Woodbridge in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Basilone Memorial Bridge
Dedicated to the Memory of Gunnery Sergeant John A. Basilone of Raritan, NJ, United States Marine Corps. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism at Guadalcanal 1942. Killed in Action at Iwo Jima 1945. November 30, 1951
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 40° 33.625′ N, 74° 15.863′ W. Memorial is in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is in Woodbridge. It can be reached from New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) one mile south of Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway, on the right when traveling south. The marker is available outside of the main building for the Thomas Edison Service Area. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Woodbridge NJ 07095, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey, in Greater Princeton, and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodbridge Creek (East) Mitigation Area (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trinity Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Revolutionary Soldiers and Patriots of Woodbridge (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); S.W. Phillips Grist & Saw Mill (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named First Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodbridge Township.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
