Pennsville in Pennsville Township in Salem County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Prisoner-of-War Burials
The burial of prisoners of war (POWs) in soldiers' and national cemeteries dates to the Civil War (1861-1865). The United States and Confederacy collectively held more than 400,000 prisoners in overcrowded camps. Mortality rates were high. Based on "customary" rules of war, the dead were interred near the camps or in national cemeteries during and shortly after the conflict. There are more than 2,000 Confederate dead memorializaed in Finn's Point National Cemtery.
Care of POW dead on Amerircan soil was not an issue ugain until the world wars. During World War I (1917-1918), the United States held less than 6,000 enemy aliens and POWs in internment camps. During World War II (1941-1945) an estimated 425,000 POWs and enemy alients were held in camps. Internationally accepted rules of war dictated that prisoners who died would be buried following their national customs. Unless claimed by family or country, their graves remained the responsibility to this day. Twenty-three VA cemeteries contain more than a thousand enemy graves from the world wars.
The remains of thirteen World War II German POWs are interred in Finn's
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This procession at Fort McClellan, Alabama, ca. 1944, is typical of German POW fune3rals held at camps during the war. National Archives and Records Administration.
Erected by National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Administration.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location. 39° 36.714′ N, 75° 33.375′ W. Marker is in Pennsville Township, New Jersey, in Salem County. It is in Pennsville. It is on Cemetery Road north of Fort Mott Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 456 Fort Mott Rd, Pennsville NJ 08070, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington, in South Jersey, and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Address by President Lincoln (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A National Cemetery System (about 300 feet away); Finn's Point National Cemetery (about 300 feet away); Confederate Burials in the National Cemetery (about 300 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Union Monument (about 400 feet away); Medal of Honor Tree Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pennsville Township.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
