This undertaking was started Memorial Day Weekend 1998 as an Eagle Scout Project for myself as a member of Troop 355. As always, the Boy Scouts assisted the American Legion with posting flags next to the grave sites of Veterans. The only problem was that over the years it had become difficult to determine which graves were those of Veterans. Markers had been pulled, stones overturned, and sometimes there wasn't any mention of time served on the headstone. So this is what was derived from that weekend. Hopefully, this guide will be handy to all those who seek a loved one who has fallen. This reference is very complete and I apologize if I have made any mistakes. Special Thanks to:

American Legion Post 136
Post Commander: John Morrison
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Commander: Dan Merry
Boy Scout Troop 355 (Methodist Church)
The Warren County Genealogical Society
Harold and Mary Lou Parsons, Gen. Soc.
Hoover-Hall Memorial Chapel
Memorial Park Cemetery Office
William Hoover
Monmouth Cemetery Office
Jerry Brock
Kistler Construction
Kellogg Printing
Review Atlas
WMOI / WRAM
David Reid Clark
Gary Youngblood
Dave Greenleif

Hopefully, through this project, all the grave sites will be marked or recognized in some manner. If you know of a grave that does not have proper recognition, please contact the local American Legion, the VFW, or the VA office at the courthouse.

Leonard Szaltis



Key




Cemeteries:



Monmouth Public Cemetery

EL 1=East Lawn Block 1
EL 2=East Lawn Block 2
GL 1=Green Lawn Block 1
GL 2=Green Lawn Block 2
Glen=Glendale Addition
NH=North Hill Addition
OP=Old Part


St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery

NE=North East Section
NW=North West Section
OLG=Our Lady of Grace
OP=Old Part (1-4,6)


Warren County Memorial Park Cemetery

CH=Crown Hill
EL=East Lawn
FL=Forest Lawn
GH=Garden of Honor
Hill=Hill Crest
Mem=Memorial Lawn
MG=Memory's Garden
Park=Park Lawn
Rise=Sunrise Lawn
RL=Ridge Lawn
Set=Sunset Lawn
WL=West Lawn


Please note: This index does not include the 8 veterans buried at Archer 
St. Cemetery (Pioneer Cemetery). Veterans are marked on the maps with an 
X, this shows which lot a person is buried in, not necessarily the 
specific grave. If the person is buried without veteran status marked on 
the headstone or an equivalent marker, then an *** will appear under the 
Marker Section of the index.


Markers: (Mark)



VETERAN MARKERS AND FLAG HOLDERS :



Flat Bronze Headstone
Flat Cement/Granite Headstone 
White Headstone with Rounded Top
AL=American Legion [round circle marker]
VFW=Veterans of Foreign Wars [Maltese cross]
USV=US Veteran [circle]
GAR=Grand Army of the Republic [Star (post 330)]
VW=Vietnam War [circle and star says Vietnam War]
SWV=Spanish War Veteran [Cross (similar to Red Cross shape)]
1812=War of 1812 marker [VFW maltese cross with an anchor]
WWII=World War 2 marker [circle with an eagle in the center]
WWII=World War 2 marker [circle with red, white, and blue in middle]




NON-VETERAN MARKERS:



FLT
MWA=Metal Workers of America (union)
Children of the American Revolution
Daughters of the American Revolution
Improved order of Red Men
Order of Moose
Order of the Eastern Star
Mason
FOE Auxillary
Ladies Auxillary VFW
Ladies Auxillary American Legion



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