Places to visit
War Memorials & Military Museums in New York
218 war memorials and 11 military museums in New York — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.
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Military museums (11)
| Name | City |
|---|---|
| Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum | Buffalo |
| Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House | Dunkirk |
| Suffolk County Marine Museum West | near East Islip |
| American Merchant Marine Museum Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-15:00 | Kings Point |
| H. Lee White Marine Museum Hours: Jul-Aug PH,Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Sep-Jun PH,Mo-Su 13:00-17:00 | Oswego |
| U.S. Army - Tug LT-5 Hours: May-Jun,Sep PH,Mo-Su 13:00-17:00; Jul-Aug PH,Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 | near Oswego |
| Museum of American Armor | near Plainview |
| Plattsburgh Air Force Base Museum | Plattsburgh |
| War of 1812 Museum | Plattsburgh |
| New York State Military Museum | Saratoga Springs |
| Cradle of Aviation Museum | near Uniondale |
Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in New York
- Cypress Hills National Cemetery31 recipients
- Calvary Cemetery29 recipients
- Long Island National Cemetery21 recipients
- Holy Cross Cemetery18 recipients
- U.S. Military Academy Cemetery17 recipients
- Woodlawn Cemetery15 recipients
- The Green-Wood Cemetery14 recipients
- Cypress Hills Cemetery8 recipients
- Albany Rural Cemetery6 recipients
- Forest Lawn Cemetery6 recipients
- St. Mary's Cemetery6 recipients
- Bath National Cemetery5 recipients
- Maple Grove Cemetery5 recipients
- The Evergreens Cemetery5 recipients
- Evergreen Cemetery4 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 |
|---|---|
| Albany Memorial Grove Flagpole | near Albany |
| Albany Vietnam War Memorial | near Albany |
| New York State Vietnam War Memorial | near Albany |
| Purple Heart Memorial | near Albany |
| Spansh American War Memorial | near Albany |
| The Mother’s War Memorial “That the memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the world war may remain forever fresh in the hearts of a grateful people” | near Albany |
| USS Albany “DEDICATED TO THOSE SHIPMATES THAT SO PROUDLY SERVED ABOARD ALL SHIPS NAMED USS ALBANY 1846 1869 1900 1946 1962 1990” | near Albany |
| Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park | near Averill Park |
| Civil War Veterans Memorial | near Batavia |
| Vietnam Memorial | near Batavia |
| Veterans' Memorial | near Bemus Point |
| All Veterans Memorial | near Binghamton |
| Baron Von Steuben Monument | near Boonville |
| Boonville's 97th NY Volunteer Civil War Regiment | near Boonville |
| Brooklyn War Memorial | Brooklyn |
| Bushwick-Ridgewood War Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Dawn of Glory “IN HONOR / OF THOSE / WHO FOUGHT FOR / OUR COUNTRY / 1917-1918” | near Brooklyn |
| East Coast Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Frank C. Prokop Square War Memorial “FRANK C. PROKOP SQUARE GLENRIDGE POST 34 C.W.V.” | near Brooklyn |
| Greenpoint World War I Memorial “To the living and the dead heroes of Greenpoint who fought in the world war because they loved America, revered its deals, understood...” | near Brooklyn |
| Holocaust Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Kimlau War Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Korean Square | near Brooklyn |
| Korean War Veterans Plaza Wall of Honor “These names represent the men from the Borough of Brooklyn who made the supreme sacrifice 1950-1953” | near Brooklyn |
| McLaughlin Park World War I Memorial “In loving memory of those men of this district who in the war of 1917 and 1918 fought and died for freedom, their neighbors, trhough the...” | near Brooklyn |
| New York Korean War Veterans Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Prospect Park War Memorial “MEN AND WOMEN OF BROOKLYN WHO DIED IN THE WORLD WAR MCMXIV-MCMXVII” | near Brooklyn |
| Red Hook Memorial Doughboy | near Brooklyn |
| Ridgewood War Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Saratoga Park Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Soldiers' Monument “At a meeting of Citizens held at the City Hall of the City of New York June 8, 1852: It was resolved That the Erection of a becoming...” | near Brooklyn |
| To All Veterans, Living or Dead | near Brooklyn |
| War Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| Zion Park War Memorial | near Brooklyn |
| 100th NY Volunteer Infantry Civil War Memorial | near Buffalo |
| 155th New York State Volunteers | near Buffalo |
| Blue Star Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Cheektowaga Veterans Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Erie County Veterans Memorial “Dedicated with the grace of God. In grateful tribute to the men and women of Erie County, who served in the Armed Forces or our country...” | near Buffalo |
| Gold Star Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Korean War Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Merchant Marine Seamen in WWII | near Buffalo |
| Pearl Harbor Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Polish Armed Forces in WWII | near Buffalo |
| Purple Heart Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Special Marine Corps Units in WWII | near Buffalo |
| Theodore Roosevelt Monument | near Buffalo |
| Town of Tonawanda Veterans Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Western New York Hispanic American Veterans | near Buffalo |
| World War I Memorial | near Buffalo |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Castleton-on-Hudson |
| Purple Heart Memorial | near Clarence Center |
| Town of Clarence War Memorial | near Clarence Center |
| 9/11 Memorial | near Cornwall |
| Dansville Veterans Memorial | near Dansville |
| Blue Point Nature Preserve Veterans Memorial | near East Islip |
| Veterans Memorial | near East Islip |
| Veterans Memorial Plaza | near East Rockaway |
| Amsterdam Veterans Memorial | near Gloversville |
| Polish American Veterans Memorial | near Gloversville |
| Ukrainian Veterans Memorial | near Gloversville |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Gloversville |
| World War I Memorial | near Gloversville |
| World War II Memorial | near Gloversville |
| WWI Veterans Memorial | near Gloversville |
| Veteran's Park Memorial | near Grand Island |
| Civil War and World War I Waterford Honor Roll | near Green Island |
| Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave | near Green Island |
| Green Island Vietnam Memorial | near Green Island |
| Waterford Soldiers & Sailors Memorial | near Green Island |
| World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Waterford Honor Roll | near Green Island |
| Soldiers' Memorial Tower | near Hilton |
| Korea and Vietnam War Memorial | near Horseheads |
| WWI Memorial | near Horseheads |
| Veterans' Memorial | near Jamestown |
| The Soldiers and Sailors | near Jefferson County |
| Veterans Monument | near Jefferson County |
| Civil War Monument | near Kings Point |
| Glen Cove Korean War Memorial | near Kings Point |
| Glen Cove Vietnam Memorial | near Kings Point |
| Manhasset Gold Star Memorial | near Kings Point |
| Manhasset WWI Memorial | near Kings Point |
| Manorhaven War Memorial | near Kings Point |
| Pelham Bay Park World War Memorial | near Kings Point |
| Plandome War Memorial | near Kings Point |
| Roslyn WWI Veterans Memorial | near Kings Point |
| World War I Roll of Honor | near Kings Point |
| Veterans' Monument | near Kingston |
| Woodstock Veterans' War Memorial “In memory of our veterans who so proudly served their country” | near Kingston |
| World War Memorial | near Lake Placid |
| Lakewood Honor Roll | near Lakewood |
| Floral Park World Wars Memorial “In memory of the men who made the supreme sacrifice in World Wars I and II in defense of our country.” | near Malverne |
| New Hyde Park Veterans Memorial | near Malverne |
| Veterans Square | near Malverne |
| Bayville Veterans Memorial “World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War Memorial” | near Mamaroneck |
| Heroic Soldiers of Forest Park | near Mamaroneck |
| Korean War Memorial | near Mamaroneck |
| Korean War Veterans Memorial | near Mamaroneck |
| Pelham Veteran's Memorial | near Mamaroneck |
| Spanish American War Memorial | near Mamaroneck |
| Vietnam Conflict | near Mamaroneck |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Mamaroneck |
| War Memorial Park | near Mamaroneck |
| World War II | near Mamaroneck |
| Marcellus Veterans Memorial | near Marcellus |
| Marcellus Veterans Memorials | near Marcellus |
| Civil War Monument “The marker reads, "ERECTED 1879 to the Memory of the Soldiers of the Town of WALLKILL. The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865.” | near Middletown |
| American Civil War Memorial | near Montezuma |
| Washington Avenue Soldier's Monumnet and Triangle | near Montrose |
| Chelsea Park Memorial “To the soldiers and sailors of Chelsea, World War, 1914–1918” | near New York |
| Doughboy, WWI vets | near New York |
| Eternal Light Flagstaff “An Eternal Light An inspiration and a Promise of Enduring Peace This star was lighted November XI MCMXXIII In memory of those who have...” | near New York |
| Fort Hamilton War Memorial | near New York |
| General Grant National Memorial | New York |
| John Paul Jones Memorial | near New York |
| Memorial Tree World War 1917-1918 | near New York |
| Morris Park World War Memorial | near New York |
| New York Life Insurance Company War Memorial “DEDICATED BY / NYLIC POST 503 / THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT / OF NEW YORK / TO ALL MEMBERS OF / NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY / WHO...” | near New York |
| Richmond Hill War Memorial | near New York |
| Rosebank Honor Rolll | near New York |
| Soldiers and Sailors Monument | near New York |
| Spanish American War “Erected AD 1941 by the Captain George H Tilly camp no 66 N.Y. United Spanish War Veterans of Jamaica” | near New York |
| The United States Merchant Marine “This plaque is dedicated in memory of those who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II and in particular to those who...” | near New York |
| World War 1 “Greater love hath no man than this thata man lay down his life for his friends” | near New York |
| 12th Ward World War II Memorial | near Niskayuna |
| Civil War Monument | near Niskayuna |
| Combat Wounded Veterans Memorial | near Niskayuna |
| Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Niskayuna |
| Spanish American War Memorial | near Niskayuna |
| Veterans Memorial | near Niskayuna |
| Centerport Memorial | near Northport |
| Gold Star Battalion Beach Memorial “In memory and respect for one hundred twenty seven men of Huntington Township who joined the "Gold Star Battalion" of World War II.” | near Northport |
| Huntington World War I Memorial | near Northport |
| Patriots of Long Island | near Northport |
| The Forgotten War | near Northport |
| Vietnam Veterans of America VVA “Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another.” | near Northport |
| Croton-on-Hudson World War I Memorial | near Ossining |
| Korean War Memorial “To those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Korean conflict” | near Ossining |
| Memorial to Korean War veterans from Chappaqua | near Ossining |
| Viet Nam War Memorial “To those who paid the supreme sacrifice in the Viet Nam conflict” | near Ossining |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Ossining |
| Wolrd War II Memorial “Glory to them that died in this great cause. In grateful tribute to the men and women of the Tarrytowns who served in World War II.” | near Ossining |
| Veterans Memorial Park | near Oswego |
| Tioga County Veterans Memorial | near Owego |
| War Memorial | near Pine Plains |
| Locust Valley World War I Roll of Honor | near Plainview |
| Locust Valley World War II Memorial | near Plainview |
| Oyster Bay World War I Memorial “To the memory of those from Oyster Bay who gave their lives in the service of their country in the World War 1917–18 Let those who come...” | near Plainview |
| Bolton Veterans' Memorial | near Queensbury |
| Lake George Region Veterans Memorial | near Queensbury |
| Veterans Memorial | near Red Hook |
| American Legion Post 1917 Veterans Tribute “Honoring Our Warriors: In Recognition And Appreciation To The Men And Women From East Rochester - All Volunteers - Who Have Served The...” | near Rochester |
| Battle of the Bulge World War II Memorial | near Rochester |
| East Rochester Korea and Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Rochester |
| East Rochester World War I Veterans Memorial | near Rochester |
| East Rochester World War II Veterans Memorial | near Rochester |
| East Rochester's Forever Young | near Rochester |
| Freedom Hill | near Rochester |
| Gold Star Families Memorial | near Rochester |
| Henrietta Veterans Memorial | near Rochester |
| Korean War Memorial | near Rochester |
| Potter Park Veteran Memorial | near Rochester |
| Rochester Veterans Memorial “Built to honor those who served, that our country might endure” | near Rochester |
| Rosebud War Memorial | near Rochester |
| Veterans (South) | near Rochester |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Flagpole VFW | near Rochester |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Rochester |
| War Memorial | near Rochester |
| War On Terror Memorial | near Rochester |
| War on Terror Memorial | near Rochester |
| Malta Veterans Memorial | near Saratoga Springs |
| Soldiers and Sailors Monument | near Saratoga Springs |
| World War Memorial Pavilion | near Saratoga Springs |
| Sidney Veterans Memorial Park | near Sidney |
| Veterans memorial | near Springville |
| Veteran's memorial | near Stony Brook |
| Korea-Vietnam Veteran's Monument | near Syracuse |
| Spanish War Memorial | near Syracuse |
| Veterans Memorial At The Fair “Dedicated on 2 September, 1999 Dedication From the Brothers and Sisters of UAW Locals 624 & 2149 Veterans Memorial at The Fair In Honor...” | near Syracuse |
| Tonawanda Civil War Monument | near Tonawanda |
| Veterans Armed Forces | near Tonawanda |
| Korea War Memorial | near Troy |
| Second Ward World War II Memorial “In honor of the men and women from the Second Ward who served in World War II.” | near Troy |
| Soldiers and Sailors Monument | near Troy |
| Vietnam War Memorial | near Troy |
| World War II | near Troy |
| Albertson WWII Memorial | near Uniondale |
| Albertson–Roslyn Vietnam War Memorial | near Uniondale |
| Veterans Plaza | near Uniondale |
| World War I Memorial “In Honor of the Men and Women of Hempstead who served their country in the great World War 1917-1919 AND In Memory of those who made the...” | near Uniondale |
| Hewlett Veterans Memorial | near Valley Stream |
| Rosedale Vietnam Monument | near Valley Stream |
| Veterans Memorial | near Voorheesville |
| City of Beacon War Memorial | near Wappingers Falls |
| Civil War Memorial | near Wappingers Falls |
| Marlboro World War I Memorial | near Wappingers Falls |
| Spanish American War Memorial | near Wappingers Falls |
| World War Memorial Park | near Wappingers Falls |
| Civil War Monument “"IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GENESEO WHO OFFERED THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE OF THEIR COUNTRY"” | near Warsaw |
| Veterans' Memorial “"IN MEMORIAM TO THOSE FROM GENESEO WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE"” | near Warsaw |
| War Veterans Memorial | Waverly |
| Town of Babylon War Casualty Memorial | near Wheatley Heights |
| Central New York War Memorial | near Whitesboro |
| POW/MIA Memorial “"We speak for those who can't"” | near Whitesboro |
| Spanish American War/USS Maine Memorial | near Whitesboro |
| Vietnam Memorial | near Whitesboro |
| American Legion Hillcrest Post 1078 and Auxiliary “IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO SERVED IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE” | near Whitestone |
| Elmhurst Park Vietnam Veterans Memorial | near Whitestone |
| Kissena Park World War I Monument “MEMORIAL KNOLL TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR ERECTED 1921” | near Whitestone |
| Memorial to the Veterans of World War I of Forest Hills | near Whitestone |
| World War 2 “To honor those who served our country so honorably to preserve us a free nation” | near Whitestone |
| The Pines Bridge Monument | near Yorktown Heights |
| Arcadia War Memorial “Dedicated to the memory of our soldiers - sailors and marines of all wars Erected MCMXXVIII” | — |
| Civil War Memorial | — |
| Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument | — |
| Veteran's Memorial | — |
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Veteran resources in New York
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Medal of HonorRecipients from New York
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