Notable burials · Military
World War I veterans buried in Illinois
Wikidata records 70 World War I veterans as buried in 44 of the cemeteries we list in Illinois. Oakwoods Cemetery in Chicago holds the most, with 6. Illinois has the 4th highest count of any state, out of 1,874 nationally.
People recorded as having taken part in World War I.
70
World War I veterans
44
cemeteries
2%
of notable burials in Illinois
1960s
the decade with the most deaths (17)
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In order of death
World War I veterans buried in Illinois
- Henry Root Hill1876-1918United States Army generalWoodland Cemetery, Quincy, IL
- Harrison Wolf1874-1918Military OfficerMount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Curtis Redden1881-1919American football player and coachSpringhill Cemetery, Danville, IL
- George Bell1867-1926United States Army major generalRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Edward N. Hurley1864-1933Irish American businessman and inventorCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
- Joseph Brown Sanborn1855-1934United States Army generalOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- George Nathaniel Malstrom1879-1939American authorMount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Ernest Calvin Williams1887-1940United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Catlin, IL
- George Peek1873-1943American economistRiverside Cemetery, Moline, IL
- John Lorenzo Griffith1877-1944American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administratorOak Hill Cemetery, Mount Carroll, IL
- László Moholy-Nagy1895-1946Hungarian artistGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Frank Wead1895-1947American naval aviator and screenwriterSpringdale Cemetery, Peoria, IL
- Thomas Leonard Owens1897-1948American politicianAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Charles H. Beeson1870-1949American classical and medieval Latin scholarOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Clement A. Trott1877-1950United States generalOak Hill Cemetery, Geneva, IL
- Johannes S. Anderson1887-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipientAcacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norridge, IL
- Ralph Edwin Church1883-1950American politicianMemorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, IL
- Charles G. Dawes1865-1951Vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Bellenden Hutcheson1883-1954Canadian military officer of the First World WarRose Hill Cemetery, Mount Carmel, IL
- Jānis Kurelis1882-1954Latvian military officerAcacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Norridge, IL
- Arthur M. Walker1896-1955American physicianGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Richard Bernard Vail1895-1955American politician
- Marshall Field III1893-1956American businessmanGraceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- C. Wayland Brooks1897-1957American politician, IllinoisPleasant View Cemetery, Kewanee, IL
- John J. Kelly1898-1957Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- Ferdynand Zarzycki1888-1958Polish general/politician
- Dwight H. Green1897-1958American politicianRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Yaro Victor Brozek1898-1959Czech American painter, vice-president of Bohemian arts club, and US WWI soldierUnion Ridge Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- William T. Harmon1884-1959American sports coach, athletics administratorCalvary Cemetery, South Jacksonville, IL
- Roger Touhy1898-1959American mob bossMount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL
- Gay Kintner1895-1960American basketball coachGraceland Cemetery, Decatur, IL
- Thomas Benton Shoaff1897-1960American racing driverDodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, IL
- Julia Anna Gardner1882-1960American geologistDewolf Cemetery, Dixon, IL
- Tadeusz Faliszewski1898-1961Polish cabaret performer
- Martin H. Kennelly1887-1961American mayorMount Olivet Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Howard A. Brundage1892-1961American attorney (1892-1961); International Military Tribunal interrogatorAll Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Des Plaines, IL
- James Franck1882-1964German-American physicistOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- George A. Paddock1885-1964American politicianRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Fred Ernst Busbey1895-1966Politician and United States Army soldierMount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Chester R. Davis1896-1966American businessman and soldierLittle Woods Cemetery, South Elgin, IL
- Neil J. Linehan1895-1967American politicianSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- Mikoła Dziamidaŭ1889-1967Belarusian-American military officer and journalist
- V. Raymond Edman1900-1967American writer and academicWheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, IL
- Scott W. Lucas1892-1968American politicianLaurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, IL
- Edward A. Kelly1892-1969American politicianSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- Robert E. Wood1879-1969American businessmanLake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, IL
- Barratt O'Hara1882-1969American newspaper editor and politicianOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Robert Bruce Chiperfield1899-1971American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Canton, IL
- Chester C. Thompson1893-1971PoliticianChippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island, IL
- Johnny Coulon1889-1973American boxerSaint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums, Evergreen Park, IL
- Povilas Plechavičius1890-1973General of the Lithuanian ArmySaint Casimir Catholic Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Sherwood Dixon1896-1973American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Dixon, IL
- Will Judy1891-1973American writer, publisher, and dog enthusiastOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Emmet Byrne1896-1974American politician
- Richard W. Hoffman1893-1975American politicianForest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, IL
- Reed G. Landis1896-1975American flying aceOakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Elmer J. Hoffman1899-1976American politicianSaint Michaels Cemetery, Wheaton, IL
- Robert Joseph Twyman1897-1976American politicianRosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
- Adam DeBus1892-1977Professional baseball playerSaint Boniface Catholic Cemetery, Lincolnwood, IL
- William T. Murphy1899-1978American politician, Illinois
- Warren Crandall Giles1896-1979American baseball executiveRiverside Cemetery, Moline, IL
- Frank W. Fries1893-1980American politicianHoly Cross Catholic Cemetery, Gillespie, IL
- J. Mayo Williams1894-1980American football player and coach, music producerBurr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
- Julia Scott Vrooman1876-1981American writerEvergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, IL
- George Halas1895-1983American football player, coach, and team owner
- Leslie C. Arends1895-1985American politicianMelvin Cemetery, Gibson City, IL
- Earl B. Dickerson1891-1986American lawyer and activistBurr Oak Cemetery, Alsip, IL
- James H. Douglas Jr.1899-1988Served in the United States Department of Defense as Secretary of the Air Force and Deputy Secretary of DefenseLake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, IL
- Ralph McKinzie1894-1990American football, basketball, and baseball coachAugusta Cemetery, Camp Point, IL
- Roland V. Libonati1900-1991American politicianCalvary Catholic Cemetery, Evanston, IL
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1910s3
- 1920s1
- 1930s3
- 1940s7
- 1950s16
- 1960s17
- 1970s14
- 1980s7
- 1990s2
By recorded year of death, for the 70 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Oakwoods Cemetery · Chicago, IL6
- Rosehill Cemetery · Chicago, IL5
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums · Niles, IL4
- Graceland Cemetery · Chicago, IL3
- Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleums · Evergreen Park, IL3
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Alsip, IL3
- All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum · Des Plaines, IL3
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery · Evanston, IL2
- Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum · Norridge, IL2
- Burr Oak Cemetery · Alsip, IL2
- Mount Olive Cemetery · Chicago, IL2
- Lake Forest Cemetery · Lake Forest, IL2
- Riverside Cemetery · Moline, IL2
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery · Bloomington, IL1
- Forest Home Cemetery · Forest Park, IL1
- Springdale Cemetery · Peoria, IL1
- Mount Carmel Cemetery · Hillside, IL1
- Saint Casimir Catholic Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Union Ridge Cemetery · Chicago, IL1
- Memorial Park Cemetery · Skokie, IL1
- Saint Boniface Catholic Cemetery · Lincolnwood, IL1
- Graceland Cemetery · Decatur, IL1
- Chippiannock Cemetery · Rock Island, IL1
Top 25 of 44 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Illinois
Business leaders265United States representatives260Writers and poets238Baseball players201Musicians and singers191Journalists129Painters, sculptors and photographers94Physicians93American Civil War veterans88Actors80American football players78Architects74World War II veterans71Scientists66Medal of Honor recipients57Inventors and engineers55Basketball players51Governors31United States senators25
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.