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Bernards Township & Bernardsville Honor Military Heros

Just a reminder of whom we honor and when. Please take a moment to remember those who have served to preserve our freedoms and our way of life.

Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Bernards Township and Bernardsville honor our military veterans with a banner salute around the Bernards Township Municipal building and in the downtown Bernardsville area. The banners usually stay up between the two holidays and grace our townships with honor, sacrifice, and a true sense of what these people mean to our community and our country.

Veteran Jim DeCoste at Bernards Township ceremonies in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

Covid-19 Memorial Day

I want to give special thanks to the Bernards Township Veterans’ Appreciation Task Force, which, under the direction of Mayor James Baldassare, has been working on the project since early January 2020.

Memorial Day 2020 – Bernards Township

Historic Photos – Somerset Hills Military Honorees

Over the years, many residents have sent in photos of their family members who’ve served our country. Please continue to send us your photos honoring those who have served in our military forces. Do you have a photo you’d like to share?
Send it to us BELOW with a description, and we’ll add it to our growing service gallery.

Liberty Corner Veterans Plaque 1949
Captain Robert Terry – Flight instructor for Tuskegee Airmen 1941-1945
Private Andres F. Grabarczyk of Liberty Corner died in the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942
Amelia Grabarczyk and her three servicemen sons – 1944. Left to Right, Frank, USN, Anthony USN, Peter USMC
Brothers James and Harold Thomson returned from duty in 1945. James was a USN pilot Harold was in the US Army and was Mayor of Bernards Township in 1950,51, 53, 1nd 56.
Sergeant George E Brush of Basking Ridge 1944 was KIA on Guadalcanal in 1944.
Sergeant William B. Neill KIA in St. Michiel France on September 30, 1918.
Captain Stanford (Ford) Henry Shaw III, a 2002 graduate of Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, tragically lost his life in a military helicopter crash during a training exercise in Florida on March 10, 2015.
Municipal Hall dressed for Memorial Day
Bernards Township Militia c1919 Supported and supplied by John A. Roebling and trained by Lieutenant Joseph Dobbs (far right)
Lieutenant Austin P. Spencer USNA c1943 was lost at sea while on a submarine search mission in the North Atlantic.
Major General Lord Stirling aka William Alexander might be Bernards Township’s greatest resident.
Elias Boudinout – American Patriot and Bernards Township Resident
WW1 Honor Roll
To read the names on the lists, right-click on the image and select “open image in a new window.”

I want to thank our Veterans Appreciation Task Force headed by Jennifer Donohoe for having our Hero’s Banners completed and hung today around Town Hall.  I also want to thank VFW Post Commander Fred Bueler, Betsy Bacot and Mona Shaw for all their help and dedication to honoring our veteran heroes just in time for Memorial Day weekend.  I encourage all of our residents to take a slow ride around Town Hall and honor the service and sacrifice our veterans make so that we can all remain free.  I am very proud of the work accomplished by the Task force, along with the collaboration of our amazing Township staff to make this a reality.  Special thanks to our DPW for their help in hanging the banners as well.  

Former Mayor James Baldassare & US Marine (Ret.)

Honor The Historic Lyons Veterans Administration Historic District

Honor the US Lyons Veterans Hospital and campus on the state and national historic registries in the Lyons section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. A great treasure – Click Here

Local Banners for Veterans

 Bernards Township Program—A suggested donation of $75 helps offset the cost of banner production. Any resident who’d like to participate can contact the Bernards Township Veterans Task Force.

There are TWO Galleries to view.
Simply click an image to enlarge and watch the slideshow.

Resident Jennifer Donohoe is also on the task force along with other representatives, including up to two residents, Township Administrator Pat Monaco, the Bernards Township DPW superintendent, or designee.

Bernardsville Veterans Banner Effort

Bernardsville also honors its veterans and fallen soldiers via a banner program. The Mr. Local History Project just captured their efforts as well. Check it out here.


Read about the Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the BRPC cemetery.

Mr. Local History Project

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