Cranford in Union County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lest We Forget

MIA and POW Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

1. Lest We Forget Marker

Inscription. This memorial is in remembrance and honor of all our nation’s MIA’s and POW’s. The circular design represents our never ending hope for their return. The dates on the sides represent the major wars and conflicts in which our country has been involved

Erected 1989 by Contemporary World Affairs Club-Cranford High School.

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

Location. 40° 39.676′ N, 74° 18.458′ W. Memorial is in Cranford, New Jersey, in Union County. It is on Springfield Avenue. This monument is located in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 350 Springfield Avenue, Cranford NJ 07016, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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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: Purple Heart Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Roll of Honor (a few steps from this marker); Charles Abbott Harker, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Crane’s Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Tree Planted by the Village Improvement Association (approx. ¼ mile away); Crane’s Mills (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crane Farm and Village Home Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cranford Remembers (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cranford.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

2. Lest We Forget Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

3. Lest We Forget Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

4. Lest We Forget Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

5. Lest We Forget Marker

Civil War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, May 3, 2016

6. Civil War Memorial

In memory of our Civil War Veterans 1861-1865-This marker is to the right of the MIA-POW memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.