Notable burials · Military
Medal of Honor recipients buried in California
Wikidata records 145 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 42 of the cemeteries we list in California. San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco holds the most, with 35. California has the 3rd highest count of any state, out of 1,649 nationally.
People whose Wikidata entry records the Medal of Honor, the highest US military decoration for valor.
145
Medal of Honor recipients
42
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in California
1940s
the decade with the most deaths (26)
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Best documented
Medal of Honor recipients buried in California
- Michael A. Monsoor1981-2006United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- William F. Dean1899-1981United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- John William Finn1909-2010United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSaint Carmel Cemetery, Campo, CA
- Tibor Rubin1929-2015United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Sinai Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Lewis Millett1920-2009United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- William Rufus Shafter1835-1906United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Walter D. Ehlers1921-2014United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Ben L. Salomon1914-1944United States Army dentist, posthumous recipient of the Medal of HonorForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Willis Winter Bradley1884-1954American politicianFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Mitchell Paige1918-2003United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Frederick Funston1865-1917United States Army general, Medal of Honor recipient and botanistSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William Pittenger1840-1904Recipient of the Medal of HonorFallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery, Fallbrook, CA
- Kiyoshi Muranaga1922-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Sadao Munemori1922-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Joe Hayashi1920-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Edward A. Bennett1920-1983United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Joe Nishimoto1919-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWashington Colony Cemetery, Easton, CA
- Calvin Pearl Titus1879-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientForest Lawn Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Clay Beauford1846-1905United States army officerAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- John F. De Swan1876-1956United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Robert H. Young1929-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Stuart S. Stryker1924-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Edward H. Gibson1872-1942United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- John Coleman1847-1897United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient, born 1847Mount Hope Cemetery, National City, CA
- William Allen1845-1882U.S. Army soldier, born 1845San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William Wilson1847-1895Received the Medal of Honor twiceSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Reginald B. Desiderio1918-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Charles Varnum1849-1936United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Joseph C. Rodriguez1928-2005United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA
- Edward E. Lyon1871-1931United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Oscar Fitzalan Long1852-1928United States Army Brigadier General, Medal of Honor awardeeMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Jimmie E. Howard1929-1993United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Ora Graves1896-1961United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Albert David1902-1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Charles Francis Bishop1888-1954United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- William Russel Huber1903-1982United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Herbert C. Jones1918-1941U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- James L. Day1925-1998U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Harold Gonsalves1926-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Chris Carr1914-1970United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Harry Harvey1873-1928United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient in 1901Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- William Badders1901-1986United States Navy sailorSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- John Chowning Gresham1851-1926United States Army officer and Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Alejandro R. Ruiz1923-2009United States Army Medal of Honor recipientVeterans Memorial Grove Cemetery, Yountville, CA
- Joseph Leonard1876-1946United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientVeterans Memorial Grove Cemetery, Yountville, CA
- Julius H. Stickoffer1845-1925United States Army Medal of Honor recipientVeterans Memorial Grove Cemetery, Yountville, CA
- Norman F. Bates1839-1915Medal of Honor recipientForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- Albert Ralph Campbell1875-1925United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
- George W. Biegler1869-1929United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Benjamin Hilliker1843-1888United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles H. Pierce1875-1944Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientValhalla Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- David M. Gonzales1923-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Phillip C. Katz1889-1987United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Joe Gandara1924-1944Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, CA
- Eugene A. Obregon1930-1950United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- George F. Shiels1863-1943Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientCypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA
- Edward L. Baker, Jr.1865-1913United States Army Medal of Honor recipientAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- John J. Clausey1875-1951United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Nelson M. Holderman1885-1953United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Ted Tanouye1919-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Paul H. Foster1939-1967United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Peter S. Connor1932-1966United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Ross Lindsey Iams1879-1952United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Reinhardt J. Keppler1918-1942U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Cornelius C. Smith1869-1936United States Army Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Donald A. Gary1901-1977United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Herman H. Hanneken1893-1986U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Vito R. Bertoldo1916-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Jesse Farley Dyer1877-1955United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Henry F. Schroeder1874-1959Recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Philippine-American WarFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Middleton Stuart Elliott1872-1952United States Navy physician, admiral and Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- William F. Lukes1847-1923United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- George H. Eldridge1844-1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles W. Rundle1842-1924United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- John Henry Balch1896-1980United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientRiverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA
- Adam Neder1865-1910United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Albert Moore1862-1916United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Andrew V. Stoltenberg1865-1921United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Bernard Taylor1844-1875United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William R. Parnell1836-1910United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Reuben Jasper Phillips1874-1936United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- George W. Wallace1872-1946Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Lloyd Seibert1889-1972United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Daniel P. Matthews1931-1953United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientGlen Haven and Sholom Memorial Park, Burbank, CA
- Jack W. Kelso1934-1952United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientWashington Colony Cemetery, Easton, CA
- Nelson W. Ward1837-1929United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSunnyside Cemetery, Signal Hill, CA
- Charles Robert Francis1875-1946United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientHollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles Schroeter1837-1921US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipientMiramar National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Jimmy W. Phipps1950-1969United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, CA
- Eli L. Huggins1842-1929Army Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Henry T. Johns1828-1906American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Emmer Bowen1830-1912Recipient of the Medal of HonorAngelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- John E. Murphy1869-1941U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Jacob E. Swap1846-1925American Civil War recipient of the Medal of HonorEvergreen Cemetery, San Leandro, CA
- Robert Semple1887-1943United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Hugh P. Mullin1878-1948Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- William S. Cronan1883-1959United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- James Irsley Poynter1916-1950Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- John Olof Dahlgren1872-1963United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientGolden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
- Milton L. Haney1825-1922United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, CA
- Pierpont Morgan Hamilton1898-1982United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSanta Barbara Cemetery, Montecito, CA
- Robert H. Von Schlick1875-1941United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Luther Kaltenbach1843-1922Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- William W. Fraser1844-1915United States Army Medal of Honor recipientIndependent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, East Los Angeles, CA
- Edward Alexander Walker1864-1946United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientOak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA
- Abraham DeSomer1884-1974United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Cornelius J. Leahy1872-1900United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William Troy1848-1907United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, CA
- James Madison1842-1926United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William T. Perkins, Jr.1947-1967Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientSan Fernando Mission Cemetery, Santa Clarita, CA
- Norman W. Ressler1873-1914United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Oliver Duff Greene1833-1904United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Franz Anton Itrich1853-1933United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- George F. Brock1872-1914United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Matthew Arther1835-1890United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Karl Thomas1871-1900United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Matthias W. Day1853-1927American army colonelSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- James Coey1841-1918Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- John Dempsey1848-1884United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientGreenlawn Cemetery, Colma, CA
- William S. Bond1839-1892Medal of Honor recipientSunrise Memorial Cemetery, Vallejo, CA
- Henry William Heisch1872-1941United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientTulocay Cemetery, Napa, CA
- George Prance1827-1885United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Albert A. Clapp1841-1911Medal of Honor recipientSan Gabriel Cemetery, San Marino, CA
- Patton G. Whiteheadborn 1840American soldierCalvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Adam Weissel1854-1928United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery, Oakland, CA
- Mason Carter (Soldier)1834-1909United States Army Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- William Zuiderveld1888-1978United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
- Moses A. Luce1842-1933American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, National City, CA
- Thomas F. Ellsworth1840-1911Medal of Honor recipientMountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, CA
- Griffin Seward1842-1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Harry Davis1841-1929Medal of Honor recipientPomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona, CA
- Timothy Sullivan1835-1910Medal of Honor recipientLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- James Sweeney1845-1931Recipient of the Medal of HonorLos Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
- Charles S. Fall1840-1918Medal of Honor recipientIndependent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, East Los Angeles, CA
- Benjamin F. Young1841-1927Canadian soldierIndependent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, East Los Angeles, CA
- Axel Westermark1875-1911United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- William Foster1832-1880British-born soldier of 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Texas, Indian Wars, recipient of the Medal of HonorSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Rade Grbitch1870-1910United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- George M. Shelton1877-1949Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- Louis C. Mosher1880-1958Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- John S. Lawton1858-1909United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- John Walter Ehle1873-1927United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSaint Mary Cemetery, Piedmont, CA
- Newton T. Gould1843-1925Recipient of the Medal of HonorSacramento City Cemetery, Sacramento, CA
- John Hayden1863-1934United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientSan Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
- John Chapman1844-1905Medal of Honor recipientHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, CA
Showing the 145 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 145. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1870s1
- 1880s5
- 1890s4
- 1900s12
- 1910s18
- 1920s22
- 1930s8
- 1940s26
- 1950s17
- 1960s8
- 1970s5
- 1980s8
- 1990s2
- 2000s5
- 2010s3
By recorded year of death, for the 144 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- San Francisco National Cemetery · San Francisco, CA35
- Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery · San Diego, CA21
- Golden Gate National Cemetery · San Bruno, CA14
- Los Angeles National Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA10
- Mountain View Cemetery · Oakland, CA5
- Riverside National Cemetery · Riverside, CA4
- Evergreen Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA4
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA4
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park · Glendale, CA3
- Calvary Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA3
- Angelus Rosedale Cemetery · Los Angeles, CA3
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery · East Los Angeles, CA3
- Veterans Memorial Grove Cemetery · Yountville, CA3
- Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum · Altadena, CA2
- Cypress Lawn Memorial Park · Colma, CA2
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Santa Monica, CA2
- Washington Colony Cemetery · Easton, CA2
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery · Colma, CA1
- Tulocay Cemetery · Napa, CA1
- Saint Mary Cemetery · Piedmont, CA1
- San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery · Santa Nella, CA1
- Miramar National Cemetery · San Diego, CA1
- Mountain View Cemetery · San Bernardino, CA1
- Greenlawn Cemetery · Colma, CA1
- Evergreen Cemetery · Riverside, CA1
Top 25 of 42 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in California
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Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.