Major General Harry Rockafeller

Monument Unveiling

The Wall Township Police Department and the Wall Township Police Benevolent Association are proud to announce the unveiling ceremony for the Major General Harry Rockafeller Monument on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. in front of Wall Township Police Headquarters located at 2700 Allaire Road in Wall Township, New Jersey. Major General Rockafeller was a highly decorated combat veteran of the 4th Armored Division in WWII. He was 3 times recommended for the Distinguished Service Cross, our Nation’s second highest award; however, he received 3 Silver Stars for those actions. He also received a Bronze Star with V Device for Valor, a Purple Heart, and several other commendations. He lived on River Road in Wall Township since the end of WWII until his passing on August 8th, 2017. The 9 foot Bronze Monument depicting Major General Harry Rockafeller during the Battle of the Bulge is the culmination of a year- long effort of planning and fundraising to remember him and honor all of our veterans.

Pictured below is Major General Rockafeller when he served as a Major in the 4^th Armored Division, Bastogne, Belgium during WWII in late December, 1944.