Pennsauken Township in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veteran's Island

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

1. Veteran's Island Marker

Inscription.

Veteran's Island. . [Sign at entrance to the memorial:] Camden County Board of Freeholders Welcomes you to, Veteran's Island Camden County Park System, Dedicated to all Camden County Veterans for their honorable service October 2006 . [Plaque at the entrance to the island:] The Wall That Heals. Camden County honors the courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty and country of its Vietnam Veterans. Camden County residents killed in the Vietnam War. , Roseanna Hoster Crosbie Director of Military Affairs Office of the Camden County Clerk, December 4, 1922 - June 12, 1998. Special recognition to the family and friends of Roseanna Hoster Crosbie for their contributions to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in her memory., [The island features a series of plaques about facts and figures for Camden County's veterans from World War I to present:] 1917 - 1918 Sacred to the memory of those who died in the service of their country.. World War I 1917-1918, U.S. entered: April 6, 1917 U.S. military served: 4,734,991 MIA - 3,183 Killed in Action: U.S. - 53,402 Camden County - 134. In Memory of the U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. Navy Armed Guard Veterans of World War II. , World War II 1941-1945, U.S. entered: December 7, 1941 U.S. military served: 16,112,566 MIA - 78,773 Killed in Action: U.S. - 291,557 Camden County - 924, Korean War 1950-1953 U.S. entered: June 27, 1950 U.S. military served: 5,720,000 MIA - 8,177 Killed in Action: U.S. - 33,741 Camden County - 55, Vietnam War 1960-1975, U.S. entered: August 5, 1964 U.S. military served: 3,403,000 MIA - 2,583 Killed in Action: U.S. - 58,486 Camden County - 88, Desert Shield/Desert Storm War 1990-1991, U.S. entered: August 2, 1990 U.S. military served: 665,476 MIA - 1 Killed in Action: U.S. - 147 Camden County - 7, Global War on Terror 2001-____, U.S. entered: September 11, 2001. [The remainder of the plaque has been damaged and is unreadable.]

[Sign at entrance to the memorial:]
Camden County
Board of Freeholders
Welcomes you to

Veteran's Island
Camden County Park System

Dedicated to all Camden County Veterans for their honorable service October 2006 [Plaque at the entrance to the island:]
The Wall That Heals
Camden County honors the courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty and country of its Vietnam Veterans. Camden County residents killed in the Vietnam War

Roseanna Hoster Crosbie
Director of Military Affairs
Office of the Camden County Clerk

December 4, 1922 - June 12, 1998
Special recognition to the family and friends of Roseanna Hoster Crosbie for their contributions to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in her memory.

[The island features a series of plaques about facts and figures for Camden County's veterans from World War I to present:]
1917 - 1918
Sacred to the memory of those who died in the service of their country.
World War I
1917-1918

U.S. entered: April 6, 1917
U.S. military served: 4,734,991
MIA - 3,183
Killed

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in Action:
U.S. - 53,402
Camden County - 134
In Memory of the
U.S. Merchant Marine
and U.S. Navy Armed Guard
Veterans of World War II

World War II
1941-1945

U.S. entered: December 7, 1941
U.S. military served: 16,112,566
MIA - 78,773
Killed in Action:
U.S. - 291,557
Camden County - 924

Korean War
1950-1953
U.S. entered: June 27, 1950
U.S. military served: 5,720,000
MIA - 8,177 Killed in Action: U.S. - 33,741
Camden County - 55

Vietnam War
1960-1975

U.S. entered: August 5, 1964
U.S. military served: 3,403,000
MIA - 2,583
Killed in Action:
U.S. - 58,486
Camden County - 88

Desert Shield/Desert Storm War
1990-1991

U.S. entered: August 2, 1990
U.S. military served: 665,476
MIA - 1
Killed in Action:
U.S. - 147
Camden County - 7

Global War on Terror
2001-____

U.S. entered: September 11, 2001 [The remainder of the plaque has been damaged and is unreadable.]

Erected 2006 by Camden County, New Jersey.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

2. Veteran's Island Marker

39° 55.683′ N, 75° 3.934′ W. Marker is in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, in Camden County. Memorial is on North Park Drive, 0.2 miles east of McClellan Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5300 N Park Dr, Merchantville NJ 08109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Raoul Wallenberg (approx. 0.3 miles away); Holocaust Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jose P. Rizal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bataan Death March Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Freedom Summer Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ronald M. Mayercik Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); POW ★ MIA (approx. 0.4 miles away); Polish American Congress (approx. 0.4 miles away).

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

3. Veteran's Island Marker

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

4. Veteran's Island Marker

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

5. Veteran's Island Marker

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 14, 2020

6. Veteran's Island Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.