The county runs its own veterans cemetery in the Atlantic County Park at Estell Manor - dedicated 1985, renamed for County Executive Richard E. Squires in 2024 - where eligible Atlantic County veterans discharged other than dishonorably and two-year residents may be buried with their spouses; the Division of Parks and Recreation flags the graves on federal holidays.
Also called: Richard E. Squires Veterans Cemetery, Estell Manor, veterans cemetery, burial, Veterans Interment Officer, Memorial Day service.
"The Richard E. Squires Veterans Cemetery is located in the Atlantic County Park in Estell Manor, 3.5 miles south of Mays Landing on Route 50 and was renamed in 2024 in memory of the former county executive who established the veterans cemetery in 1985. The cemetery was officially dedicated in May of 1985 and serves as a final resting place for eligible veterans of the United States Armed Forces and their spouses. Each year, a Memorial Day service is held at the cemetery. Call Park staff at Atlantic County Park in Estell Manor for more information about these services at (609) 909-5859 or [email protected]."
Eligibility. "Applications for burial should be made to the Atlantic County Veterans Interment Officer (who serves under the jurisdiction of the Atlantic County Executive). ... All veterans from Atlantic County who have served on active duty in the armed forces, other than for training, and who were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable or undesirable. ... Applicants for burial ... must be residents of Atlantic County for a period of 2 years."
The flags. "American flags are supplied by the Atlantic County Government for placement on veteran's graves. These flags will be placed in this cemetery by the Atlantic County Division of Parks and Recreation on appropriate Federal Holidays." The county park system also maintains a Veterans Memorial Park at Zion Road and Bargaintown Road in Egg Harbor Township. The county's pages make no reference to the state's BG William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery: this is Atlantic County's own burial ground.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Richard E. Squires Veterans Cemetery
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Rule
Atlantic County veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable or undesirable, and their spouses
Burial requires active duty other than training, a discharge other than dishonorable or undesirable, and two years of county residency. No rating is required.
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VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.