Welcome to Honoring New Orleans Veterans
Welcome to Honoring New Orleans Veterans
Honoring New Orleans Veterans
This site is dedicated to those veterans buried in the New Orleans area cemeteries.
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
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 7,575 veterans so far.
Louisiana Veterans That Died 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
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.
Ahavas Sholem
carrolton cemetery no. 2 (st mary's)
carrolton cemetery no. 1
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.
carrolton cemetery no. 1
carrolton cemetery no. 2 (st mary's)
carrolton cemetery no. 1
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 266 WW2 Veterans
38 Korean War Veterans 21 Vietnam War Veterans
carrolton cemetery no. 2 (st mary's)
carrolton cemetery no. 2 (st mary's)
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
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
Cypress Grove Cemetery
There are 458 veterans buried at Cypress Grove, 94% of which are war veterans.
Ellen Cemetery
Chalmette - St Bernard Memorial Gardens
Cypress Grove Cemetery
There are 21 veterans buried at Ellen Cemetery in Chalmette, LA.
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
There are 12 veterans buried in the Gates of Prayer Cemetery, all of which are war veterans.
Greenwood Cemetery
Gates of Prayer 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
Gates of Prayer Cemetery
holt cemetery
There are 33 veterans and 1 Holocaust Survivor buried at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.
holt cemetery
lafayette cemetery no. 1
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.
Mount Olivet Cemetery
st joseph cemetery NO 1
Mount Olivet Cemetery
There are 1,115 veterans buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 77% of which are war veterans.
Promise Land Cemetery
st joseph cemetery NO 1
Mount Olivet Cemetery
There are 21 veterans buried in Promise Land Cemetery, 20 of which are war veterans.
st joseph cemetery NO 1
st joseph cemetery NO 1
st joseph cemetery NO 1
There are about 190 veterans buried in St Joseph Cemetery No. 1. All but a few are war veterans.
St Joseph cemetery No 2
St Joseph cemetery No 2
st joseph cemetery NO 1
There are about 100 veterans buried in St Joseph Cemetery No. 2. All but a few are war veterans.
Valence Cemetery
St Joseph cemetery No 2
Valence Cemetery
There are 104 veterans buried in Valence cemetery, 87 of which are war veterans.
Verret Cemetery
St Joseph cemetery No 2
Valence Cemetery
There are 25 veterans buried in Verret Cemetery, 23 of which are war veterans.
Lafayette Cemetery No 2
Lafayette Cemetery No 2
Lafayette Cemetery No 2
There are 62 veterans buried at Lafayette Cemetery No 2, 58 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
NOLA.com Video
This details the first work day that started the process that ended up being NewOrleansHonor.com.