Triangle | near Sharon |
| Vietnam War Monument | near Sharon |
| World War I Monument | near Sharon |
| World War II Monument | near Sharon |
| World War II Monument | near Sharon |
| World War II Veterans Memorial | near Sharon |
| World War Memorial Cairn “In honor of the four hundred and fifty-six citizens of North Attleborough who devoted themselves to the cause of freedom and served...” | near Sharon |
| Somerville Honor Roll | near Somerville |
| Aime M Arsenault Memorial “In Memory of Aime M. Arsenault US Army Ret. M/Sgt. Pearl Harbor Survivor WWII /Korea 1922-1995” | near South Weymouth |
| All Wars Memorial Monument | near South Weymouth |
| Holbrook Square Civil War Monument “1861-1865 This memorial is erected to honor those who offered their lives to gain and preserve the liberty of this nation.” | near South Weymouth |
| Jewish War Veterans USA JWV | near South Weymouth |
| Memorial Plaque Bench “Memorial Bench name dedication” | near South Weymouth |
| POW MIA Memorial Plaque “Memorial for POW MIA” | near South Weymouth |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial | near South Weymouth |
| Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll | near South Weymouth |
| Veteran Memorial | near South Weymouth |
| Veteran Memorial | near South Weymouth |
| Veteran Memorial Plaque “Veteran Name” | near South Weymouth |
| Veteran Memorial Plaque “Veteran Memorial Plaque” | near South Weymouth |
| Veteran Memorial Plaque “Veteran Memorial Plaque” | near South Weymouth |
| Veteran Memorial Plaque “Veteran Memorial Plaque” | near South Weymouth |
| Veterans Memorial | near South Weymouth |
| World War Memorial Arch | near South Weymouth |
| Civil War Monument | near Springfield |
| Korean War Memorial | near Springfield |
| Springfield War Memorial | near Springfield |
| Veterans' Memorial | near Springfield |
| Vietnam Memorial | near Springfield |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Springfield |
| World War I Memorial | near Springfield |
| World War II Memorial | near Springfield |
| Veteran's Memorial | near Tyngsboro |
| Andover Revolutionary War Memorial | near Wilmington |
| Korean War Memorial | near Wilmington |
| Korean War Memorial | near Wilmington |
| Lawrence Civil War Memorial | near Wilmington |
| Persian Gulf Memorial | near Wilmington |
| World War II | near Wilmington |
| WW2 Memorial | near Wilmington |
| Civil War Memorial “In memorial erected by the City of Revere in honor of those who served their country in defense of the Union during the Civil War 1861 - 1865” | near Winthrop |
| Desert Storm Memorial “In honor of those who served their country in Operation Desert Storm” | near Winthrop |
| Indian War Memorial “In memoriam Veterans Indian War” | near Winthrop |
| Iraq-Afghanistan Conflict Memorial “Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives in the service of our nation during the Iraq - Afghanistan Conflict.” | near Winthrop |
| Korean Conflict Memorial “Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives in the service of our nation during the Korean conflict” | near Winthrop |
| Ralph Correale Memorial “In Memoriam Ralph Correale 1924 - 1943 Native of Jefferies Point, East Boston” | near Winthrop |
| Revere's Women Veterans WWII Memorial | near Winthrop |
| South Boston Vietnam Memorial | near Winthrop |
| Spanish-American War Memorial “This memorial erected by the City of Revere to the honor of her sons who served in the army and navy of the United States during the...” | near Winthrop |
| Veterans Memorial “Dedicated to the memory of every veteran from Jeffries Point who served in our country's conflicts.” | near Winthrop |
| Vietnam Memorial “Dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives in the service of our nation during the Vietnam Conflict” | near Winthrop |
| WWI and WWII Memorial “In lastinf memory of those who gave their lives in the service of our nation during World War I and II” | near Winthrop |
| WWII Ward IV Memorial “In Memoriam World War II Veterans of Ward IV 1941 - 1945” | near Winthrop |
| Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice" | near Woburn |
| Woburn Moose Memorial | near Woburn |
| Bolton War Memorial | near Worcester |
| Civil War Memorial | near Worcester |
| Civil War Memorial | near Worcester |
| Korean War Memorial | near Worcester |
| Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Worcester |
| Shrewsbury Civil War Monument | near Worcester |
| Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial | near Worcester |
| Shrewsbury World War I Memorial | near Worcester |
| Southwest Asia War Memorial | near Worcester |
| Vietnam Memorial | near Worcester |
| War Memorial | near Worcester |
| World War II Memorial | near Worcester |
| World War One Memorial | near Worcester |
| Chatham Civil War Memorial | — |
| Doughboy Statue | — |
| Korean War Memorial | — |
| Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower | — |
| Merrill Veterans Memorial | — |
| Monroe War Memorial | — |
| Royalston Veterans Memorial | — |
| Sgt. Donald Wilkinson Memorial | — |
| Veterans Memorial | — |
| Veterans' Memorial | — |
| World War 1 Memorial | — |
| World War Honor Roll “Honor Roll Men of Merrimac Who Served in the World War” | — |
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Veteran resources in Massachusetts
VA care, cemeteries, USO centers, posts and meeting places.
Medal of HonorRecipients from Massachusetts
310 recipients.
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