Hillsdale in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hillsdale Veterans Monument

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2009

1. Hillsdale Veterans Monument Marker

Inscription. Hillsdale
Honor Roll
In Time of Need These Men Pledged Their Lives
Their Fortunes and Their Sacred Honor
1914 World War 1919

Ackerman, E. Lodewick • Ackerman, Garrett J. • Albertson, Edwin • Albertson, John • Bachman, Herman • Bachman, August • Baker, Chester • * Baker, Albert • Banta, Raymond • Bartz, Albert • Bayer, Henry P. • Beauvais, Alexander • Blauvelt, W. Roy • Brill, Harry • Bromilow, John • Bell, Harry • Campbell, Frank • Campbell, George • Carpenter, Emile • Clerk, Edgar M. Jr. • Cordwell, George • Dathe, Walter • Furman, William E. • Furman, John • Foster, Valentine P. • Foltette, Ferdinand • Gardenier, Harold • Gertenbach, August • Ginazza, Louis • Hartwick, Percy • Hellwig, George • Herbert, Henry C. • Herbert, Harold M. • Holland, James • Hirsch, Joseph • Johnson, George • Jacouard, Henry • Kahant, Walter • Kiesow, Frederick • Kammer, H. • * Klass, Benjamin • Kolesaire, John. Jr. • Konig, George E. Jr. • Kinmonth, Stanley A. • Kinmonth, J. Dwight • Kugler, Brainard D. • Lee, Frederick H. • Long, Robert • Marshall, V. Paul • Mann, John, Jr. • McCleary, Charles E. • McDaniels, Homer A. • Mead, Cyrus • Meyer, William B. • Mooer, Vincent B. • O”Neil, Joseph • Owens, C. F. • Phillips, Herbert • Pilkington, Fred • Pause, George D. • Potter, Christopher • Preston, Frank • Riley,

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Chas. H. K. • Riley, Edward F. • Riley, Melvin M. • Riley, Percy E. • Roddy, Irvong • Saul, Benjamin • Saul, William • Saul, Edwin P. • Sethman, Fred • Snyder, Samuel • Space, Le Roy • Steiger, Leonard • Stewart, Robert • Storms, Garret A. • Thausen, Nehl • Tiederamn, H. J. Jr. • Tiederamn, Joseph H. • Tresouthick, Stanley • Vander, Clute Howard • Volger, George W. • Webster, Stanley H. • Wilbur, Elliot • Wolfangle, John. Jr.

Erected by
The Township of Hillsdale
1922.

Erected 1922 by Township of Hillsdale.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 41° 0.194′ N, 74° 2.458′ W. Marker is in Hillsdale, New Jersey, in Bergen County. Memorial is at the intersection of Broadway and Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsdale NJ 07642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hillsdale Fire Department Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry J. Werner (within shouting distance of this marker); Hillsdale Police Booth (within shouting distance of this marker); Westervelt-Demarest House (approx.

Hillsdale Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2009

2. Hillsdale Veterans Monument

0.8 miles away); Garret Durie House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Capt. John H. Banta Homestead (approx. 0.8 miles away); Charles A. Bellon (approx. 0.8 miles away); Westwood Veterans Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsdale.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, June 26, 2011

3. Hillsdale Veterans Monument Marker

Left Hand Small Plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2009

4. Left Hand Small Plaques

These Our Dead in Honored Glory Rest

In Memory Of
Ensign Walter L. Irvine
U.S.N.A.F.
Born – December 23, 1918
Killed on Maneuvers, Palatka, Fla
December 26, 1942

In Memory Of
2nd Lt. Leonard L. Meyer
U.S.A.A.F.
Born – May 14, 1924
Missing – European Theater
May 25, 1944

In Memory Of
2nd Lt. Leonard P. Gritman
U.S. Army
Born – may 18, 1917
Killed in Solomon Islands
July 18, 1943

In Memory Of
Cpl. T/5 Robert W. Holensworth
U.S. Army
Born – August 14, 1918
Killed in France
June 19, 1944

In Memory Of
A/R 3rd Cl. Charles A. MacMillan
U.S. Navy
Born – February 8, 1923
Killed on Maneuvers – Vero Beach, Fla.
August 18, 1943

In Memory Of
Pvt. F.C. Charles R. Clark
U.S. Army
Born – April 23, 1920
Killed in France
June 19, 1944

In Memory Of
2nd Lt. Robert F. Swenson
U.S.A.A.F.
Born – February 3, 1923
Killed in Italy
May 25, 1944

In Memory Of
Pvt. Robert C. Greve
U.S. Army
Born – December 31, 1923
Missing in St. Lo, France
August 8, 1944

In Memory Of
A/R 2nd Cl. Edwin L. Hills
U.S. Navy
Born – October 23, 1914
Missing in Palau Island
April 10, 1944

In Memory Of
Staff Sgt. Harry S. Springer
U.S.A.A.F.
Born – December 23, 1913
Missing – European Theater
September 25, 1944

Right Hand Small Plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2009

5. Right Hand Small Plaques

These Our Dead in Honored Glory Rest

In Memory Of
A/M 3rd Cl. Thomas P. Lyons
U.S. Navy
Born – December 8, 1923
Killed on Furlough
March 2, 1946

In Memory Of
Pvt. Albert Rawson
U.S. Army
Born – February 28, 1932
Killed in North Korea
April 25, 1953

1st Lt. Edward M. Maher, Jr.
U.S. Army
Born April 4, 1947
Killed In Action, Vietnam
August 2, 1968

PFC. Michael C. Roell
U.S. Army
Born October 31, 1946
Killed In Action, Vietnam
May 26, 1967

1st Lt. Peter P. Murner, Jr.
U.S.M.C.
Born May 13, 1945
Killed In Action, Vietnam
August 26, 1968

PFC. George A. Poor, Jr.
U.S. Army
Born October 26, 1947
Killed In Action, Vietnam
June 22, 1967

Cpl. Ernest Elfenbein
U.S. Army
Born February 5, 1948
Killed In Action, Vietnam
October 6, 1967

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,123 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on June 29, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on September 5, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.