Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in New Jersey
77 war memorials and 9 military museums in New Jersey — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
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Military museums (9)
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in New Jersey
- Bayview Cemetery4 recipients
- Beverly National Cemetery4 recipients
- Evergreen Cemetery3 recipients
- Greenwood Cemetery3 recipients
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery3 recipients
- Rosedale Cemetery3 recipients
- Fairmount Cemetery2 recipients
- Fairview Cemetery2 recipients
- Flower Hill Cemetery2 recipients
- Riverview Cemetery2 recipients
- Arlington Cemetery1 recipient
- Berlin Cemetery1 recipient
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery1 recipient
- Clinton Cemetery1 recipient
- Cloverleaf Park Cemetery1 recipient
War memorials
Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| General Pershing Memorial | near Belleville |
| Hoboken First World War memorial “Dedicated to the valiant American expeditionary forces who embarked from this port to participate in the World War 1917–1918” | near Belleville |
| Hoboken Second World War memorial | near Belleville |
| Hoboken Vietnam War memorial “In remembrance of those from Hoboken who lost their lives in the Vietnam War” | near Belleville |
| Call of Our Country | near Boonton |
| Hanover Township Armed Forces Memorial | near Boonton |
| Morris County Civil War Monument | near Boonton |
| Morris Township Veterans Monument “Dedicated to the Members of the Armed Services, The Sung and the Unsung, The Known and the Unknown, The Returned and the Remaining,...” | near Boonton |
| Morristown World War I Memorial | near Boonton |
| Parsippany Veteran's Memorial | near Boonton |
| Spanish American War Memorial | near Boonton |
| Veterans Of Foreign War Memorial “For God and Country Lest we forget. Marines * Army * Navy * Air Force” | near Boonton |
| American Merchant Marine Memorial | near Camden |
| Bataan Death March Memorial | near Camden |
| Medal of Honor Memorial | near Camden |
| Palmyra War Memorial | near Camden |
| USS New Jersey Propeller | near Camden |
| Veterans Memorial Park | near Camden |
| World War II Memorial “In honor of the men and women of Fairview who served in World War II 1941-1945” | near Camden |
| World War II Memorial “To the glory of God and American independence in everlasting tribute to those who served in World War II 1941-45” | near Camden |
| World War Two Memorial “Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Eighth Ward Who Served Their Country Faithfully in World War Two” | near Camden |
| Lafayette Memorial | near Clifton |
| US Veteran Howard Reenstra Home Memorial | near Clifton |
| War Memorial Tank | near Clifton |
| WWII Memorial | near Clifton |
| Veterans Memorial | near East Orange |
| Veterans Memorial | near East Orange |
| Iconic Colonade | near Hamilton |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Hamilton |
| World War I Monument | near Hasbrouck Heights |
| Purple Heart Memorial | near Lyons |
| Raritan Veterans Memorial | near Lyons |
| Somerville Veterans Memorial | near Lyons |
| Garwood War Memorial “IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR WAR DEAD” | near Metuchen |
| Middlesex County War Memorial | near Metuchen |
| Westfield Vietnam War Memorial | near Metuchen |
| Westfield World War I Memorial | near Metuchen |
| Westfield World War II Memorial | near Metuchen |
| Battleship Maine Memorial | near Montville Township |
| Civil War Cannon | near Montville Township |
| Mission Honor Veterans Project | near Montville Township |
| Riverdale Veterans Memorial | near Montville Township |
| Veterans' Memoiral | near Montville Township |
| War Memorial | near Montville Township |
| Veterans Memoral Plaza | near Mullica Hll |
| All Veterans Memorial | near Netcong |
| North Star Seating “Dedicated to the Survivors of Fallen Warriors” | near Netcong |
| Pentagon Platform | near Netcong |
| Spiritual Cenotaph “Take Unto Thyself O God The Souls of the Valiant” | near Netcong |
| Veterans Memorial Monument | near Netcong |
| War Dog Memorial “WDM is a detailed replication of five iconic landscapes of five notable U.S. wars that were fought in five distant theaters, made famous...” | near Netcong |
| Highland Park Doughboy | near New Brunswick |
| Veteran's War Memorial | near New Brunswick |
| Veterans Memorial | near New Brunswick |
| Vietnam War Memorial | New Brunswick |
| War Memorial | near New Brunswick |
| World War II Memorial | New Brunswick |
| Korean War Veterans Memorial | near Newark |
| Liberation Monument | near Newark |
| Memorial to All Vietnam Veterans | near Newark |
| O'Neill Point “Douglas O'Neill” | near Newark |
| Fort Monmouth Avenue of Memories “The 117 monuments and trees placed along the Avenue are in memory of the U.S. Army Signal Corps soldiers killed in action during World...” | near Port Monmouth |
| Purple Heart Memorial “Dedicated to the recipients of the nations oldest military decoration the Purple Heart” | near Port Monmouth |
| Vietnam Defense of Freedom Memorial “In Proud Memory of Those Members of the United States Army Who Died in Defense of Freedom” | near Port Monmouth |
| World War I Memorial | near Port Monmouth |
| American War Memorial Plaza | near Teterboro |
| Weehawken Memorial World War “Their memory lives in the peaceful homes of a world saved from destruction” | near Teterboro |
| Trenton World War II Memorial | near Trenton |
| US Marines Memorial | near Waldwick |
| US Navy Memorial | near Waldwick |
| Veteran's park | near Waldwick |
| World War I Centennial Memorial | near Waldwick |
| Battle of Chestnut Neck Memorial | — |
| Korean War Memorial | — |
| Venice Park World War II Memorial | — |
| Veterans Memorial | — |
| World War II Memorial | — |
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Help & support
Veteran resources in New Jersey
VA care, cemeteries, USO centers, posts and meeting places.
Medal of HonorRecipients from New Jersey
121 recipients.
Memorial and museum locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Some entries may be incomplete; opening hours of museums should be checked before visiting.