Hightstown honored more than 400 area men and women who served in World War II and remembered these area men who gave their lives in the service of their country: John F. Campbell, Robert W. Cutinelle, George F. Dennis, Franklin Ely, Martin Greenberg, William Hoffman, George Huber, Edward Hutchinson, Stanley Johnson, Henry Lloyd Miller, Frederick Norton, C. William Powell, Charles A. Richardson, Paul Shutman, Carl Snyder, Paul Szgeti, and George Tillberg. Donations came from Hightstown – Apollo Lodge # 41 F&AM, American Legion Post #148, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5700. The memorial was dedicated May 31, 2004.