Berkeley Heights in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Time To Pause And Remember
Memorial Park - Berkely Heights
[Left Marker:]
To those members of the Armed Forces
of the United States who served in the
Korean War
1950 - 1955
"God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it."
Daniel Webster
Dedicated by the people of the
Township of Berkeley Heights
May 26, 1986
[Left Center Marker:]
In honor of
the men who served
in the
Army or Navy of the
United States of America
In the World War
1917 - 1919
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This tablet is erected
by the
Township of New Providence
[Right Center Marker:]
To Our Hero Dead in World War II
1941 - 1945
Township of New Providence
pays homage to the memory
of these valiantswho gave the last
full measure of devotion to their country.
Louis Burgmiller • Anthony V. Debisco, Jr., • James J. Delduga • Vincent Herbst • Henry J. Pickell • Henry L. Seidentop • Ralph Swerdloff • Cleaston Patterson
Right Marker:]
To those members of the Armed Forces
of the United States who served in
Southeast Asia.
1961 - 1975
"The soldier suffers and bears the deepest wounds and scars of war."
Douglas MacArthur
Dedicated by the People of the Township of Berkeley Heights.
May 26, 1986
Erected 1986 by The Townships of Berkeley Heights and New Providence.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 40° 40.919′ N, 74° 26.495′ W. Marker is in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, in Union County. Memorial is on Plainfield Avenue near Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berkeley Heights NJ 07922, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Peppertown Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac Clark Farmstead (approx. 1.1 miles away); Johnson House (approx. 1.6 miles away); New Providence United Methodist Cemetery & Memorial Garden (approx. 2.1 miles away); Bey's Boxing Camp (approx. 2.3 miles away); New Providence Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 2.4 miles away); New Providence Presbyterian Church (approx. 2˝ miles away); The Country’s Roll of Honor (approx. 2˝ miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,273 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.