Medal of Honor recipients buried in Iowa
Wikidata records 25 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 23 of the cemeteries we list in Iowa. Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines holds the most, with 2. Iowa has the 14th 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.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Iowa
- John P. Yount1850-1872United States Army Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, IA
- Joseph Stickels1843-1876American Medal of Honor recipientMonroe Cemetery, Monroe, IA
- George W. McWilliams1842-1900United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientIda Grove Cemetery, Ida Grove, IA
- Leonidas M. Godley1836-1904Union Army soldierOttumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, IA
- James Daniel Gardner1839-1905United States Army Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Ottumwa, IA
- Peter Anderson1847-1907Union Army Medal of Honor recipientNewell Cemetery, Storm Lake, IA
- John Vale1835-1909American military officerOakdale Cemetery, Davenport, IA
- Andrew E. Goldsbery1840-1910United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLong Grove Cemetery, Oelwein, IA
- Nicholas Bouquet1842-1912Medal of Honor recipientAspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA
- Lewis Phife1841-1913US Medal of Honor recipientTierney Cemetery, Burlington, IA
- John Whitmore1844-1913American Union soldier during Civil WarShinar Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, New London, IA
- Charles A. Clark1841-1913Medal of Honor recipientOak Hill Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA
- George W. Healey1842-1913Medal of Honor recipientLinwood Cemetery, Dubuque, IA
- Charles A. Swan1838-1914American Medal of Honor recipientForest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, IA
- Edward J. Bebb1839-1916Medal of Honor recipientNew Salem Cemetery, New Sharon, IA
- Emory Jenison Pike1876-1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWoodland Cemetery, Des Moines, IA
- William Campbell1840-1919Union Army soldier during the American Civil WarGlendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA
- John P. Donaldson1842-1920Medal of Honor recipientMars Hill Cemetery, Ottumwa, IA
- Leroy H. Vokes1849-1924United States Army Medal of Honor recipientRose Hill Cemetery, New Hampton, IA
- Paul F. Straub1865-1937Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientLinwood Cemetery, Dubuque, IA
- Joseph Fitz1886-1945United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientGlendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA
- Arthur O. Beyer1909-1965United States Army Medal of Honor recipientImmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Ansgar, IA
- Robert John Hibbs1943-1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipientGreenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, IA
- Ralph G. Neppel1923-1987United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHoly Family Cemetery, Carroll, IA
- Herschel F. Briles1914-1994United States Army Medal of Honor recipientWaveland Cemetery, Prairie City, IA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1870s2
- 1900s5
- 1910s10
- 1920s2
- 1930s1
- 1940s1
- 1960s2
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
By recorded year of death, for the 25 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Glendale Cemetery · Des Moines, IA2
- Linwood Cemetery · Dubuque, IA2
- Woodland Cemetery · Des Moines, IA1
- Oakdale Cemetery · Davenport, IA1
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery · Saint Ansgar, IA1
- Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery · New London, IA1
- New Salem Cemetery · New Sharon, IA1
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Cedar Rapids, IA1
- Ottumwa Cemetery · Ottumwa, IA1
- Rose Hill Cemetery · New Hampton, IA1
- Tierney Cemetery · Burlington, IA1
- Forest Home Cemetery · Mount Pleasant, IA1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Mount Pleasant, IA1
- Newell Cemetery · Storm Lake, IA1
- Long Grove Cemetery · Oelwein, IA1
- Mars Hill Cemetery · Ottumwa, IA1
- Aspen Grove Cemetery · Burlington, IA1
- Waveland Cemetery · Prairie City, IA1
- Calvary Cemetery · Ottumwa, IA1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Cedar Falls, IA1
- Holy Family Cemetery · Carroll, IA1
- Ida Grove Cemetery · Ida Grove, IA1
- Monroe Cemetery · Monroe, IA1
Other notable burials in Iowa
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.