World War II veterans buried in Colorado
Wikidata records 46 World War II veterans as buried in 3 of the cemeteries we list in Colorado. United States Air Force Academy Cemetery in Air Force Academy holds the most, with 34. Colorado has the 11th highest count of any state, out of 3,181 nationally.
People recorded as having taken part in World War II.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
World War II veterans buried in Colorado
- William H. Blanchard1916-1966United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- William S. Stone1910-1968United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- George E. Stratemeyer1890-1969United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Emmett O'Donnell Jr.1906-1971United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- John F. Curry1886-1973American generalFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- Carl Andrew Spaatz1891-1974United States Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Benjamin W. Chidlaw1900-1977United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Dutch Clark1906-1978American football player and coachLakeside Cemetery, Lincoln Park, CO
- James E. Briggs1906-1979United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Laurence S. Kuter1905-1979U.S. Air Force GeneralUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- John K. Gerhart1907-1981United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Samuel E. Anderson1906-1982United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- John A. Carroll1901-1983American politicianFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- John Dale Ryan1915-1983(1915-1983) Chief of Staff of the United States Air ForceUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Don Z. Zimmerman1903-1983Aviator in the United States Army and the United States Air Force during World War II and the Korean WarUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Joseph Hampton Atkinson1900-1984American Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Fran Polsfoot1927-1985American football playerFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- Gladys Welch1908-1986World War II and Korean War veteranFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- John P. McConnell1908-1986American Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Truman H. Landon1905-1986United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Harold L. George1893-1986United States Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Haywood S. Hansell1903-1988American U.S. Air Force major generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Samuel C. Phillips1921-1990United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Curtis LeMay1906-1990American general and politicianUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Joseph J. Nazzaro1913-1990United States Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Charles B. Stone III1904-1992United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Laurence Carbee Craigie1902-1994United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Douglas V. Radney1917-1994Major in the United States Air ForceFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- Glen W. Martin1916-1994American air force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Marshall S. Roth1904-1995United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Sophie Steffer1910-1997World War II, Korean War, & Vietnam War veteranFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- Thomas S. Moorman1910-1997United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Oliver K. Niess1903-1998American Air Force surgeon generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- James E. Hill1921-1999Commander of the North American Air Defense CommandUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- William J. Crawford1918-2000United States Army Medal of Honor recipientUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Jerry Frei1924-2001American football player, coach, and scoutFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- Evert Vanderroest1920-2002American soldierFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- Robert Merrill Lee1909-2003United States generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Richard Yudkin1919-2004United States Air Force officerUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Robin Olds1922-2007United States Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Albert P. Clark1913-2010United States Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Louis L. Wilson Jr.1919-2010American generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Robert H. Warren1917-2010United States Air Force generalUnited States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, CO
- Earl McClung1923-2013Fort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- Edward Tipper1921-2017American World War II paratrooperFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
- David Bolen1923-2022American sprinter and diplomatFort Logan National Cemetery, Sheridan, CO
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1960s3
- 1970s7
- 1980s12
- 1990s12
- 2000s6
- 2010s5
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 46 people with one.
Where they are buried
- United States Air Force Academy Cemetery · Air Force Academy, CO34
- Fort Logan National Cemetery · Sheridan, CO11
- Lakeside Cemetery · Lincoln Park, CO1
Other notable burials in Colorado
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.