Honoring New Orleans Veterans

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  • Greenwood Cemetery
  • Cypress Grove Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
  • St Patrick Cemetery No 1
  • New Orleans Honor Home
  • Korean War LA Veterans
  • Vietnam War LA Veterans
  • Alcee Fortier High School
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Cypress Grove Cemetery
    • Resthaven Memorial Park
    • St Patrick Cemetery No 1
    • New Orleans Honor Home
    • Korean War LA Veterans
    • Vietnam War LA Veterans
    • Alcee Fortier High School

Honoring New Orleans Veterans

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  • Greenwood Cemetery
  • Cypress Grove Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
  • St Patrick Cemetery No 1
  • New Orleans Honor Home
  • Korean War LA Veterans
  • Vietnam War LA Veterans
  • Alcee Fortier High School
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Greenwood Cemetery

Founded in 1852, Greenwood Cemetery was established by the Firemen’s Charitable and Benevolent Association after they had such success with Cypress Grove Cemetery. It utilizes small lot sizes (6 feet by 9 feet), and is one of the city’s largest cemeteries in volume. There are about 20,500 lots, with on average 1,000 interments each year. The entrances are decorated with 5 memorials, but aside from this, most tombs are arranged to provide for maximum occupancy, so architectural or landscape beautification is placed at a lesser priority. The memorials featured at the entrance of Greenwood are: the Confederate monument, the Firemen’s monument, the Elk’s tomb, and the tombs of Michael McKay and John Fitzpatrick.


The Confederate Monument marks the graves of 600 Confederate Soldiers whose remains were collected by the Ladies Benevolent Association of Louisiana. 


The Firemen’s Monument, a neo-Gothic design, was inspired by Sir Walter Scott’s monument in Edinburgh. The monument sits atop a 5 foot tall mound and is made of Italian granite. The monument was erected to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Firemen’s Benevolent and Charitable Association and to honor the volunteer firemen who had lost their lives over the previous half-century.


Across from the Firemen’s monument is the tomb of Lodge No. 30 of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. This tomb is surrounded by a large, grassy mound with a bronze statue of an Elk atop it, the symbol of the fraternity. The tomb was erected in 1912 and designed by Weiblen.

There are 2,653 veterans buried at Greenwood Cemetery in

New Orleans, LA, 93% of which are war veterans.


133 Died While In Service


4 Killed In Action in the Civil War

1 Killed in Action in the Dominican Republic War

2 Killed In Action in the Spanish American War

13 Killed in Action in World War I

69 Killed In Action in World War II

14 Killed In Action in the Korean War

15 Killed In Action in the Vietnam War

1 Killed In Action in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

14 Died While in Service


2 Former World War II Prisoner of War


12 Veterans of Three Wars

107 Veterans of Two Wars


24 Veterans of the Civil War

1 Veteran of the Dominican Republic War

578 Veterans of World War I

1,580 Veterans of World War II

265 Veterans of the Korean War

107 Veterans of the Vietnam War

3 Veterans of the Gulf War

1 Veteran of the Persian Gulf

1 Veteran of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM



Search For A Veteran

Locating A Veteran in The Cemetery

Locating A Veteran in The Cemetery

Use this link to search for a veteran buried in Greenwood Cemetery. If the veteran you are looking for is not listed, please contact us so we can ensure they are added to the website. 

Veteran Search

Locating A Veteran in The Cemetery

Locating A Veteran in The Cemetery

Locating A Veteran in The Cemetery

We have the location in the cemetery of each veteran buried in Greenwood Cemetery. Please contact us if you need the location by using the Chat button at the bottom of the screen.


Forever Serving

Veterans of Three Wars

Prisoners of War

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There are 120 veterans that were Killed In Action and 10 veterans that died while in service buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Forever Serving

Prisoners of War

Veterans of Three Wars

Prisoners of War

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There are 2 former Prisoners Of War buried in Greenwood Cemetery,

Prisoners of War

Veterans of Three Wars

Veterans of Three Wars

Veterans of Three Wars

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There are 12 veterans that were involved in three wars buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Veterans of Three Wars

Veterans of Two Wars

Veterans of Two Wars

Veterans of Three Wars

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There are 107 veterans that were involved in two wars buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Veterans of Two Wars

Civil War

Veterans of Two Wars

Spanish American War

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There are 24 veterans of the Civil War buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Civil War Veterans

Spanish American War

Veterans of Two Wars

Spanish American War

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There are 40 veterans of the Spanish American War buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Spanish American War Veterans

Dominican Republic War

World War I Veterans A - J

World War I Veterans A - J

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There is 1 veteran of the Dominican Republic War buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Dominican Republic War

World War I Veterans A - J

World War I Veterans A - J

World War I Veterans A - J

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There are 578 veterans of World War I buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

World War I Veterans A - J

World War I Veterans K - S

World War I Veterans A - J

World War I Veterans K - S

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There are 578 veterans of World War I buried in Greenwood emetery.

World War I Veterans K - S

World War I Veterans T - Z

World War II Veterans Co - Gh

World War I Veterans K - S

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There are 578 veterans of World War I buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

World War I Veterans T - Z

World War II Veterans A - Cl

World War II Veterans Co - Gh

World War II Veterans Co - Gh

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There are 1,580 veterans of World War II buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

World War II Veterans A - Cl

World War II Veterans Co - Gh

World War II Veterans Co - Gh

World War II Veterans Co - Gh

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There are 1,580 veterans of World War II buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

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World War II Veterans Gi - Lew

World War II Veterans Gi - Lew

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There area 1,580 veterans of World War II buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

World War II Veterans Gi - Lew

World War II Veterans Ley - O

World War II Veterans Gi - Lew

World War II Veterans Gi - Lew

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There are 1,580 veterans of World War II buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

World War II Veterans Ley - O

World War II Veterans P - Sp

World War II Veterans Gi - Lew

World War II Veterans P - Sp

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There are 1,580 veterans of World War II buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

World War II Veterans P - Sp

World War II Veterans St - Z

World War II Veterans St - Z

World War II Veterans P - Sp

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There are 1,580 veterans of World War II buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

World War II Veterans St - Z

Vietnam War

World War II Veterans St - Z

Vietnam War

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There are 107 veterans of the Vietnam War buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Vietnam War

Gulf War

World War II Veterans St - Z

Vietnam War

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There are 3 veterans of the Gulf War buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

Gulf War Veterans

Prisoners of War


Dominican Republic Veteran


Veterans of Three Wars List


Veterans of Three Wars


Veterans of Two Wars List


Veterans of Two Wars


Korean War Veterans List


Korean War Veterans


Vietnam War Veterans List


Vietnam War Veterans


Gulf War Veterans


Non War Veterans List


Non War Veterans

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