Honoring New Orleans Veterans
This site is dedicated to those veterans buried in the New Orleans area cemeteries, or from the New Orleans area.
If you know of a veteran that is not listed here, please let us know immediately.
If you find any errors with the site, or have any suggestions to improve the site, please do not hesitate to let us know.
NO HIGHER HONOR
I want to acknowledge the following websites where most of my research is obtained from:
FindAGrave.com
Ancestry.com
HonorStates.org
AAD.Archives.org
VVMF.org
AmericanAirMuseum.com
One of the primary reasons for this web page is to keep the memory alive of those veterans from the New Orleans area that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. May they never be forgotten.
‘The Nation which Forgets its Defenders will Itself be Forgotten’
Calvin Coolidge, as part of his acceptance speech for the Republican vice-presidential nomination on July 27th 1920 .
Search For A Veteran
Use this link to search for a veteran buried in the New Orleans area or died while in service from the New Orleans area. If the veteran you are looking for is not listed, please contact us so we can ensure they are added to the website.
The database contains the information for 10,650 veterans so far.
Prisoners of War
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During the Korean War
Holocaust Survivors
New Orleans area veterans that were detained as Prisoners of War.
Holocaust Survivors
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During the Korean War
Holocaust Survivors
Those buried in the New Orleans area that were Holocaust Survivors.
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During the Korean War
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During the Korean War
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During The Vietnam War
There are 612 veterans from the State of Louisiana that died while in service during the Korean War.
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During The Vietnam War
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During The Vietnam War
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During The Vietnam War
There are 885 veterans from the State of Louisiana that died while in service during the Vietnam War.
World War II First Casualty
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During The Vietnam War
Restoring Dignity: One Grave At A Time
SN Freddie John Falgout was Killed In Action on August 20, 1937 in Shanghai, China.
Restoring Dignity: One Grave At A Time
Louisiana Veterans That Died In Service During The Vietnam War
Restoring Dignity: One Grave At A Time
We have documented 12,420 veterans at NewOrleansHonor.com buried in the New Orleans area or from the New Orleans area.
Many of these veterans no longer have family to maintain their headstones.
With the high water table in the New Orleans region, if the headstones were not placed properly they will sink into the ground.
Civil War Veterans
Spanish American War Veterans
Spanish American War Veterans
We have identified 61 veterans of the Civil War that are buried in the New Orleans Area.
Spanish American War Veterans
Spanish American War Veterans
Spanish American War Veterans
We have identified 120 veterans of the Spanish American War that are buried in the New Orleans area.
Ahavas Sholem
Alcee Fortier high School
Alcee Fortier high School
There are 20 veterans buried here and 13 Holocaust Survivors.
Of the veterans buried here, there are 2 that were Killed In Action, 1 former Prisoner of War, and 1 that was a member of World War I and World War II.
Alcee Fortier high School
Alcee Fortier high School
Alcee Fortier high School
There are 99 Alcee Fortier High School alumni that died while in service during World War II.
carrolton cemetery no. 1
Alcee Fortier high School
carrolton cemetery no. 2 (st mary's)
Carrolton Cemetery No. 1 has approximately 565 veterans buried there. Of those 565, there are:
10 Civil War Veterans (9 of which were members of the U.S. Colored Infantry)
6 Spanish American War Veterans
110 WW1 Veterans 267 WW2 Veterans
38 Korean War Veterans 21 Vietnam War Veterans
carrolton cemetery no. 2 (st mary's)
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
carrolton cemetery no. 2 (st mary's)
Carrollton Cemetery No. 2 was originally a Catholic Cemetery named St Mary's. The City of New Orleans obtained it in a land swap in 1921. There are approximately 160 veterans buried here. Of those 160:
36 WW1 Veterans 74 WW2 Veterans
13 Korean War Veterans 6 Vietnam War Veterans
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
There are 929 veterans buried at St Bernard Memorial Gardens in Chalmette, LA, 79% of which are war veterans.
This cemetery is the final resting place for two Vietnam veterans that were Killed In Action and two former Prisoners Of War in World War II.
Cypress Grove Cemetery
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
There are 458 veterans buried at Cypress Grove, 94% of which are war veterans.
Dispersed of Judah Cemetery
Dispersed of Judah Cemetery
Dispersed of Judah Cemetery
There are 3 veterans and 1 Holocaust Survivor buried in the Dispersed of Judah Cemeetery
Ellen Cemetery
Dispersed of Judah Cemetery
Dispersed of Judah Cemetery
There are 21 veterans buried at Ellen Cemetery in Chalmette, LA.
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
Dispersed of Judah Cemetery
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
There are 12 veterans buried in the Gates of Prayer Cemetery, all of which are war veterans.
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
There are 2,653 veterans buried at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, LA, 93% of which are war veterans.
Hebrew Rest
Greenwood Cemetery
holt cemetery
There are 33 veterans and 1 Holocaust Survivor buried at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.
holt cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery
holt cemetery
There are approximately 440 veterans buried at Holt Cemetery.
Jesuit High School
Lafayette Cemetery No 1
Lafayette Cemetery No 1
There are 55 Jesuit High School alumni that died while in service during World War II.
Lafayette Cemetery No 1
Lafayette Cemetery No 1
Lafayette Cemetery No 1
There are 99 veterans buried at Lafayette Cemetery No 1, 75 of which are war veterans.
Lafayette Cemetery No 2
Lafayette Cemetery No 1
Lafayette Cemetery No 2
There are 62 veterans buried at Lafayette Cemetery No 2, 58 of which are war veterans.
Masonic Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Lafayette Cemetery No 2
There are 116 veterans buried in the Masonic Cemetery, 95% of which are war veterans.
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery
There are 1,115 veterans buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 77% of which are war veterans.
Promise Land Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery
There are 21 veterans buried in Promise Land Cemetery, 20 of which are war veterans.
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven Memorial Park
There are 1,230 veterans buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, 83% of which are war veterans.
St Joseph Cemetery No 1
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven Memorial Park
There are about 190 veterans buried in St Joseph Cemetery No. 1. All but a few are war veterans.
St Joseph cemetery No 2
Resthaven Memorial Park
St Patrick Cemetery No 1
There are about 100 veterans buried in St Joseph Cemetery No. 2. All but a few are war veterans.
St Patrick Cemetery No 1
St Patrick Cemetery No 3 & Mausoleum
St Patrick Cemetery No 1
There are 545 veterans buried at St Patrick Cemetery No 1, 95% of which are war veterans.
St Patrick Cemetery No 2
St Patrick Cemetery No 3 & Mausoleum
St Patrick Cemetery No 3 & Mausoleum
There are 79 veterans buried in St Patrick Cemetery No 2, 96% of which are war veterans.
St Patrick Cemetery No 3 & Mausoleum
St Patrick Cemetery No 3 & Mausoleum
St Patrick Cemetery No 3 & Mausoleum
There are 159 veterans buried at St Patrick Cemetery No 3 and Mausoleum, 92% of which are war veterans
St Roch Cemetery
St Vincent dePaul Soniat St Cemetery
St Vincent dePaul Piety St Cemetery
There are 568 veterans buried at St Roch Cemetery, 86% of which are war veterans
St Vincent dePaul Piety St Cemetery
St Vincent dePaul Soniat St Cemetery
St Vincent dePaul Piety St Cemetery
There are 663 veterans buried in St Vincent dePaul Piety St Cemetery, 95% of which are war veterans.
St Vincent dePaul Soniat St Cemetery
St Vincent dePaul Soniat St Cemetery
St Vincent dePaul Soniat St Cemetery
There are 300 veterans buried in St Vincent dePaul Soniat St Cemetery, 90% of which are war veterans.
Verrett Cemetery
Verrett Cemetery
St Vincent dePaul Soniat St Cemetery
There are 25 veterans buried in Verrett Cemetery, 23 of which are war veteran s
Valence Cemetery
Verrett Cemetery
Valence Cemetery
There are 104 veterans buried in Valence cemetery, 87 of which are war veterans.
WWL-TV Coverage
WWL-TV Coverage
WWL-TV Coverage
Honored that Thanh Truong did a segment on the work we are doing to honor the veterans from New Orleans.
WGNO Coverage
WWL-TV Coverage
WWL-TV Coverage
Honored that WGNO reporter Kenny Lopez covered the placing of flags on the veterans graves at the St Bernard Memorial Gardens cemetery for Memorial Day.
NOLA.com Video
WWL-TV Coverage
LCPL Isiah Baker III
This details the first work day that started the process that ended up being NewOrleansHonor.com.
LCPL Isiah Baker III
LCPL Isiah Baker III Siblings
LCPL Isiah Baker III
Thanh Truong, WWL-TV, reports about LCPL Baker not having a headstone.
LCPL Isiah Baker III Siblings
LCPL Isiah Baker III Siblings
LCPL Isiah Baker III Siblings
As a result of the WWL-TV report on May 11, 2021, the siblings of LCPL Baker contacted Thanh Truong and Doug Thomas about their brother. Thanh Truong was there at Mount Olivet Cemetery when LCPL Bakers siblings and Doug Thomas met.
LCPL Baker III Dedication
LCPL Isiah Baker III Siblings
LCPL Isiah Baker III Siblings
The dedication of the renovated plot for LCPL Baker III and the unveiling of his headstone.
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