Notable burials · Military
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Illinois
Wikidata records 57 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 41 of the cemeteries we list in Illinois. Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Evanston holds the most, with 3. Illinois has the 7th 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.
57
Medal of Honor recipients
41
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Illinois
1910s
the decade with the most deaths (16)
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In order of death
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Illinois
- Horace Capron, Jr.1840-1864Medal of Honor recipientSpringdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL
- John Creed1819-1872Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for gallantryCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- Andrew O. Apple1845-1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipientBluff City Cemetery, Elgin, IL
- Nineveh S. McKeen1837-1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGlenwood Cemetery, Collinsville, IL
- Philip S. Post1833-1895American politicianHope Cemetery, Galesburg, IL
- Nicholas Geschwind1829-1897Recipient of the Medal of HonorSpringdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL
- Peter O'Brien1842-1898Medal of Honor recipientRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- John H. Ferrell1829-1900Civilian employee of the US Navy, recipient of the Medal of HonorPrice Cemetery, Elizabethtown, IL
- Theodore Hyatt1830-1900Recipient of the Medal of HonorAbraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, IL
- Jacob Sanford1840-19011840-1901 American Civil War veteranPrairie City Cemetery, Bushnell, IL
- James Bell1845-1901United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- William Toomer1831-1901Medal of Honor recipientGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Robert F. Shipley1838-19038 May 1838 - 29 Apr 1903Restland Cemetery, Mendota, IL
- Richard H. Wood1833-190315 Nov 1833 - 8 Mar 1903Woodburn Cemetery, Bunker Hill, IL
- David Dickie1841-1904Union Army Medal of Honor recipientGillespie City Cemetery, Gillespie, IL
- Louis J. Sacriste1843-1904American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientMount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- William Henry Powell1825-1904Medal of Honor recipientGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Samuel F. Rogers1834-1905United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientForest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL
- Henry Fox1833-1906German Union Army soldier of the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of HonorOak Lawn Cemetery, Dwight, IL
- Andrew Barclay Spurling1833-1906American generalRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- George Kretsinger1844-1906Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Joseph Kimball1844-1910Medal of Honor recipientEvergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, IL
- James Henry1833-1911Recipient of the Medal of HonorOak Hill Cemetery, Geneva, IL
- Joseph S. Labill1837-1911American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientSouth Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, IL
- Hermann Fichter1845-1912United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSaint Boniface Cemetery, Quincy, IL
- Andrew Johnson1833-1912Recipient of the Medal of HonorTower Hill Cemetery, Pana, IL
- Richard Heartery1847-1912Irish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipientMount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Ulric L. Crocker1843-1913Recipient of the Medal of HonorMedora Cemetery, Jerseyville, IL
- Lemuel F. Holland1840-1914American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Decatur, IL
- John C. Black1839-1915United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSpringhill Cemetery, Danville, IL
- James Dunne1840-1915Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- Benjamin W. Schenck1837-1916Recipient of the U.S. Congressional Medal of HonorGreenwood Cemetery, Decatur, IL
- William P. Black1842-1916United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- David Ayers1841-1916Union Army Medal of Honor recipientOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Loyd Wheaton1838-1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Rockford, IL
- John Henry Helms1874-1919United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientMound Grove Cemetery / Saint Rose Cemetery, Bradley, IL
- George Stokes1838-1919Oakland Memory Lanes Cemetery, Dolton, IL
- Morton A. Read1843-1921American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientDanville National Cemetery, Danville, IL
- Hugh Molloy1841-1922United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- William Meyer1863-1926United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientForest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL
- Thomas Jordan1840-1930United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientMount Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Robert M. Cox1845-1932Medal of Honor recipientPrairie City Cemetery, Bushnell, IL
- Ernest Calvin Williams1887-1940United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Catlin, IL
- Kenneth D. Bailey1910-1942United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientSpringhill Cemetery, Danville, IL
- Elmer Charles Bigelow1920-1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientLinn - Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, IL
- Fred Faulkner Lester1926-1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientClarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien, IL
- Anthony L. Krotiak1915-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- John P. Fardy1922-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Edward J. Moskala1921-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL
- Johannes S. Anderson1887-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipientAcacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norridge, IL
- Edward C. Krzyzowski1914-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipientResurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL
- Arthur H. Wilson1881-1953Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor recipientOak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL
- John J. Kelly1898-1957Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- James W. Robinson, Jr.1940-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientClarendon Hills Cemetery, Darien, IL
- Carmel Bernon Harvey, Jr.1946-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCedar Park Cemetery, Calumet Park, IL
- James H. Monroe1944-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, IL
- Michael R. Blanchfield1950-1969United States Army Medal of Honor recipientAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s1
- 1870s1
- 1890s5
- 1900s14
- 1910s16
- 1920s3
- 1930s2
- 1940s7
- 1950s4
- 1960s4
By recorded year of death, for the 57 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery · Evanston, IL3
- Graceland Cemetery · Chicago, IL3
- Rosehill Cemetery · Chicago, IL3
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Chicago, IL2
- Springdale Cemetery · Peoria, IL2
- Forest Home Cemetery · Forest Park, IL2
- Mount Carmel Cemetery · Hillside, IL2
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Alsip, IL2
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Des Plaines, IL2
- Springhill Cemetery · Danville, IL2
- Greenwood Cemetery · Decatur, IL2
- Clarendon Hills Cemetery · Darien, IL2
- Prairie City Cemetery · Bushnell, IL2
- Rock Island National Cemetery · Rock Island, IL1
- Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery · Elwood, IL1
- Danville National Cemetery · Danville, IL1
- Oak Ridge Cemetery · Springfield, IL1
- Oakland Memory Lanes Cemetery · Dolton, IL1
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery · Bloomington, IL1
- Resurrection Cemetery · Justice, IL1
- Cedar Park Cemetery · Calumet Park, IL1
- Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum · Norridge, IL1
- Oakwoods Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Mound Grove Cemetery / Saint Rose Cemetery · Bradley, IL1
- Bluff City Cemetery · Elgin, IL1
Top 25 of 41 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Illinois
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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.