South Orange in Essex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

South Orange Memorial Rock - WWII

1941 - 1945

Photographed by Bryn Douds

1. South Orange Memorial Rock - WWII

Inscription. "Bright with names that men remember"
A living tribute to those men of our
village who died in World War II
This amphitheatre is dedicated by the
grateful citizens of South Orange Nelson Ahlquest · Robert W. Andrae · Herbert E. Benson · Walter A. Berg · Edward Ill Bippart · Harold E. Bodei · Frank P. Brady · J. Thurston Brask · William J. Brown Jr. · John Joseph Burne · Arthur S. Cadmus · Andrew M. Campbell · Joseph M. Casale · Willam J. Cogan · Gilbert W. T. Combs Jr. · Harold E. Connor · Theodore C. Corwin Jr. · Thomas J. Croake · Raymond R. Curley · G. Thomas Fountain · Selby J. Day Jr., Gennaro DeCicco · Joseph C. DeCicco · Ralph C. Dench · Paul B. DeWitt · Joseph J. DiMarco · Jack J. Dreyer · Joseph A. Duetsch · William J. Dutton · Theodore F. Fettinger · Joseph J. Fiore · Laurence R. Forrest Jr. · Leo M. Friedman · Donald N. Frish · Herbert Alan Gans · Raymond G. Garpalo · Gilbert D. Gaus · Ralph P. Gewehr · Bernard R. Hart · Jeremiah J. Healey · John E. Higginbotham · Jack K. Hoerner · Edward C. Hoffman · Rudolph L. Jacob Jr. · Benjamin P. Johnson · Robert D. Lancey · Arthur T. Maloney · Danial H. Masi ·

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Michael McNulty · William J. Murphy · Joseph A. Noll · James A. Ohbarn Jr. · William F. O'Neil Jr. · John J. Ruthenberg · Joseph L. Sisto · Moses E. Smith · William R. Speirs · David A. Scott · David E. Williams

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 40° 44.959′ N, 74° 15.721′ W. Memorial is in South Orange, New Jersey, in Essex County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Ridgewood Road and Donlavage Way, on the right when traveling north. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of North Ridgewood Road and Donlavage Way (entry to school parking lot). Marker is on the west side of the "Duck Pond" (Meadowland Park Pond), just north of South Orange Middle School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 81 N Ridgewood Rd, South Orange NJ 07079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,

Memorial Rock - World War II image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryn Douds, March 8, 2021

2. Memorial Rock - World War II

it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: South Orange Memorial Rock - Viet Nam War (within shouting distance of this marker); South Orange Memorial Rock - Operation Iraqi Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); South Orange Memorial Rock - Korean Conflict (within shouting distance of this marker); Tau / Tony Smith (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meadowland Park Lake (about 600 feet away); Cameron Field (about 700 feet away); Connor Swimming Pool Complex (approx. 0.2 miles away); Swamp Line Trolley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Orange.

Regarding South Orange Memorial Rock - WWII. This is one of four markers on the Memorial Rock commemorating World War II, the Korean Conflict, Viet Nam War and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Plaque for Korean Conflict image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryn Douds, March 8, 2021

3. Plaque for Korean Conflict

Plaque for Viet Nam War image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryn Douds, March 16, 2023

4. Plaque for Viet Nam War

Plaque for Operation Iraqi Freedom image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryn Douds, October 7, 2023

5. Plaque for Operation Iraqi Freedom

South Orange Memorial Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bryn Douds, November 22, 2023

6. South Orange Memorial Rock

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2023, by Bryn Douds of South Orange, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 426 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 27, 2023, by Bryn Douds of South Orange, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.