Welcome to Honoring New Orleans Veterans

New Orleans area veterans that were detained as Prisoners of War.

Those buried in the New Orleans area that were Holocaust Survivors.

There are 612 veterans from the State of Louisiana that died while in service during the Korean War.

There are 885 veterans from the State of Louisiana that died while in service during the Vietnam War.

SN Freddie John Falgout was Killed In Action on August 20, 1937 in Shanghai, China.

We have documented 11,922 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.

We have identified 61 veterans of the Civil War that are buried in the New Orleans Area.

We have identified 120 veterans of the Spanish American War that are buried in the New Orleans area.

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.

There are 99 Alcee Fortier High School alumni that died while in service during World War II.

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

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

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. 

There are 458 veterans buried at Cypress Grove, 94% of which are war veterans.

There are 3 veterans and 1 Holocaust Survivor buried in the Dispersed of Judah Cemeetery

There are 21 veterans buried at Ellen Cemetery in Chalmette, LA.

There are 12 veterans buried in the Gates of Prayer Cemetery, all of which are war veterans.

There are 2,653 veterans buried at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, LA, 93% of which are war veterans.

There are 33 veterans and 1 Holocaust Survivor buried at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.

There are 55 Jesuit High School alumni that died while in service during World War II.

There are 99 veterans buried at Lafayette Cemetery No 1, 75 of which are war veterans.

There are 62 veterans buried at Lafayette Cemetery No 2, 58 of which are war veterans. 

There are 116 veterans buried in the Masonic Cemetery, 95% of which are war veterans. 

There are 1,115 veterans buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 77% of which are war veterans. 

There are 21 veterans buried in Promise Land Cemetery, 20 of which are war veterans.

There are 1,230 veterans buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, 83% of which are war veterans.

There are about 190 veterans buried in St Joseph Cemetery No. 1. All but a few are war veterans.  

 There are about 100 veterans buried in St Joseph Cemetery No. 2. All but a few are war veterans. 

There are 545 veterans buried at St Patrick Cemetery No 1, 95% of which are war veterans.

There are 79 veterans buried in St Patrick Cemetery No 2, 96% of which are war veterans.

There are 568 veterans buried at St Roch Cemetery, 86% of which are war veterans

Honored that Thanh Truong did a segment on the work we are doing to honor the veterans from New Orleans.

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.

This details the first work day that started the process that ended up being NewOrleansHonor.com.