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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Hightstown in Mercer County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
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Hightstown World War II Memorial
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| | | |  By Bill Coughlin, October 31, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Hightstown World War II Memorial Marker | | | Inscription. We are grateful to these Hightstown area men who gave their lives in the service of their country
John F. Campbell • Robert W. Cutinelle • George F. Dennis • Franklin Ely • Martin Greenberg • William Hoffman • George Huber • Edward Hutchinson • Stanley Johnson • Henry Lloyd Miller • Frederick Norton • C. William Powell • Charles A. Richardson • Paul Shutman • Carl Snyder • Paul Szgeti • George Tillberg
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We honor more than 400 Hightstown area men and women who served in World War II
Donations for this plaque came from Hightstown – Apollo Lodge # 41 F&AM American Legion Post #148 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5700
Dedicated May 31, 2004 Erected 2004 by Hightstown – Apollo Lodge # 41 F&AM, American Legion Post #148 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5700. Location. 40° 16.209′ N, 74° 31.355′ W. Marker is in Hightstown, New Jersey, in Mercer County. Marker is on N Main Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in the park between the firehouse and the Baptist Church. Marker is in this post office area: Hightstown NJ 08520, United States of America. Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker| | | |  By Bill Coughlin, October 31, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Hightstown World War II Memorial | | | , as the crow flies. Hightstown (a few steps from this marker); East Windsor Township Civil War Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cranberry Mills (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of Encampment (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Cranbury Dam (approx. 2.8 miles away); U.S. Army Parachute Test Platoon (approx. 2.9 miles away); Todd Beamer (approx. 3 miles away); Monroe Township Memorial Park (approx. 5.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Hightstown. |
| | | |  By Bill Coughlin, October 31, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Marker in Hightstown | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 22, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 185 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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