World War II veterans buried in Kentucky
Wikidata records 21 World War II veterans as buried in 14 of the cemeteries we list in Kentucky. Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville holds the most, with 5. Kentucky has the 27th 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 Kentucky
- Franklin Sousley1925-1945United States MarineElizaville Cemetery, Flemingsburg, KY
- Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.1886-1945American lieutenant general during World War IIFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Ashley G. Trope1915-1945American war veteranZachary Taylor National Cemetery, Indian Hills Cherokee Section, KY
- Hugh Joseph Gaffey1895-1946United States generalFort Knox Post Cemetery, Fort Knox, KY
- Emerson Beauchamp1899-1971American politicianMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, KY
- John B. Breckinridge1913-1979American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Frank Leslie Chelf1907-1982American politicianRyder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton1907-1982American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Zirl Augustus Palmer1919-1982American businessman and civil rights activistCamp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, KY
- Harry Leon Collins1920-1985Official corporate magician for the Frito-Lay companyCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Roscoe Charles Wilson1905-1986American officerZachary Taylor National Cemetery, Indian Hills Cherokee Section, KY
- Eugene Siler1900-1987American lawyer, politician and judgeHighland Cemetery, Williamsburg, KY
- Barry Bingham, Sr.1906-1988American journalistCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Harry M. Caudill1922-1990American politician from KentuckyBattle Grove Cemetery, Lexington, KY
- John M. Robsion, Jr.1904-1990American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Vern Curtis1920-1992American baseball playerRoselawn Cemetery, Bardwell, KY
- Pee Wee Reese1918-1999American baseball player and coachRest Haven Memorial Cemetery, Buechel, KY
- Edward T. Breathitt1924-2003Politician from the US state of KentuckyRiverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, KY
- Harold P. Hamilton1924-2003American academicCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Robert A. Baker1921-2005American psychologistCamp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, KY
- Ralph Kercheval1911-2010American football playerLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1940s4
- 1970s2
- 1980s7
- 1990s4
- 2000s3
- 2010s1
By recorded year of death, for the 21 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Cave Hill Cemetery · Louisville, KY5
- Zachary Taylor National Cemetery · Indian Hills Cherokee Section, KY2
- Camp Nelson National Cemetery · Nicholasville, KY2
- Lexington Cemetery · Lexington-Fayette, KY2
- Battle Grove Cemetery · Lexington, KY1
- Frankfort Cemetery · Frankfort, KY1
- Elizaville Cemetery · Flemingsburg, KY1
- Roselawn Cemetery · Bardwell, KY1
- Highland Cemetery · Williamsburg, KY1
- Ryder Cemetery · Lebanon, KY1
- Maple Grove Cemetery · Russellville, KY1
- Riverside Cemetery · Hopkinsville, KY1
- Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery · Buechel, KY1
- Fort Knox Post Cemetery · Fort Knox, KY1
Other notable burials in Kentucky
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.