Community memorial
Nearly CompleteVeterans Memorial Park
A peaceful place of remembrance in historic downtown Palestine honoring the men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces, in war and in peace.
Plan your visit
About the park
Open to the public year-round and maintained by the City of Palestine Parks & Recreation Department. Visitors can use the on-site QR code to locate memorial bricks and plaques.
View official City of Palestine information →Address617 West Spring Street, Palestine, TX 75801Get directions
At this memorial
- Engraved memorial bricks
- Commemorative plaques
- Angel of Grief statue replica
- On-site QR memorial directory
- Helicopter tribute project planned
Find a memorial
Section map
Use the section number in the directory to locate the corresponding area of Veterans Memorial Park.
Orientation: Main Street is at the top and West Spring Street is at the bottom.
Open full-size map ↗Names remembered here
Memorial directory
Search and filter the roster by service details or location.
| Name | Service | Conflict / unit | Years | Section | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. M. Johnston | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 1 | — |
| Walter L. Johnston | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 14 | — |
| Adolphus Jones | Army WWII | Sergeant | 1942 | 41 | — |
| Bob M. Jones | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 14 | — |
| Charles W. Jones | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 1 | — |
| Dean L. Jones | Navy | Desert Storm | — | 14 | — |
| Elmer Jones | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 41 | — |
| H. A. Jones | Army | — | — | 18 | — |
| James E. Jones | Army | Korea | 1948-1952 | 14 | — |
| Jerry L. Jones | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 18 | — |
| Jim Boyd Jones | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | 1967-1969 | 41 | — |
| Kenneth A. Jones | Army | World War II | — | 18 | — |
| Loyd N. Jones | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 14 | — |
| Paris M. Jones | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 46 | — |
| Ronnie Lynn Jones | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 1 | — |
| Roy Jones | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 14 | — |
| Roy E. Jones | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 14 | — |
| W. Rodney Jones | S/1C US Navy | — | 11/18/1954 -11/17/1956 | 41 | — |
| Willard B. Jones | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 1 | — |
| William Jones | Army 770 RR Batl | World War II - Pacific | — | 14 | — |
| William J. Jones | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 14 | — |
| William Penn Jones | S/1C US Navy | Korea | 1947-1953 | 14 | — |
| David L. Jones, SFC | S/1C US Navy | World War II | 8/1943 - 2/1946 | 18 | — |
| Curtis R. Jordan | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 18 | — |
| Grover C. Jordan | M SGT US Army | World War I | — | 1 | — |
| Robert E. Jordan | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 14 | — |
| Milton Joseph | Higginbotham Navy | World War II | — | 18 | — |
| Arthur A. Joung | KIA | World War I | — | 9 | KIA |
| G. W. G. Jowers, Judge | Army Texas | Civil War | — | 14 | — |
| G. W. G. Jowers, Judge | Army REE Of Texas | Indian Campaigns | — | 18 | — |
| C. Gerald Joyce, Jr. | Navy | World War II - Pacific | — | 14 | — |
| Larry B. Jung | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 14 | — |
| Rudolph H. Jung | PFC US Army | World War II | — | 14 | — |
| Albert E. Jurek | S/1C US Navy | — | 1954-1962 | 46 | — |
| Delmar D. Jurek | Paratroopers | Korea Vietnam | — | 14 | — |
| Walter P. Kaes | S/1C US Navy | World War I | — | 6 | — |
| Henry Melvin Kale | S/1C US Navy | World War II | — | 6 | — |
| Henry J. Kaluza | S/1C US Navy | — | 1942-1946 | 6 | — |
| G. T. Kaptchinskie | S/1C US Navy | Korea | 1950 | 6 | — |
| Thomas P. Karels | S/1C US Navy | — | 1946-1968 | 6 | — |
| Thomas P. Karles | S/1C US Navy | — | 1964-1968 | 6 | — |
| Ralph Karnes | S/1C US Navy | Korea | — | 6 | — |
| Walter Kaudelka, Jr. | S/1C US Navy | Vietnam | — | 6 | — |
| R. H. Kay, Dr. | S/1C US Navy | World War II - Pacific | — | 6 | — |
| John W. Keahns, III | 1st LT USASF KIA | Vietnam LAUS | 1972 | 41 | — |
| William E. Keeling | S/1C US Navy | — | 1968-1981 | 6 | — |
| Belah Keeling, Jr | S/1C US Navy | Pacific | — | 6 | — |
| Aaron D. Keen | S/1C US Navy | Pearl Harbor Korea | 1927-1957 | 40 | — |
| Kernie R. Keller | S/1C US Navy | World War II - Australia | — | 1 | — |
| Joel C. Kelley | KIA | World War II | — | 11 | KIA |
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