USS New Jersey Memorial

USS New Jersey served in World War II operations in the Marshall Islands from January to March 1944, Asiatic Pacific raids from February to May 1944, the Hollandia operation from April to May 1944, the Marianas operation from June to August 1944, the Western Caroline Islands operation from September to October 1944, the Leyte operation from October to December 1944, the Luzon operation from December 1944 to January 1945, the Iwo Jima operation in February 1945, and the Okinawa Gunto operation from March to April 1945. It later served in the Korean War during the Communist China Spring Offensive from May to July 1951, the United Nations Summer/Fall Offensive from July to November 1951, the Third Korean Winter Operations in April 1953, and the Korean Summer/Fall Operations from May to July 1953. It also served in Vietnam during Counter Offensive Phase V from September to November 1968, Counter Operation Phase VI from November 1968 to February 1969, and the Tet 1969 County Offensive from February to April 1969, and in Beirut, Lebanon, during the Armed Forces Expedition from September 1983 to April 1984, as well as in the Persian Gulf for the Armed Forces Expedition and National Defense Service in December 1989.

Camden, New Jersey · United States