Notable burials · Military
World War II veterans buried in Massachusetts
Wikidata records 57 World War II veterans as buried in 35 of the cemeteries we list in Massachusetts. Mount Auburn Cemetery in North Brighton holds the most, with 9. Massachusetts has the 8th highest count of any state, out of 3,181 nationally.
People recorded as having taken part in World War II.
57
World War II veterans
35
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in Massachusetts
2000s
the decade with the most deaths (18)
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In order of death
World War II veterans buried in Massachusetts
- George Heyliger1919-1942United States MarineForest Hills 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
- Charles R. Codman1893-1956American writerForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Frederick W. Roche1914-1971U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, JAGDMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- Eddie Anderson1900-1974American football player and coach, basketball coachSaint Stephen's Cemetery, Framingham Center, MA
- George Van Horn Moseley Jr.1905-1976American military officer; recipient of the Purple Heart medalOld South Cemetery, Montague, MA
- Kenneth O'Donnell1924-1977American political aideHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- James Underwood Crockett1915-1979American television personalitySleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA
- Harold Daniel Donohue1901-1984American politicianSaint Johns Cemetery, Worcester, MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.1902-1985American politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Dave Morey1889-1986American football and baseball player and coachOak Grove Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, MA
- Pepper Constable1914-1986American football backOld North Cemetery, Nantucket, MA
- John Ciardi1916-1986American poet, professor, translatorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Laurence Curtis1893-1989American politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Lloyd Jordan1900-1990American football player and coach, basketball coachWildwood Cemetery, Amherst Center, MA
- Benjamin A. Smith II1916-1991American politician and Senator from MassachusettsCalvary Cemetery, Gloucester, MA
- Ross Bass1918-1993American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Marlborough, MA
- Foster Furcolo1911-1995US politicianHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- McGeorge Bundy1919-1996American National Security AdvisorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Russ Petersondied 1996American college sports coachHillcrest Park Cemetery, Ludlow, MA
- Endicott Peabody1920-1997American politicianGroton Cemetery, Groton, MA
- Walker Hancock1901-1998American artist and Monuments ManSeaside Cemetery, Rockport, MA
- Charles William Ralston1925-1999(1925-1999) American television editorCentral Cemetery, East Bridgewater, MA
- Edward Patrick Boland1911-2001American politician from MassachusettsSaint Michaels Cemetery, Springfield, MA
- Chester Nimitz, Jr.1915-2002United States Navy rear admiral and submarine commanderOakdale Cemetery, Wellfleet, MA
- John Rawls1921-2002American philosopher, philosophy teacherMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Ken Coleman1925-2003American sportscasterMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- Charles Clapp1923-2004American judgeMayflower Cemetery, South Duxbury, MA
- Charles Sweeney1919-2004United States generalMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- Thomas F. August1926-2005American politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Slim Aarons1916-2006American photographerMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Curt Gowdy1919-2006American sportscasterMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Fred J. Christensen1921-2006American flying aceMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- Art Buchwald1925-2007Journalist, humorist, United States MarineWest Chop Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, MA
- Norman Mailer1923-2007American writerProvincetown Cemetery, Provincetown, MA
- Albert Leo O'Neil1920-2007American politicianMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- Robin Moore1925-2008American writerSleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, MA
- William F. Buckley Jr.1925-2008American public intellectual, conservative author and political commentatorSaint Bernards Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA
- David F. Votaw, Jr.died 2008Ph.D. Princeton University 1947Wildwood Cemetery, Winchester, MA
- Bernard C. Webber1928-2009United States Coast GuardsmanPleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet, MA
- Dom DiMaggio1917-2009American baseball playerNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- Fred Foy1921-2010American actorWoodbrook Cemetery, Woburn, MA
- Mary Hunting Smith1922-2010American arts administratorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Thomas C. Peebles1921-2010American physicianForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Louis Fabian Bachrach, Jr.1917-2010American photographerNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- Howard Zinn1922-2010American historian, playwright, and socialist thinkerNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- Mike Wallace1918-2012American journalist, game show host and actorWest Chop Cemetery, Vineyard Haven, MA
- Johnny Pesky1919-2012American baseball player and coachSwampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, MA
- John Souza1920-2012American soccer playerMassachusetts National Cemetery, Pocasset, MA
- James MacGregor Burns1918-2014American historian and political scientistCollege Cemetery, Williamstown, MA
- John P. Riley, Jr.1920-2016American ice hockey playerMosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, MA
- George Kennedy1925-2016American actorForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Richard Wilbur1921-2017American poetDawes Cemetery, Chesterfield, MA
- David Cohen1917-2020U.S. Army soldier during WWII, liberator of the Ohrdruf concentration camp and schoolteacherMassachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Agawam, MA
- Sumner Redstone1923-2020American businessman and media magnateSharon Memorial Park, Sharon, MA
- George Shultz1920-2021American politicianDawes Cemetery, Chesterfield, MA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1940s3
- 1950s1
- 1970s5
- 1980s6
- 1990s9
- 2000s18
- 2010s12
- 2020s3
By recorded year of death, for the 57 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Mount Auburn Cemetery · North Brighton, MA9
- Massachusetts National Cemetery · Pocasset, MA6
- Forest Hills Cemetery · Roslindale, MA4
- Newton Cemetery · Newton, MA3
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery · Concord, MA2
- Holyhood Cemetery · Chestnut Hill, MA2
- West Chop Cemetery · Vineyard Haven, MA2
- Dawes Cemetery · Chesterfield, MA2
- Colebrook Cemetery · Whitman, MA1
- Saint Bernards Cemetery · Fitchburg, MA1
- Hillcrest Park Cemetery · Ludlow, MA1
- Wildwood Cemetery · Amherst Center, MA1
- Old South Cemetery · Montague, MA1
- Maplewood Cemetery · Marlborough, MA1
- Swampscott Cemetery · Swampscott, MA1
- Wildwood Cemetery · Winchester, MA1
- College Cemetery · Williamstown, MA1
- Massachusetts Veterans' Memorial Cemetery · Agawam, MA1
- Longmeadow Cemetery · Longmeadow, MA1
- Saint Johns Cemetery · Worcester, MA1
- Woodbrook Cemetery · Woburn, MA1
- Provincetown Cemetery · Provincetown, MA1
- Calvary Cemetery · Gloucester, MA1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Vineyard Haven, MA1
- Saint Michaels Cemetery · Springfield, MA1
Top 25 of 35 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
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Other notable burials in Massachusetts
Writers and poets657United States representatives259Scientists217Painters, sculptors and photographers189Business leaders188Architects158Physicians154Journalists140American Civil War veterans124Actors112Inventors and engineers90Baseball players86Musicians and singers84Medal of Honor recipients72Governors57American football players50United States senators40World War I veterans38Pulitzer Prize winners22Spanish-American War veterans18American Revolutionary War veterans15
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.