Notable burials · Military
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Massachusetts
Wikidata records 72 Medal of Honor recipients as buried in 50 of the cemeteries we list in Massachusetts. Mount Hope Cemetery in Roslindale holds the most, with 6. Massachusetts has the 5th 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.
72
Medal of Honor recipients
50
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in Massachusetts
1910s
the decade with the most deaths (16)
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In order of death
Medal of Honor recipients buried in Massachusetts
- Benjamin Franklin Falls1824-1864American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- John McFarland1840-1881United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientLowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- Luke M. Griswold1837-1882Oak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- John Handran1852-1885United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientCalvary Cemetery, Gloucester, MA
- Thomas Plunkett1841-1885United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHope Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- James Benson1845-1890United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientWoodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA
- Henry Thielberg1828-1890Forest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Hugh Hamilton1830-1890United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- Michael Deneef1851-1891United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientBrookdale Cemetery, Dedham, MA
- David P. Casey1842-1893Medal of Honor recipientSaint Patricks Cemetery, Northbridge, MA
- Richard Welch1828-1894American Union soldier during Civil WarEastlawn Cemetery, Williamstown, MA
- John W. Wagner1837-1896Union Army soldier in the American Civil WarForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Patrick H. Grace1832-1896United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- John Michael Tobin1841-1898Politician in Massachusetts, US (circa 1835-1898); United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- James B. Chandler1837-1899American military officerVine Hills Cemetery, Plymouth, MA
- Levi B. Gaylord1840-1900Medal of Honor recipientCohasset Central Cemetery, Cohasset, MA
- John G. B. Adams1841-1900United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- Bartlett Laffey1841-1901United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Calvary Cemetery, Clarendon Hills, MA
- James W. Verney1834-1902United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientCedar Grove Cemetery, Ashmont, MA
- John James Doran1864-1904United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientSaint Patricks Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- Charles H. Knight1839-1904American Civil War soldierOak Grove Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- William B. Poole1833-1904United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA
- Wilmon W. Blackmar1841-1905Medal of Honor recipient and Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the RepublicCedar Grove Cemetery, Ashmont, MA
- George W. Mathews1874-1906Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipientSaint Johns Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- Samuel C. Wright1842-1906Sergeant during the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of HonorOak Grove Cemetery, Plymouth, MA
- Alexander Mack1834-1907American naval officerSaint Patricks Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- William Harvey Carney1840-1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- Samuel E. Eddy1822-1909Medal of Honor recipientMount Cemetery, Chesterfield, MA
- Thomas Cosgrove1829-1912Medal of Honor recipientMunroe Cemetery, Lexington, MA
- Charles A. Hunter1843-1912United States Army Medal of Honor recipientPine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, MA
- Joseph Taylor1837-1912English Union Army soldier in the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of HonorEdson Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- Henry Hendrickson1862-1912United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Squire Edward Howard1840-1912Politician in Massachusetts, USNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- Harvey M. Munsell1843-1913American soldierMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- John M. Deane1840-1914United States Army Medal of Honor recipientAssonet Burying Ground Cemetery, Assonet, MA
- William D. Newland1841-1914United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientProspect Hill Cemetery, Millis, MA
- James Holehouse1839-1915Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- Francis S. Hesseltine1833-1916Medal of honor recipientWyoming Cemetery, Melrose, MA
- Frederick S. Neilon1846-1916United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSt. Paul's Catholic Cemetery, Tufts University, MA
- Daniel D. Stevens1839-1916United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientWalnut Grove Cemetery, Danvers, MA
- Lewis A. Horton1842-1916American sailorForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- James F. Sullivan1857-1917United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipientSaint Peters Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- Alphonso M. Lunt1837-1917American Civil War Medal of Honor recipientCambridge Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Paul H. Weinert1869-1919United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMilton Cemetery, Milton, MA
- Charles H. Pinkham1844-1920United States Army Medal of Honor recipientHope Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- John Duffey1836-1923American soldier (1836-1923), Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- William H. Murray1876-1923United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientOak Grove Cemetery, Arlington, MA
- John Walsh1841-1924American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient born in IrelandSaint Benedicts Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Benjamin H. Jellison1845-1924Medal of Honor recipientElmwood Cemetery, Haverhill, MA
- Marcus M. Haskell1843-1925Medal of Honor recipientBeechwood Cemetery, Centerville, MA
- Charles W. Reed1842-1926American soldierMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Orlando Boss1844-1931Recipient of the Medal of HonorLaurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA
- Michael O'Regan1846-1933United States Army Medal of Honor recipientSaint Patricks Cemetery, Fall River, MA
- John MacKenzie1886-1933Sailor in the United States Naval Reserve, recipient of the Medal of HonorForestdale Cemetery, Holyoke, MA
- Herbert L. Foss1871-1937United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientFort Hill Cemetery, Hingham, MA
- Leonard Chadwick1878-1940United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Joseph Francis Scott1864-1941United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (186_-1941)Cambridge Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Anthony J. Carson1869-1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNew Calvary Cemetery, Mattapan, MA
- Charles Gidding1853-1943United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientGrove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA
- Frank Elmer Smith1864-1943United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- John R. Fox1915-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientColebrook Cemetery, Whitman, MA
- Edward G. Wilkin1917-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientLongmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, MA
- William Spicer1864-1949United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientMount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Gordon M. Craig1929-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipientElmwood Cemetery, Bridgewater, MA
- Joseph R. Ouellette1930-1950U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipientSaint Joseph Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- George H. Nee1876-1952United States Army Medal of Honor recipientForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Edward Sullivan1870-1955United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientProspect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, MA
- Daniel Campbell1874-1955United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Charles Church Roberts1882-1957United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientProspect Hill Cemetery, Millis, MA
- John Andrew Barnes III1945-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipientBrookdale Cemetery, Dedham, MA
- Jared C. Monti1975-2006United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- John Robinsonborn 1840Sailor and United States Medal of Honor recipient, born 1840Mount Hope Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1860s1
- 1880s4
- 1890s10
- 1900s13
- 1910s16
- 1920s7
- 1930s4
- 1940s8
- 1950s6
- 1960s1
- 2000s1
By recorded year of death, for the 71 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Mount Hope Cemetery · Roslindale, MA6
- Forest Hills Cemetery · Roslindale, MA4
- Saint Patricks Cemetery · Fall River, MA3
- Mount Auburn Cemetery · North Brighton, MA3
- Pine Grove Cemetery · Lynn, MA3
- Prospect Hill Cemetery · Millis, MA2
- Cambridge Cemetery · North Brighton, MA2
- Hope Cemetery · Worcester, MA2
- Brookdale Cemetery · Dedham, MA2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · New Bedford, MA2
- Cedar Grove Cemetery · Ashmont, MA2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Fall River, MA2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Springfield, MA2
- Cohasset Central Cemetery · Cohasset, MA1
- Massachusetts National Cemetery · Pocasset, MA1
- Colebrook Cemetery · Whitman, MA1
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery · Tufts University, MA1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Everett, MA1
- Saint Peters Cemetery · Lowell, MA1
- Assonet Burying Ground Cemetery · Assonet, MA1
- Lowell Cemetery · Lowell, MA1
- Edson Cemetery · Lowell, MA1
- Wyoming Cemetery · Melrose, MA1
- Fort Hill Cemetery · Hingham, MA1
- Walnut Grove Cemetery · Danvers, MA1
Top 25 of 50 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Massachusetts
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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.